Arif Smajkić
Bosnian public health official
Arif Smajkić (born 1932) is a leader and founder of public health in Bosnia and Herzegovina, educator, researcher, and scientist who worked on multiple projects related to health and medicine.
Biography
Arif Smajkić was born near Mostar. After completing elementary and high school in Mostar and Sarajevo – with a slight delay due to World War II – he was conscripted into the Army. Smajkić served his mandatory military service as part of the Jugoslav navy in Split. After completing his military service, he enrolled in the Medical School in Sarajevo, graduating in 1961. He practiced medicine in Mostar, Jablanica, and Sarajevo, where he also completed his two-year master's in Basics of Scientific Research Work. During his medical practice, he earned two more masters – Radiobiology with Radiological protection from the Ruđer Bošković Institute in Zagreb, and Social Pediatrics from the Zagreb Pediatric Clinic, with Professor Pansini.
In 1970, he completed his social medicine, organization, and health economics residency in the School of Public Health "Andrija Štampar "in Zagreb. After years of professional and scientific experience, he began his university career at the Medical School in Sarajevo, which was to become his permanent position. He served three terms as Vice Dean for scientific work and postgraduate studies at the Sarajevo Medical School.
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