Lucia Smith-Martinez

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
905 Johns Hopkins Drive
252-744-1406
smithmartinezl16@ecu.edu
Assistant Clinical Professor

Education and Training

Employment

01/21-06/22: East Carolina University. Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. Greenville, NC.

Education

06/1609/20: Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency. Greenville, NC.

08/1110/15: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, M.D. Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

08/0707/11: University of Arkansas, B.S. Biology, B.A. Spanish. Fayetteville, AR.

Examinations

2017 United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 3
2015 United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 2 CK
2015 United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 2 CS
2013 United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1

Clinical Experience during Residency

• Inpatient psychiatry at Vidant Medical Center (VMC) Behavioral Health Unit, a 52-bed psychiatry unit with acute unit, medicine/psychiatry unit, dual diagnosis unit (intellectual disability and mental illness), and general adult unit.
• Inpatient and outpatient experience at the Veterans Affairs (VA). Inpatient experience at the VA hospital in Fayetteville, NC, and outpatient VA clinic in Greenville, NC.
• Outpatient psychiatry at East Carolina University (ECU)/VMC Psychiatry clinic, an underserved community in Greenville, NC.
• Consultation and liaison psychiatry at VMC, an approximately 900 bed hospital.
• Emergency psychiatry at VMC Emergency Department.
• Electroconvulsive Therapy training and experience at VMC.
• Geriatric psychiatry at Longleaf Neuropsychiatric hospital in Wilson, NC.
• Child and adolescent psychiatry at Cherry hospital, a state hospital in Goldsboro, NC, and outpatient child and adolescent clinic at ECU Psychiatry.
• PORT Human Services Providing medical management for patients with substance use disorders. Greenville, NC.
• ECU Campus Student Counseling Services Providing outpatient counseling, psychiatric assessment and treatment to the student body enrolled at East Carolina University.
• Wilson Juvenile Detention Provided psychiatric assessment and treatment to patients in the juvenile detention system. Wilson, NC.

Scholarly Activity

Peer Reviewed Publication
Smith-Martinez L.A., Muppavarapu K., & Lang M. (2021).  Antidepressants, TMS, and the risk of affective switch in bipolar depression.  Current Psychiatry, 20(4), p 24-28.  doi: 10.12788/cp.0099

Smith-Martinez, L.A., Chatham L.N., & Muthukanagaraj, P. (2019). Intramuscular Ketamine Protocol as an Alternative to Physical Restraints for Electroconvulsive Therapy Administration in a Psychotic Patient: A Case Report. The Journal of ECT, 35(1), p e1–e2 . doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000522

Presentations

Grand Rounds Presentation – Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Smith-Martinez, L.A.
February 2020. Department of Psychiatry, East Carolina University. Greenville, NC.

2020 Journal Club Presentation – Efficacy of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Insomnia Symptoms Among Pregnant Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial: JAMA Psychiatry. 2020.
Department of Psychiatry, East Carolina University. Greenville, NC.

2019 Journal Club Presentation – The Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Lamotrigine in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial: American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018.
Department of Psychiatry, East Carolina University. Greenville, NC.

2018 Journal Club Presentation – Multicenter Pilot Treatment for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures: A Randomized Clinical Trial: JAMA Psychiatry. 2014.
Department of Psychiatry, East Carolina University. Greenville, NC.

Professional Licenses & Board Certification

2020 present: North Carolina Medical Board Licensure, Active
2020 present: Florida Medical Board Licensure, Active
2016 2020: Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety -Institute for Healthcare Improvement
2016 2020: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certification
2016 present: Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate
2009 – present: Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language, (DELE) certified superior proficiency level. Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo. Santander, Spain.

Professional Organizations

2021 – present: New York Psychiatric Association
2016 –  2020: North Carolina Psychiatric Association
2016 –  present : American Psychiatric Association
2011 – 2013 : Member, Latin Medical Student Association, American University of the Caribbean. St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

Awards

• March 2019: Resident of the Month, March 2019. East Carolina University. Greenville, NC
• 20072011: Silas Hunt Distinguished Scholar. University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR.
• 2007-2009: Honors College. University of Arkansas. Fayetteville, AR.

Teaching

January 2018 – Present: M1 Behavioral Science and M2 Basic Psychiatry Group Leader, Brody School of Medicine. Greenville, NC. Assisted in leading small group sessions. Developed medical students’ basic clinical psychiatric knowledge and skills to facilitate effective outcomes through increased understanding of the nature of psychiatric illness, early and accurate detection of psychiatric disorders in patients, and enhanced awareness of treatment options.

December 2020: M1 Behavioral Science Guest Lecturer, Brody School of Medicine. Greenville, NC. Assisted faculty in giving a didactic lecture on normal childhood development for preschool aged children to first year medical students.

Electronic Medical Record Skills

• Epic Systems: One of the largest providers of health information technology, used primarily by large U.S. hospitals and health systems to access, organize, store and share electronic medical records.
• Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS): A Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) computer application
• eNotes: An EHR developed specifically for Mental & Behavioral Health
• Titanium: The leading EMR software for college counseling

Languages

Fluent in English and Spanish.

Interests

Spending time with family, my pugs, traveling, cooking, and reading.