June Marion James was born in Trinidad & Tobago where she completed her elementary and secondary schooling. Arriving in Manitoba in 1960, she graduated with her M.D. from the University of Manitoba in 1967.<\/p>\n
She holds Specialist Certificates in Pediatrics and Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology for which she was named a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Canada) and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.<\/p>\n
An Assistant Professor in the University of Manitoba\u2019s Faculty of Medicine, Dr. James runs a private practice at the Winnipeg Clinic.<\/p>\n
Since her election to the Clinic\u2019s Executive Council in 1999, she has held a series of positions there, becoming Chairman and President of the Winnipeg Clinic Medical Corporation in 2003. Dr. James was also elected as Councillor of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba in 1994, where she held a number of positions, including President of the College for the 2001\/2002 term.<\/p>\n
Apart from her professional contributions, she has made significant contributions to the community as a member of the board of a number of organizations. She was involved with the Caribbean Canadian Association in a variety of executive positions, was a charter member of the Congress of Black Women (Manitoba Chapter) and played an integral role in the development of the Harambee Housing Corporation.<\/p>\n
Other Board memberships include — the Winnipeg Foundation, the Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation and the James Robinson Chair of Black Studies, Dalhousie University.<\/p>\n
She has served as President of the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature and the Manitoba Museum Foundation.<\/p>\n
She is the recipient of several prestigious awards recognizing her contributions to both her profession and community, including, The Schering Fellow Travel Award and the Cross of Lorraine, presented by the Canadian Lung Association, Asthma Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-10900","oom-recipients","type-oom-recipients","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manitobalg.ca\/fr-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oom-recipients\/10900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manitobalg.ca\/fr-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oom-recipients"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manitobalg.ca\/fr-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oom-recipients"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manitobalg.ca\/fr-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}