10 Questions: Thea James, MD

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Thea James, MD, emergency medicine

Thea James, MD, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC)/Boston University School of Medicine, and president of the medical and dental faculty.

She is also the co-founder and director of the Violence Intervention Advocacy Program at BMC, which provides victims of violence with services that promote healing and discourage retaliation. James co-founded Unified for Global Healing, a foundation that works to improve health outcomes internationally.

Quotes:

“I would eliminate the barriers that prevent all people from receiving the best healthcare possible.”

“Choosing a career in medicine is the best decision I ever made in my life. Imagine a job where you have the opportunity to improve the quality of someone’s life multiple times in a day — imagine that!”

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