James Bigham, MD, MPH is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Bigham trains health professionals on cultural awareness when engaging patients in discussions on firearm secure storage and firearm injury prevention. He co-founded a novel hands-on firearm injury prevention training called Lock, Stock and Barrel which works to bridge the divide between clinicians and gun shop owners. During these sessions, participants have an opportunity to go to a local gun shop to learn in a judgement free space as they enhance proficiency with counseling patients on firearm injury prevention. In recognition of this work, in 2024 he was named the Family Physician of the Year by the Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Bigham also serves as the Vice Chair of the national board of directors for SAFE (Scrubs Addressing the Firearm Epidemic, www.standsafe.org), a nonprofit working to ensure that all healthcare providers are equipped with skills and evidence-based knowledge to advise their patients, communities, and legislators on firearm use and ownership to prevent firearm injuries and deaths. Here are several links to media mentions about some of the work we are doing at UW:
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/gun-violence-doctors-counsel-patients-firearm-safety-at-home/
https://isthmus.com/news/news/talking-firearm-safety-at-the-doctors-office/
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2025/01/23/wisconsin-doctors-learn-about-guns-to-talk-about-safety-with-patients/76928136007/
https://www.thetrace.org/2025/07/medical-school-gun-violence-prevention/



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