Rate My Professor James Haynes

James W. Haynes, MD, MBA, FAAFP, serves as Dean and Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Medicine in Chattanooga. He received his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, and completed his residency in family medicine at Eglin Regional Hospital at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Additionally, he earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. A veteran with more than 20 years in the United States Air Force, Dr. Haynes practiced as a family medicine physician, undertaking two tours of duty in the Middle East and serving on a critical care evacuation team in Iraq. Between 2005 and 2007, he acted as the family medicine consultant to the Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force. He has taught in graduate medical education for more than 20 years.

Prior to his current roles, Dr. Haynes served as chair of the Department of Family Medicine in Chattanooga since 2019, interim dean of the College of Medicine–Chattanooga from December 2021, and was named permanent dean on October 5, 2022. A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, he is a past president of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society. In 2003, he was honored as the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians’ Family Physician of the Year. Dr. Haynes' research specializations include the integration of physical activity into primary care practices and the implementation of exercise as a standard of care in health systems. Key publications include co-authorship on “Exercise is Medicine™: A pilot study linking primary care with the community during the COVID-19 pandemic” and “A Pragmatic Application of the RE-AIM Framework for Evaluating the Implementation of Physical Activity as a Standard of Care in Health Systems” (2018). As dean, he leads efforts to expand research and enhance academic programs at the Chattanooga campus.