James T. O'Shea, MBBS, MA, FACEP

James O’Shea MBBS, MA, FACEP completed medical school at King’s College in London and Emergency Medicine residency at Newark Beth Israel in New Jersey. He has an MA in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin. He has worked at Emory since 2015, serving as the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education and Assistant Program Director. He is currently Co-Chair of the Departmental Wellness Committee and serves on the SAEM National Wellness and Consult Committees. He has a research interest in the application of cognitive psychology and contemplative practices such as meditation and compassion in Emergency Medicine clinical practice. He is a graduate of the Stanford Wellbeing Director’s course and has recently completed a year-long training as a facilitator of the Mindful Practice in Medicine course through the University of Rochester.