James Corbett, MDiv, JD
James Corbett is the System Vice President of Mission at Steward Health Care System (formerly Caritas Christi) in Massachusetts where he provides oversight to Mission, Ethics and Community Benefits. Before that, he was the Director of Mission Effectiveness at St. Andre Health Care Facility in Biddeford, Maine, then Vice President of Mission Effectiveness for Mercy Health System in Portland, Maine. He received his B.A. in International Relations from Syracuse University, a Juris Doctor from Saint John’s Law School, and a Master of Divinity from Duke University. He is interested in the intersection of public health, law, ethics and community development, and has presented at several conferences on health care, and taught health care law and ethics courses at both the University of Maine Law School and New England School of Law. His career reflects a commitment to serving the poor and disadvantaged through community outreach and development in both the U.S. and abroad. He has written on the importance of mission in a changing health care environment, and has traveled twice to Haiti on medical mission trips.
