|  | | Associate Dean for Practice
Assistant Professor
99 Jonathan Lucas
PO Box 250160
Charleston, SC 29425
Telephone: (843) 792-2521
Fax: (843) 792-6698
wilmsnd@musc.edu | | Dr. Deborah Williamson is Associate Dean for Practice and an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Duke University, her Master's in Nursing and Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery from the University of Utah, and a Doctoral Degree from the MUSC College of Health Professions in Administration and Leadership. Dr. Williamson has 27 years of experience as a practicing nurse-midwife in a private office setting in Mt. Pleasant, SC. | | Dr. Williamson has been awarded over a million dollars in grant funding to improve access to care for underserved women and children in Charleston County. Currently she has funding from the Duke Endowment to provide maternity and infant care to residents of the Sea Islands and the adjacent mainland. Dr. Williamson’s research interests are racial/ethnic disparities in health services, social support and health outcomes, and barriers to accessing health services. Currently she is responsible for the evaluation of the Hollings Cancer Center’s CDC/Avon grant for rural mobile mammography services. Dr. Williamson teaches in the Presidential Scholars program, an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on health disparities. | Dr. Williamson is responsible for the oversight of clinical operations of Faculty Practice, fiscal solvency, and compliance for all College of Nursing faculty practices. She is a member of the Faculty Practice Associates, the MUSC Credentials Committee, the DHHS Medicaid Advisory Committee, and the SC Cancer Coalition. Dr. Williamson is the recipient of the DHEC, Office of Minority Health, 2004 Recognition Award, for work in eliminating health disparities. |
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