Inside Duke Medicine
Michael Smrtka: Above and beyond the call
posted July 20th, 2009he did everything to make her comfortable
Michael Smrtka, M.D., Clinic 1J, received the overall SHC Provider Award in the Ambulatory Care Services Division.
He has three years of service at Duke.
When a patient fainted, Smrtka immediately responded and stayed with her until she could be transported to the Emergency Department. His nominators wrote: “He did everything to make her comfortable even though his clinic (time) was over.” Smrtka was also thoughtful to a transplant patient, who was inside most of time, by helping her enjoy a trip outdoors.