Mia Williams, MD, MS

HS Asst Clinical Professor

Mia Williams, MD, MS is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCSF, practicing at the General Internal Medicine Practice at Divisadero Street. Her clinical interests include patient-centered medicine, chronic disease management, quality of life, preventive care, and caring for LatinX patients.

She is involved in undergraduate and graduate medical education and her teaching efforts include precepting medical students and resident trainees in internal medicine continuity clinic. Her interests include mentorship and sponsorship, quality improvement relating to the care of patients with limited English proficiency, and anti-oppressive curriculum.

Dr. Williams is a graduate of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University where she also completed her Masters in Clinical Research. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF as part of the UC-Primary Care Program.

Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Residency, 06/2018 - , University of California, San Francisco
MS, Clinical Research, 2015 - , Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
MD, 2015 - Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
BS, 2009 - Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona
Honors and Awards
  • Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2023
  • Robert H. Crede Award for Excellence in Teaching, Division of General Internal Medicine - UCSF, 2022
  • Robert H. Crede Award for Excellence in Clinical Care, Division of General Internal Medicine - UCSF, 2021
  • Reducing Appointment No-Shows in an Equitable and Scalable Manner, UCSF Caring Wisely Innovations, 2020-2021
Publications
  1. Schwartz R, Williams MF, Feldman MD. Does Sponsorship Promote Equity in Career Advancement in Academic Medicine? A Scoping Review. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 38055164


  2. Williams MF, Yank V, O'Sullivan P, Alldredge B, Feldman MD. Faculty knowledge, actions, and perceptions of sponsorship: an institutional survey study. Medical education online 2023. PMID: 37335821


  3. Garcia ME, Williams M, Mutha S, Diamond LC, Jih J, Handley MA, Pathak S, Karliner LS. Language-Concordant Care: a Qualitative Study Examining Implementation of Physician Non-English Language Proficiency Assessment. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37620723


  4. Garcia ME, Mutha S, Napoles AM, Malevanchik L, Williams M, Karliner LS. "Long Overdue": Nurse and Resident Physician Perspectives on Implementation of Dual-Handset Interpreter Phones in the Inpatient Setting. Health equity 2023. PMID: 36876231


  5. Bernal J, Cresalia N, Fuller J, Gin B, Laves E, Lupton K, Malkina A, Marmor A, Wheeler D, Williams M, van Schaik S. Comprehensive Assessment of Clinical Learning Environments to Drive Improvement: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Program. Teaching and learning in medicine 2022. PMID: 36001491


  6. Yin L, Ng F, Rutherford-Rojas M, Williams M, Cornes S, Fernandez A, Garcia ME, Khoong EC. Assessing Medical Student Readiness to Navigate Language Barriers in Telehealth: Cross-sectional Survey Study. JMIR medical education 2022. PMID: 35969421


  7. Williams M, Ramanan R, Feldman M.. "Challenges in Mentoring." Mentoring in Health Professions Education : Evidence-Informed Strategies across the Continuum "Challenges in Mentoring." Mentoring in Health Professions Education : Evidence-Informed Strategies across the Continuum 2021. PMID:


  8. Zhou K, Williams MF, Esquivel MA, Song A, Rahman F, Bena J, Lam SW, Rathz DA, Lansang MC. Transitioning from intravenous to subcutaneous insulin in the medical intensive care unit. Volume 134. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2017. PMID: 29154154


  9. Williams MF, London DA, Husni EM, Navaneethan S, Kashyap SR. Type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Volume 30 of Issue 5. Journal of diabetes and its complications 2016. PMID: 27114387