Dr. Northeim’s medical career began in the field of EMS at age fifteen dispatching and eventually working on a paramedic 911 ambulance for Life Care Ambulance Service in Cleveland, OH.  He completed an externship with Metro Life Flight, Cleveland, OH. He attended Bucknell University and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology/Spanish.  He graduated from TUCOM—California with his Osteopathic Medical Degree and subsequently completed his Traditional Year Internship at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Emergency Medicine Residency at Michigan State University.  He received his Board Certification in Emergency Medicine.  After residency, he worked for HealthEast Care System in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and then moved to the DFW area where he worked for Questcare Partners.  He became a executive partner at Questcare and served on their board.  While at Questcare, he served as the Medical Director for several EMS agencies in Denton County.  He joined Integrative Emergency Services seven years ago who provides emergency physician staffing for all of the Baylor Scott and White, John Peter Smith and CHI St Luke facilities and is the BEST EMS Medical Control Director.  BEST EMS now serves as the Medical Control entity for twenty-two agencies in Texas. Dr. Northeim also serves as the NCTTRAC Medical Director Chairman and is the Medical Director of North Central Texas College’s EMT/Paramedic program. You may contact Dr. Northeim at the following email address: jnortheim@ies.healthcare