Education:

Family Practice Residency Program, Years 2 and 3 (1979-1981)
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME

Family Practice Residency Program, Year 1 (1978-1979)
Residency Program in Social Medicine, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, The Bronx, NY

M.D. (1978)
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

B.A. cum laude, Distinction in English (1973)
Yale University, New Haven, CT

Summer Program (1972)
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Other Professional Training (Selected):

Bar-On EQi (Emotional Quotient Inventory) Certification (2009)

Skillscope and KEYS Certification, Center for Creative Leadership (2008)

Yoga Teacher Certification (2008)

Chakra Instruction Certification (2007)

Drexler-Sibbet-Forrester Team Performance System (2001)

Your Coach Certification (1999)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Master Practitioner (2002)
Certification (1996)

Women's Leadership Collaboration (1993-present)

Power Equity Workshop (1993)

Professional Development Program in Cultural Diversity (1991)

Current Professional Work:

Faculty, American University (1998-present)
Teach in two programs: the AU/NTL Institute Masters of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) Program, and the Key Executive Leadership Program for federal employees.

Senior Associate, Otto Kroeger Associates (OKA) (1997-present)
OKA is a national training organization that offers professionals the Qualifying Workshop and advanced training in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Associate, Center for Instructional Support (1996-present)
The Center’s mission is to enhance the quality and humanize the process of communication and learning in health professions education and health care.

Professional Member, NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science (1994-present)
NTL/National Training Labs is known worldwide for training, consultation and research in human interaction and organization development.

Organizational Consultations (Selected):

University of Southern Maine - Co-designer and core faculty member of Health Care Management Certificate Program.

State Department of Labor - Executive consultation on organizational restructuring of Information Processing division. Facilitation of conflict resolution, staff-management collaboration, and action planning between internal divisions and between internal and external agencies.

Technical College - Design and facilitation of strategic planning process for administrators, teachers, other staff, students, and local employers.

Allopathic and Osteopathic Medical Centers - Design and presentation of management training on culture change in preparation for institutional merger.

Symphony Orchestra - Facilitation of board retreat to plan for two year dislocation due to hall renovation. Team building for staff.

Environmental Lobbying Organization - Staff retreats to address internal diversity issues, organizational culture, and management structure.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Annual leadership training for family practice chief residents throughout North America.

State Department of Human Services - Facilitation of committee representing local, regional, state and Native American government, private agencies, and consumers, to achieve consensus on family support services.

Land Trust - Facilitation of strategic planning for board and staff. Executive consultation on board development and regional partnering.

Pharmaceutical Company - Leadership training for medical leaders worldwide as part of integrated leadership development initiative.

Other Professional Activities:

Business Manager, Mainewoods Dance Camp, Inc., Fryeburg, ME (2002-2005)

Reviewer, Archives of Family Medicine (1993-present)

Reviewer, Family Medicine (1992-present)

Member, Board of Directors, Tri-County Mental Health Services, Lewiston, ME (1990-1994)

Vice President, American Medical Student Association (1977-1978)

Previous Professional Work:

Associate Consultant, Maine Center for Educational Services, Lewiston, ME (1991-1996)

Clinical Core Faculty, Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency, Augusta, ME (1984-1989)

Staff Physician, Western Maine Family Practice, Norway, ME (1986-1989)

Medical Director, Bethel Area Health Center, Bethel, ME (1981-1986)

Staff Member, Rural Health Clinic, San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala (1977)

Academic Appointments:

Adjunct Associate Professor, American University (1998-2008)

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College (1993-present)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School (1983-1992)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Practice 1981, 1987.

Professional Memberships:

Publications:

2. Williams, P. D. (2007). To Type or Not to Type? Understanding the Culture of Medicine. Bulletin of Psychological Type, 30 (1), 12-13.

3. Williams, P. D. (2007) Ancient Wisdom for Living Fully. Inner Tapestry, 5 (6), 10.

4. Williams, P. D. (2006). Self Awareness. NTL Guidebook Series: Keys to Group Effectiveness. Alexandria, VA: NTL Institute.

5. Williams, P., Sanderson, D., Gill, S., & Zurcher, K. (2002). Learning@WKKF (internal website for team learning). The W. K. Kellogg Foundation, www.wkkf.org.

6. Williams, P. (February 2000). Overcoming Physician Resistance. TypeWorks, 33, 4.

7. Williams, P. D. (1999). Self-Empowerment, Awareness and Choice. In Reading Book for Human Relations Training (8th ed.). Alexandria, VA: NTL Institute.

8. Williams, P., & Ritvo, R. (January 1997). Can Oral Interpreters Work in a T-Group? (Part 3). News & Views. Alexandria, VA: NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science.

9. Williams, P. (1995). Managing Professionals. In Ritvo, R., Litwin A., & Butler, L. (Eds.), Managing in the Age of Change. Alexandria, VA: NTL Institute/Irwin Professional Publishing.

10. Williams, P. (July-August 1993). Developing Leadership in Family Medicine [letter]. Family Medicine, 25 (7), 427.

11. Doughty, R., Williams, P., Seashore, C. (1991). A Chief Resident Training Program: Developing Leadership Skills for Future Medical Leaders. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 145, 639.

12. Williams, P., Doughty, R. (1990). Practice Management Training [letter]. Journal of Family Practice, 31 (1), 16.

13. Williams, P. (1987). Chapter 42. In Richards, L. B. (Ed.), The Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Experience. MA: Bergin & Garvey, Massachusetts.

14. Williams, P. (July-August 1986). A City Slicker in the Hills. The New Physician, 34-35.

15. Williams, P. (1982-1986). Assorted articles on health care. The Bethel Citizen. Bethel, ME.

16. Williams, P. (Spring 1983). Good News About Cystitis. WomenWise, 10.

17. Williams, P. (April 1974). Beyond Spacetime: The Physics of Shakespeare. Yale Scientific Magazine, 6.