Background
Williams, Josie R. was born on August 25, 1941 in Paris, Texas, United States. Daughter of R. Brooks and Evelyn (Bridges) Williams.
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Josie R. Williams
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Registered Nurse, Sparks School Nursing, Fort Smith, Arkansas, 1962; Bachelor of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1971; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas, San Antonio, 1975.
Career
Intern, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, l975-76;
resident in internal medicine, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, l976-78;
fellow in gastroenterology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, l978-80;
private practice, Paris, Texas, 1982-1996;
medical director community health services, John Peter Smith, Fort Worth, 1996-1997;
vice president clinical quality improvement utilization management, medical director, John Peter Smith, Fort Worth, since 1997. Department chairman medicine Carswell Air Force Base Hospital, Texas, 1981-1982. Department chairman medicine medical staff McCuisition Reg.
Medical Center, Paris, 1985-1986, vice president, 1987-1989, Turnaround Management Association organized medical staff section representative, 1987, chief medical staff,1989-1990. Member of staff American Heart Association Advanced Life Support Affiliate Facility, Paris, since 1987, course director, since 1983. Board directors R.A.C.E.-McCuisition Regional Medical Center, 1983.
President Digestive Disease Center Red BankValley, 1983-1996. Medical director Cmty. Health Centers, John Peter Smith Health Network, Fort Worth, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors, president Willowcreek Foster Home, Paris, 1988-1989. Member Lamar County Agricultural and Mechanical Scholarship Board, 1987. Board directors Paris Education Foundation, since 1990, chairman Development Council, 1994, Planned Giving Commission.
Board directors Life Anew, 1990-1996, secretary board directors, 1994. Member American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, AMAP (chair performance improvement since 1997), Texas Medical Association (Rural Health Commission 1990-1994, special commission on health system reform 1992-1993, organized medical staff section delegate 1989-1991, Texas chair 1993-1996, county on socioecons. 1994-1996, chair special committee quality and clinical outcomes, alternate delegate to American Medical Association since 1995), American Gastroenterology Association, Lamar DeltaCounty Medical Society (alternate delegate to Texas Medical Association 1994-1995, Texas alternate delegate to American Medical Association since 1996), American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Texas Health Information Council (TAC 1997), Lamar County-Paris Chamber of Commerce (agribusiness committee 1988-1990), Lamar County Agricultural and Mechanical Club, Texas Physician Superior vena cava syndrome Organisation (committee member since 1994), Alpha Omega Alpha.
