Jennifer Smith, DO

Honesty, Understanding, Patience, Love... These are the qualities that I strive to bring to my patients every day. I grew up in Topeka, KS. However, I was born in Philadelphia, PA. My dad brought us back to KS to be closer to his family. My maternal side is from the east coast, which is where I spent many summers growing up.

My maternal aunt was a nurse. She gave me my first stethoscope when I was 5 years old. From that day on, I worked really hard to become the physician I am today. I went to college and graduated from Washburn University with a BA in Biology and Chemistry. Then I headed out East for medical school.

I attended The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine achieving first my Masters Certificate in Biomedical Sciences before entering their Osteopathic Medical Program. I graduated in the top 10% in my medical school class in 2006. I continued my education with a Family Medicine/OMT rural residency in Sayre, PA with Guthrie Health Systems.

OMT stands for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. I went to an osteopathic school, because I wanted to be able to learn about how to use my hands to help re-align the body so that the body could do its job of healing. I chose to do a rural residency, because I am a country girl at heart.

I graduated from residency in 2009 and was named Resident of the Year that year as well. I worked for the first 5 years out of residency in Blue Earth, MN with United Health District. This was a very small rural community, which is the type of community I love.

While in Blue Earth, I was able to go to training and be certified in Botox cosmetic injections and permanent hair reduction. In the future I plan to utilize it more as a medical therapy versus a cosmetic therapy.