Dr. Jon Williamson, Dean of the UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, was recently elected to the Board of Directors for the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP), the national organization for schools of allied health.

ASAHP’s primary mission is to advance health through professional collaboration. It also focuses on improving the quality and quantity of the health professions workforce. Serving three-year terms, board members are tasked with overseeing the activities and affairs of the association.

“It is an honor to be recognized in this way by peers from across the nation,” said Dr. Williamson. “The ASAHP is well-positioned as a national organization to help address the needs of all allied health professions.”

As an ASAHP member for more than a decade, Dr. Williamson has served the organization by helping to facilitate increased research activity in the health professions. He is on the editorial board for the association’s Journal of Allied Health and was elected as an ASAHP Fellow in 2018.