James Li, MD

James Li, MD, MEd, FAEMS

Program Director, EMS Fellowship; Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

James Li MD, MEd, FAEMS, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Program Director for the EMS Fellowship. He completed residency and fellowship training at University of Cincinnati where he also served as Chief Resident. He is an active medical director for multiple EMS agencies in the St. Louis region. He serves in national leadership positions advocating for EMS education as Chair of the NAEMSP Education Committee, Board of Directors for CoAEMSP, and liaison to the NAEMT AMLS Committee. He is on the Editorial Board for Air Medical Journal. His academic focus in on translating EMS education into high quality care for patients in the out-of-hospital environment.

Academic Roles

  • Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
  • Fellowship Program Director, EMS Fellowship
  • Assistant Director, MedPrep Program

EMS Medical Director Roles

  • Brentwood Fire Department
  • Clayton Fire Department
  • Christian Hospital EMS Academy
  • Richmond Heights Fire Department
  • Shrewsbury Fire Department
  • Webster Groves Fire Department

Education

  • B.S., Emory University 2012
  • M.D., Drexel University College of Medicine 2017
  • M.Ed., University of Cincinnati 2022

Training

  • Residency, Emergency Medicine: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2021
  • Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2021
  • Fellowship, Emergency Medicine Services: University of Cincinnati, OH, 2022

Licensure and Board Certification

  • Missouri Board of Healing Arts
  • Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
  • Board Certified in Emergency Medical Services

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services, 2024
  • EMS Fellow Award, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022
  • Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2017
  • Medical Humanities Scholar, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2017

Recent Abstracts & Publications

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