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James Walter Fox

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine
2301 Erwin Road, DUMC Box 102376, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Pediatrics, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours n/a  

Overview


Dr. Fox is a clinician-educator whose clinical practice is based in the Duke Pediatric Emergency Department.  His educational efforts are directed at learners across the medical education spectrum: from medical, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant students to residents/fellow to experienced clinicians.  In addition to teaching about clinical entities he commonly encounters on a day-to-day basis in the Pediatric emergency department, Dr. Fox has special interests in clinical decision-making (specifically the transition from novice to expert thinking), diagnostic errors, and evidence-based clinical practice.  

Dr. Fox enjoys delivering interactive teaching sessions on these topics and looks to collaborate with others interested in these topics as well.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics

Recent Publications


Validity Evidence for Using Virtual, Interactive Patient Encounters to Teach and Assess Clinical Reasoning for First-Year Medical Students.

Journal Article Acad Med · April 1, 2025 PURPOSE: Despite universal agreement on the importance of clinical reasoning skills, inadequate curricular attention to these skills remains a problem. To facilitate integration of clinical reasoning instruction and assessment into the preclerkship phase, ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Psychology of Shame: A Resilience Seminar for Medical Students.

Journal Article MedEdPORTAL · December 24, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Shame is a powerful emotion that can cause emotional distress, impaired empathy, social isolation, and unprofessional behavior in medical learners. However, interventions to help learners constructively engage with shame are rare. This module ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The impact of the implementation of a mobile stroke unit on a stroke cohort.

Journal Article Clin Neurol Neurosurg · November 2020 BACKGROUND: Mobile stroke units (MSUs), specialized ambulances with a built-in computed tomography (CT) scanner and telemedicine connected stroke team, have been on the rise in recent years largely due to the 'time is brain' concept. We aim to report our i ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Cincinnati · 1999 M.D.