Name: Dr. Judith James, 52.

Career highlights: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation vice president of Clinical Affairs; member and program chair, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program; Lou C. Kerr Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research; associate vice provost for Clinical and Translational Science; George Lynn Cross Professor of Research, professor of medicine, professor of pathology, adjunct professor of microbiology and immunology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center.

Community impact: As a leader in the Oklahoma Shared Clinical Translational Resources, James helps oversee partnerships between 29 entities within the state whose mission is to improve health and health outcomes. Along with universities, the program includes tribal health services.

James also works with the Cherokee Nation and the Chickasaw Nation at outreach clinics to improve tribal members with rheumatic diseases.

Life philosophy and advice to young women: "I am incredibly passionate about helping to train the next generation of physician and physician scientists," James said. "When I started in medical school, less than 30% of my class was female. And now we're close to 50%. And so I hope that I will encourage, inspire, motivate and facilitate their ability to think about how they can help improve the health and research training, for everyone. But especially for women."

Dale Denwalt, Staff writer

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