ATSU-SOMA dean recognized for distinguished service
Posted: March 8, 2011
Thomas McWilliams, D.O., FACOFP
Thomas McWilliams, D.O., FACOFP, will receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Arizona Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians at its annual meeting Friday, April 8.
Dr. McWilliams, clinical professor and dean of ATSU’s Arizona School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, is being recognized for his leadership to the society and for exemplifying the role and impact of an osteopathic physician and educator.
A third-generation D.O., Dr. McWilliams entered the Indian Health Service as one of the first Public Health Service scholarship recipients. He is a diplomate for the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has completed fellowships in rural medicine, national health policy, teaching and learning, and leadership. He has held teaching appointments at the University of Washington and at ATSU’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and is past president of both the Arizona and Missouri Rural Health associations.