James W. Barnett, MD
Rural Student Physician Program Director
Clinical Associate Professor
Family Medicine
Contact
Address:
815 Main Street, Suite C, Peoria, IL, 61602
Office Phone:
Email:
About
Start Date on Faculty
Joined as Director of the Rural Student Physician Program (RSPP) in 2005
Birth
Born in Tanzania; grew up in Kenya.
College
Wheaton College (BS in Chemistry with honors)
Medical School
University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
Transitional Internship
OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria
Residency
UICOMP Family Medicine Residency
Niche
My clinical focus has been urban community health with work at Heartland Health Services, Peoria’s FQHC. I am also grateful to nurture interest in the Illinois rural areas through the Rural Student Physician Program. The focus on urban and rural areas of workforce need has been a creative balance for me!
Family and Interests
Grateful for my wife, Bev, and our three grown children! I enjoy life with family and friends, reading, travel and visiting in front of a wood-burning fireplace.
I am thankful for the camaraderie and supportive atmosphere of this department.