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James J. James, MD, DrPH, MHA
Director
American Medical Association (AMA) Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response
James J. James, MD, DrPH, MHA, is Director of the American Medical Association (AMA) Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response, and Editor-in-Chief, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, a peer reviewed, MEDLINE indexed publication of the American Medical Association. In less than five years, this Center has received over $3 million in grant funding, has overseen the development and deployment of the National Disaster Life Support suite of courses and has expanded to 10 personnel. Dr. James brings over 30 years of experience in the public and private health care sectors–as a clinician, researcher, professional personnel manager and program director–to this challenging and critical undertaking. He is board certified in general preventive medicine, earned a doctorate in medicine at the Cincinnati College of Medicine, a doctorate in public health from UCLA’s School of Public Health, and a masters in health care administration from Baylor University. Dr. James served 26 years with the U.S. Army Medical Department, serving in a multitude of capacities. From 1999 through December 2002, Dr. James served as Director of the Miami-Dade County Health Department. There he was responsible for the oversight and supervision of public health programs throughout the county. He was charged with the management of a $60 million budget and the supervision of approximately 1000 employees. Over the past year, Dr. James has been appointed to numerous boards, commissions and committees addressing national policy and operational issues around preparedness and response. He serves as a constant and active participant on several Institute of Medicine forums and roundtables. He is the chair of the National Disaster Life Support Foundation Board of Directors and the co-chair of the National Disaster Life Support Education Consortium executive committee. In December 2007 he was appointed to the very prestigious National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) and in 2008 the Defense Health Board (DHB).
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