CURRICULUM VITAE
JAMES C. SMITH, MA, DC
1103 RUSSELL PARKWAY
WARNER ROBINS, GA 31088
478-922-4091
Professional
Present Positions:
Smith Spinal Care Center, Owner & Director
Chiropractic Paradigm Systems, Owner & Director
Educational Background:
B.S. Conservation of Natural Resources, 1970
University of California, Berkeley
M.A. Sociology of Sport, 1972 (while working at Livingston College, Rutgers University)
Goddard College, Cambridge, Mass.
Doctor of Chiropractic, 1978
Life Chiropractic College, Marietta, Ga.
Teaching Experience:
Livingston College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
1972-75, Sociology of Sport & Intercollegiate Sports Coach
Adjunct Professor: National University of Health Sciences,, 2001
Athletic Achievements:
1968 All-American Track; Varsity Football, University of California, Berkeley
1966 CIF SS Sprint Champion; All-County Football,
Upland High School, Upland, Calif.
Professional Achievements:
2002 ACA Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Chiropractic Community
Author
Publications & Presentations
Books:
A Chiropractic Paradigm
The Path to Mastery in Chiropractic
How to Avoid Back Surgery: Chiropractic—the Proven Method for Back Pain
Poisoned Love: When a Chiropractor and an Orthopedist Fall in Love…
The Medical War Against Chiropractic
Magazines & Journals
Dynamic Chiropractic
Staff Management – Hiring New Staff Members
Management & Transformational Leadership
Can You Imagine?
Unity or Anarchy? (3 part series)
Mystery Science Profession
Too Many Notes, Mozart
The Chiropractor Is Naked!
The Chiropractor As Hero
Voodoo Diagnosis
Humpty Dumpty & Workers’ Comp.
Affirmation Action in Chiropractic
Bad for Business–But Good for People
Stormin’ the Capitol: NCLC 2001
American Healthcare: Truth or Dare?
Celebrate Our Victories!
Believe or Understand?
Back Surgery: Too Often, Too Ineffective, Too Costly (4-part series)
The American Chiropractor
In Search of Excellence or Excess?
Cooks & Chiropractors
Sour Grapes, AMA!
Killer Subluxation
Between a Rock & a Hard Place
Smart Marketing: Top of Mind Awareness
Smart Internal Marketing
The Journal of the ACA
Time to Crow
Dr. Smith Goes to Washington
We Are Family
Strangling the Golden Goose
Managing the Patient from Hell
ACA Today Newsletter of the American Chiropractic Association
NCLC in First Person: “You Toucha My Fender, I Smasha Your Face”
The American Journal of Clinical Chiropractic
Ethics in Chiropractic—Pursuit of Image or Ignominy?
CAM Scam
Stormin’ the Capitol
The Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
Chiropractic Ethics: An Oxymoron?
Microsoft & Medicine
Florida Chiropractic Association Journal
Chiropractic “PC” Style
Blueprint for Success
The Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
Back Surgery: Modern Medical Pitfall
Fighting to Help Lower Costs: Making a Financial Case for Chiropractic
The Georgia Chiropractic Journal
The Bane of Chiropractic, November 1996
Discounted Chiropractic Care, January 1999
Bad For Business, But Good For People, February 1999
Jump on the Bandwagon to Better Health, Naturally, June 1999
Pleading Chiropractic’s Care to Workers’ Comp, December 2000
Speaking Engagements
Seminar Presentations
British Chiropractic Association—Fall Convention, 2007
Georgia Chiropractic Association – Practice Boosters Seminars
Practice Consultants – Advanced Client Program Instructor
N. W. Florida Chiropractic Society – Smart Marketing Seminar
Chiropractic Paradigm – Practice Management & Marketing Seminars
Palmer Chiropractic College (West) – Symposium to Preceptor Class
ACA Sports Injuries & Physical Fitness – Keynote Speaker at their annual convention before the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia
NYCC Career Development Program
Life Chiropractic College (off-campus presentation)
Florida Chiropractic Association Conventions at Tampa, Del Ray Beach, Panama City, Jacksonville, and Orlando
National College of Chiropractic Homecoming and Ethical Practice Mgt. Class in 2000
CBP 2000 Semi-Annual Reno Seminar
Rhode Island Chiropractic Society convention
Governor’s Commission on Workers’ Compensation, Jekyll Island, Georgia
Los Angeles Chiropractic College lecture on ethical practice management
Chiropractic Poli-Sci seminar sponsored by NUHS
Oklahoma Association for Chiropractic Education
Activist
Political Involvement:
GCA’s Delegate to the Congress of Chiropractic State Associations: 1999, 2000
ACA member to the National Chiropractic Legislative Convention
GCA representative to the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Workers’ Compensation
ACA PR Ad Hoc Committee
NCLC attendee, 1999, 2001, 2002
World Federation of Chiropractic member