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Jims D. Jean-Jacques, DO, FACC, FHFSA is the Chief of Medicine at St. Joseph Hospital, a position held since August 2021. Jims has served as the Director of the Heart Failure Clinic and Chairman of the Ethics Committee at the same institution. Additionally, Jims holds the role of Vice-President of the Medical Executive Committee at St. Joseph Hospital and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Maine Medical Association, where Jims serves as Chairman of the Credentials Committee. Jims is also the Vice-President of the Maine Medical Society, an affiliate of the National Medical Association, and is the Founder of the Haitian Network of Maine. Education includes advanced fellowships in Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, as well as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Jims is a respected Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the Heart Failure Society of America.
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National Medical Association
The National Medical Association (NMA) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in the United States. Established in 1895, the NMA is the collective voice of more than 35,000 African American physicians and the patients they serve. The NMA was founded in 1895, during an era in US history when the majority of African Americans were disenfranchised. The segregated policy of “separate but equal” dictated virtually every aspect of society. Racially exclusive “Jim Crow” laws dominated employment, housing, transportation, recreation, education, and medicine. Black Americans were subjected to all of the injustices inherent in a dual medical care system. Under the backdrop of racial exclusivity, membership in America’s professional organizations, including the American Medical Association (AMA), was restricted to whites only. The AMA determined medical policy for the country and played an influential role in broadening the expertise of physicians. When a group of black doctors sought membership into the AMA, they were repeatedly denied admission. Subsequently, the NMA was created for black doctors and health professionals who found it necessary to establish their own medical societies and hospitals.