Maxwell Smith
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Thanks for your review, Nomadicghumakkad. As WP:Academic notes, citation metrics are discipline-dependent; some disciplines have higher average citation rates than others. So, your claim ought to be made in reference to a discipline-specific average, not simply what you feel is 'high' or 'low'. What is the average for Category:Bioethicists? If you explore the scholars listed in this category, there are numerous examples of scholars with fewer citations than this subject, which demonstrates that this citation count, and even a much lower citation count, would be above average for other scholars in this field.Asphodel76 (talk) 13:14, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
@Asphodel76 (talk), you are right that citation metrics are discipline-dependant. Can you please help me by sharing other notable scholars? They might just be notable for other reasons in WP:Academic. But I also might be wrong and would want to reconsider. We still don't have enough pages on academics and a lot of them are rejected because there isn't widespread understanding of the criteria.
Nomadicghumakkad - thanks for engaging with this and being open to reconsidering. Of course, citation metrics are but one criterion of notability. This subject, for instance, ought to be considered notable given their leadership positions in the field of bioethics provincially (Ontario), nationally (Canada), and internationally (World Health Organization), as noted in the draft article. As an academic, appointments as an expert advisor to these sorts of high-profile positions rather straightforwardly demonstrate that they are considered among the world's leading experts in the area. In addition, as the references demonstrate, their expertise is sought in popular media, and not merely in a 'passing' form. But to answer your question, I suppose it's best to look to the scholars in the category of Category:Bioethicists who have met the standard of 'notability' required to have a Wikipedia article. There are many listed in this category who have similar or fewer citations (as per Google Scholar), including: Nicholas Agar, Jeffrey Bishop, Russell Blackford, Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Lisa Campo-Engelstein, Alasdair Cochrane, Heather Widdows, Ken Kirkwood, etc. There are many others. This is certainly not to suggest they are not notable, but rather to position this subject among others with comparable citation metrics. One might argue that notability may have been achieved for other reasons, but I would argue that this subject certainly does so as well for the reasons I've noted above, and so in fact meets notability criteria for those reasons and based on citations. I appreciate your reconsideration - please let me know if you have any other questions.Asphodel76 (talk) 21:13, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Asphodel76 (talk) for making these arguments. Please give me some time to visit them and put together my thoughts. I see you have already declared a COI so that's great. Couple of other remarks - (1) It reads CVish so we might have to fix that (2) We don't need words like prestigious etc. If something is prestigious, the wiki page of that thing is likely to outline the value of same.
Nomadicghumakkad - any update on this? The term 'prestigious' was removed, and in my view this article reads like hundreds of other approved pages of similar individuals. Please advise as to whether there is anything else that needs to be done to get this published. Thanks! 2607:FEA8:2C5F:AC40:E804:3C70:966A:9DB (talk) 13:43, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
@2607:FEA8:2C5F:AC40:E804:3C70:966A:9DB, Sorry for missing on this. I have been tight on time and might remain so. Effectively, I should be able to respond to this only by end of next week. For a more prompt and wider response and feedback, Wikipedia:Teahouse is always open!
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| 💼 Occupation | Bioethicist and Professor |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/shs/about/faculty/smith_m.html |
Maxwell Smith PhD is a bioethicist and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University[1][2] in London, Ontario, Canada. He is the Co-Director of Western's Health Ethics, Law, and Policy (HELP) Lab[3] and holds appointments in Western's Department of Philosophy[4] and Rotman Institute of Philosophy.[5] He also serves as a consulting clinical bioethicist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Smith was appointed to Ontario's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force.[7][8] He served as co-chair of Ontario's COVID-19 Bioethics Table[9][10] and is a member of the World Health Organization's Working Group on Ethics and COVID-19,[11] ACT Accelerator Ethics and Governance Working Group,[12], and Public Health Agency of Canada's Public Health Ethics Consultative Group.[13]
Education[edit]
Smith holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto, a master’s degree in bioethics from Union Graduate College and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a Ph.D. in public health sciences and bioethics from the University of Toronto, which he completed under the supervision of Ross Upshur.[14] From 2016 to 2018, Smith held a Banting Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University.[15][16]
Research[edit]
Smith's research is in the area of public health ethics, with a specific focus on ethical issues that emerge in pandemics and infectious disease outbreaks.[17][18][19][20][21][22] In particular, he is a notable proponent of vaccination mandates, arguing that they can be ethically justified in certain circumstances.[23] Smith led the drafting of the World Health Organization's policy brief on the ethics of mandatory vaccination for COVID-19.[24] His work also often explores the ethical requirements of health equity and social justice in public health policy, practice, and research.[25][26][27]
Selected Articles[edit]
- Smith MJ. What Constitutes Success in the Rollout of COVID-19 Vaccines? The Lancet, 2021; 398(10295): 115-116.
- Smith MJ. Why We Should Not ‘Just Use Age’ for COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritisation. Journal of Medical Ethics, 2021; Doi: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107443.
- Smith MJ, Forman L, Parker M, Perehudoff K, Rawson B, Sekalala S. Should COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized for Emergency Use be Considered ‘Essential’ Medicines? Health and Human Rights, 2021; 23(1): 1-6.
- Smith MJ, Upshur REG, Emanuel EJ. Publication Ethics During Public Health Emergencies Such as the Covid-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Public Health, 2020; 110(7): 947–948.
- Smith MJ, Upshur REG. Learning Lessons from COVID-19 Requires Recognizing Moral Failures. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 2020; 17(4): 563-566.
- Smith MJ, Ujewe S, Katz R, Upshur REG. Emergency Use Authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccines: Lessons from Ebola. The Lancet, 2020; 396(10264): 1707-1709.
- Emanuel EJ, Persad G, Upshur R, Thomé B, Parker M, Glickman A, Zhang C, Boyle C, Smith MJ, Phillips JP. Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine, 2020; 382(21): 2049-2055.
- Smith MJ, Thompson A, Upshur REG. Public Health as Social Justice? A Qualitative Study of Public Health Policy-Makers’ Perspectives. Social Justice Research, 2019; 32(3): 384-402.
- Smith MJ, Thompson A, Upshur REG. Is ‘Health Equity’ Bad for Our Health? A Qualitative Empirical Ethics Study of Public Health Policy-Makers’ Perspectives. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2018; 109(5): 633-642.
- Smith MJ. Health Equity in Public Health: Clarifying our Commitment. Public Health Ethics, 2015; 8(2): 173-184.
References[edit]
- ↑ "School of Health Studies Faculty - Maxwell J. Smith".
- ↑ "CBC Author - Maxwell Smith".
- ↑ "Maxwell Smith".
- ↑ "Western University Department of Philosophy - Additional Graduate Faculty".
- ↑ "Rotman Institute of Philosophy Faculty".
- ↑ "Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Health Ethics Alliance".
- ↑ "Ontario Appoints Members of the Ministers' COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force".
- ↑ "Ontario taps Western University chancellor, bioethics professor for vaccine task force".
- ↑ "Ontario COVID-19 Health System Response – Bioethics Table Charter & Terms of Reference" (PDF).
- ↑ "What's worrying Ontario's front-line doctors most amid third wave of COVID-19 pandemic".
- ↑ "World Health Organization Working Group on Ethics and COVID-19" (PDF).
- ↑ "World Health Organization ACT Accelerator Ethics & Governance Working Group - Members of the Working Group".
- ↑ "Public Health Ethics Consultative Group (PHECG) Membership List - 2020-2023 Term".
- ↑ "Rotman Institute of Philosophy Faculty - Maxwell J. Smith".
- ↑ "Congratulations Maxwell J. Smith on receiving a 2016 Banting Fellowship".
- ↑ "Banting Postdoctoral Researchers 2015–2016".
- ↑ "Interview: COVID-19 and Public Health Policy".
- ↑ "Ethics of pandemic gives Londoner, World Health Organization lots of food for thought".
- ↑ "Le rôle discret – mais crucial – de la bioéthique dans les décisions sanitaires".
- ↑ "What goes into making tough COVID-19 calls, from vaccine distribution to lockdowns".
- ↑ "Should COVID shots be mandatory? We ask a London bioethicist".
- ↑ "Vaccine Distribution Task Force bioethicist takes questions on rollout".
- ↑ "Considering the role of vaccine mandates at a COVID-19 crossroad".
- ↑ "COVID-19 and mandatory vaccination: ethical considerations and caveats: policy brief".
- ↑ "Canada should donate AstraZeneca vaccines, or we'll 'have blood on our hands:' doctor".
- ↑ "Social vulnerability matters in vaccine rollout, says international research team".
- ↑ "Ontario Releases Ethical Framework for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution".
External links[edit]
- Maxwell Smith publications indexed by Google Scholar
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