James "Jim" W. Galbraith, MD

James "Jim" W. Galbraith, MD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Emergency Medicine

Email:
jgalbraith@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5570

Education

University of Texas Medical Branch, MD, Medicine2004
Trinity University, BS, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology1999
John Peter Smith Hospital, Transitional Year
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Emergency Medicine

Specialty Certification Licensure

Re-certification, Board Certification, American Board of Emergency Medicine2021 - 12/2030
Certification, Board Certification, American Board of Emergency Medicine11/2010 - 12/2020

Current Positions

Faculty, School of Graduate Science's Biomedical Science Program2023 - Present
Secondary Faculty, School of Population Health, School of Population Health2020 - Present
Vice Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine08/2018 - Present
Director, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine08/2018 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine08/2018 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine2017 - 08/2018
Scientist, UAB Centers for AIDS Research, Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine2015 - 08/2018
Medical Director, Birmingham Crisis Center Sexual Assault Nursing Exams, Birmingham Crisis Center2015 - 08/2018
Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine10/2012 - 08/2018
Faculty, Hyperbarics and Wound Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine2012 - 12/2013
Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine08/2008 - 10/2012
Assistant Residency Director, Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine08/2008 - 08/2013
Medical Student Clerkship Director, Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine08/2008 - 08/2013

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Clinical Evaluation of the ID NOW CT/NG Test, Abbott Industries05/2024 - 04/2025
Extramural, FOCUS (Frontlines of Communities in the U.S.) Program: HIV & HCV Screening/Linkage in Emergency Department, Gilead Sciences01/2023 - Present
Extramural, Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections and Viral Emergencies (STRIVE), NIAID / NIH12/2022 - Present
Extramural, Study of Lenacapavir for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in People Who Are at Risk for HIV Infection (PURPOSE 2), Gilead Sciences01/2022 - 12/2027
Extramural, Acetaminophen in Sepsis: Targeted Therapy to Enhance Recovery (ASTER), NHLNBI10/2021 - 04/2023
Extramural, Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on U.S. Emergency Department (ED) Operations and Staffing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention04/2021 - 04/2021
Extramural, A Multicenter, Adaptive, Randomized, Blinded Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of Investigational Therapeutics for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 (ACTIV3), NIH10/2020 - 12/2022
Extramural, Passive Immunity Trial for Our Nation (Pass It On), NCATS / NIH09/2020 - 12/2021
Extramural, Angiotensin receptor blocker-based Lung Protective Strategy for COVID-19 (ALPS), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation06/2020 - 06/2021
Extramural, Clinical Evaluation of the Lateral Flow COVID-19 Antigen Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Subjects, Abbott Industries06/2020 - 12/2020
Extramural, COVID-19 Risk Reduction for Emergency Departments (Project COVERED), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention05/2020 - 05/2021
Extramural, PETAL Network: COVID-19-19 Observational Study (CORAL), NHLBI / NIH04/2020 - 04/2021
Extramural, Outcomes Related to COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine among In-patients with symptomatic disease (ORCHID), NHLBI / NIH04/2020 - 06/2020
Extramural, Respiratory Virus Laboratory Emergency Department Network Surveillance (RESP-LENS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention03/2020 - Present
Extramural, Determining Effective Testing in Emergency Departments and Care Coordination on Treatment Outcomes (DETECT) for HCV, NIDA / NIH01/2019 - 12/2024
Extramural, Resolving Research Priority Issues in Emergency Telemedicine - National Emergency Telemedicine Summit, HRSA09/2018 - 09/2019
Intramural, HIV and HCV Prevalence Among IV Drug Users – A Respondent Driven Sampling Pilot Study, University of Alabama at BIrmingham Centers for AIDS Research11/2017 - 10/2018
Extramural, FOCUS (Frontlines of Communities in the U.S.) Program: HCV Screening/Linkage in Emergency Department, Gilead Sciences11/2017 - 10/2018
Extramural, Expanded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing for Populations Disproportionately Affected by HIV, Alabama Department of Public Health01/2017 - 12/2017
Extramural, FOCUS (Frontlines of Communities in the U.S.) Program: HCV Screening/Linkage in Emergency Department, Gilead Sciences08/2016 - 10/2017
Extramural, Alabama Coalition for Testing, Interventions, and Engagement in Hepatitis C Care (ACTIVE-C), Gilead Foundation10/2015 - 09/2016
Extramural, FOCUS (Frontlines of Communities in the U.S.) Program: HCV Screening/Linkage in Emergency Department, Gilead Sciences08/2015 - 07/2016
Extramural, Racial Disparities in Linkage to Care Among Baby Boomers with Hepatitis C, Deep South Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)07/2014 - 01/2015
Extramural, Facilitating HIV/AIDS and HIV Testing Literacy for Emergency Department Patients, NIH07/2014 - 03/2019
Extramural, Enhanced Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Screening for Disproportionately Affected Populations in the Emergency Department, Primarily Persons Born Between 1945 – 1965, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation05/2013 - 06/2015
Extramural, Expanded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing for Populations Disproportionately Affected by HIV, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention10/2010 - 12/2016

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Research Pinnacle Award, 2022-2023, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Emergency Medicine2023
Research Pinnacle Award, 2021-2022, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Emergency Medicine2022
Hepatitis Hero Award, 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, Viral Hepatitis Action Coalition2017
President's Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination, 2015-2016, Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine2016
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Nomination and Induction, 2011-2012, Univerisity of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine2012
Best Lecturer Award, 2011-2012, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Emergency Medicine2012
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination, 2011-2012, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine2012
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination, 2009-2010, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine2010
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Nomination, 2008-2009, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine2009
Best Lecturer Award, 2008-2009, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Emergency Medicine2009
Rud Polhill Award for Outstanding Performance in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2007-2008, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's Hospital2008
Chief Resident, 2007-2008, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Emergency Medicine2008

Professional Membership and Service

Emergency Medicine Transmissible Infectious Diseases and Epidemics Consortium, Member2015 - Present
Alpha Omega Honor Society, Member2012 - Present
American College of Emergency Physicians, Fellow2008 - Present
Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, Member2008 - 2013
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Member2007 - Present
Alabama American College of Emergency Physicians, Member2005 - 2017
Emergency Medicine Residents Association, Member2005 - 2013
American Medical Association, Member2000 - 2004
American Medical Student Association, Member2000 - 2004

Committee Service

Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for Elimination of Health Disparities Scientific Advisory Board, Member2021 - Present
COVID-19 Research Taskforce, Task Force Member2020 - 2021
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Committee, Emergency Medicine, Member2020 - Present
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Emergency Medicine, Member2019 - Present
Opioid Taskforce Subcommittee on Services and Resources, Task Force Member2019 - 2020
Leadership Committee, Emergency Medicine, Member2018 - Present
Addiction Advisory Group, UAB, Member2017 - 2018
Promotion and Tenure Committee, UAB Emergency Medicine, Member2015 - 2018
LCME Reaccreditation Committee, UAB School of Medicine, Member2012 - 2014
Alabama HIV Task Force for Children and Adults, Appointed by Governor Bentley, Task Force Member2012 - 2015
Judicial Review Committee, UAB Graduate Medical Education, Member2011 - 2011
Disciplinary Committee, UAB School of Medicine, Member2010 - 2010
Quality Improvement Committee, UAB Emergency Medicine, Member2008 - 2018
Medical Education Committee, UAB Emergency Medicine, Member2008 - 2018
Medical Education Committee, UAB School of Medicine, Member2008 - 2013