Our next board member spotlight is Jon Williamson, PhD, FASAHP. Dr. Williamson serves as a member of the Board of Directors. In addition to his role on the Board, Dr. Williamson is a member of the Leadership Development Committee and currently Dean of the School of Health Professions at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
In addition, we asked Dr. Williamson to share some interesting tidbits:
Name and title: Jon Williamson, Professor & Dean
University: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Place of birth: Greenville, TX
How long have you been in your position? Since 2015
What’s the value of education in the health professions? I share with prospective students that the health professions represent about two-thirds of the entire healthcare workforce and offer a broad range of career options and opportunities. Further, there will always be a need for healthcare providers, especially those who find satisfaction in caring for others by using their professional knowledge and skills to provide compassionate, safe, effective care.
What is the value of ASAHP? ASAHP offers the unique opportunity for individuals from all health professionals to come together as a unified entity, thus increasing our cumulative ability to influence positive change. We, as ASAHP, can identify issues important to all and work together to develop and implement the best strategies to continue advancing the health professions.
What are you looking forward to during your ASAHP board tenure? I hope we can continue working to help ASAHP grow in national prominence and become a stronger voice to influence positive change for all health professions, as well as a significant resource for health professionals.
Your philosophy on education in 7 words: education enhances knowledge, knowledge enhances understanding
Before I retire I want to: find an enjoyable, inexpensive, non-sedentary, time-consuming hobby
In college, I was known for: lots of things, but none that should be mentioned here...
My favorite trip was: traveling anywhere with my wife
4 people I’d take to coffee or have a glass of wine with: Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell, Keanu Reeves, Condoleezza Rice
The best advice I ever received was: always try to "pay it forward"
My hobby is: dabbling in lots of stuff to find a real hobby, but I do enjoy sci-fi "B" movies
My passion is: being a catalyst in creating a shared vision and then facilitating the change needed to realize that vision
I wish I could: travel through time
Only my friends know I: don't like to be in the spotlight
My favorite saying is: Amat Victoria Curam (victory loves preparation)