“For nearly 50 years, we have been very successful educating future physicians to help meet the healthcare needs of the people of Alabama,” said John V. Marymont, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the Whiddon College of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs at USA. “Dr. Williams will lead our efforts to further strengthen our curriculum, so our students are even more successful.”
In collaboration with his colleagues in the College of Medicine, Williams will enhance the academic support that the college provides to its students. Initial ideas for accomplishing this include individual counseling of students, workshops to help students understand how to achieve academic success, a method for more closely monitoring student success, and a peer tutoring program.
Another initiative will be to enhance the college’s review and revision of its curriculum to further define measurable learning objectives that eventually will lead to more student success.
“Strengthening the depth of academic support to our students in and out of the classroom will help us meet and exceed the high standards we have for ourselves,” Williams said. “Student success is a core component for our institutional success, and I look forward to working with our extremely talented faculty, staff and students to reach even higher heights.”
Williams most recently was the assistant director of course development at the USA Innovation in Learning Center. He previously served as a distance learning and assessment analyst at the center. He is an adjunct professor at USA.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in social science from the University of Mobile, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a doctorate in instruction design and development from USA.
