He is also part of the faculty at the College of Medicine, and trains emergency physician residents. He has been an enthusiastic and tireless advocate for traffic safety issues, doing numerous presentations for high school and college students, and has testified before the Louisiana state legislature on many occasions. As NHTSA’s Medical Fellow, Dr. Thoma has expanded his activities to include radio and television media, acting as surrogate for NHTSA Administrator, Dr. Jeff Runge. He is also involved in teaching paramedics and EMTs how to predict injury based on car crash kinematics. ###