McWilliams speaks at Hero Healer series
Posted: May 23, 2012
More than 75 ATSU-SOMA and ATSU-ASDOH students and faculty gathered on the Mesa campus on May 23 to hear Thomas McWilliams, DO, FACOFP, interim dean, ATSU-SOMA, share his experiences in frontier medicine. Dr. McWilliams, a third-generation osteopathic physician, started his frontier medicine experience as part of the Alaskan Native Health Foundation initiative.
For seven years, he practiced family medicine and emergency care medicine in rural towns in Alaska. Dr. McWilliams said that it gave him the opportunity to get back to the basics of medicine and use his diagnostic skills to the fullest.
To the students, Dr. McWilliams advised, “Set your sights high. You’re in a profession where the possibilities are endless.”