J Williams Profile
J Williams

@JWmsJr3

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Integrative leader with an equity focus

Chicago ~ Citizen of the World
Joined June 2009
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Kimberlé Crenshaw
1 year
@AttorneyCrump To those who don’t see this as a systemic racism: @AttorneyCrump says, “Show us the videos of the white Sonya Masseys, the white Pamela Turners, Alesia Thomas. Show us the white women and men getting killed on video in justifiable ways if it’s not about race.”
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@EstimeMD
Stephen Estime, M.D., FASA
2 years
Shoutout to @UChicagoRADS for inviting me to listen to their DEIB grand rounds speaker @MeshaMartinezMD discuss systemic racism, her personal experiences, and considerations to address inequity. Nice work! @UChicagoMed @UChicagoGME #healthequity #MedTwitter
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@MarshallChinMD
Marshall Chin
2 years
Congratulations to ⁦@DrMonicaPeek⁩ for her induction to ⁦@theNAMedicine⁩ for her leadership advancing health equity and improving the care of African Americans and other marginalized groups. ⁦@UChicagoMed⁩ ⁦@UChicago
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@BarackObama
Barack Obama
2 years
Alabama has a new, fairer congressional map that gives Black voters an equal opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice.  This is a historic win for voting rights and democracy, and it happened thanks to the hard work of Black voters, advocates, and organizations like
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J Williams
2 years
Excellent piece by @MdDorsey about equitable integration!
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@UofCSurgeryDEI
UChicago Surgery Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2 years
Photos from last week's mural unveiling, celebrating Dorian Sylvain and her team's incredible artwork adorning the wall of the Department of Surgery boardroom #ArtandInclusivity #DEI
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@BarackObama
Barack Obama
2 years
Affirmative action was never a complete answer in the drive towards a more just society. But for generations of students who had been systematically excluded from most of America’s key institutions—it gave us the chance to show we more than deserved a seat at the table. In the
@MichelleObama
Michelle Obama
2 years
I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:
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@BarackObama
Barack Obama
2 years
On Juneteenth, we commemorate the anniversary of the delayed but welcome news of freedom reaching the enslaved Black folks in Galveston, Texas. It’s a reminder that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope — and a reason to keep building a country that lives up to its
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@lelsmo
Leif Elsmo (he/him/él)
3 years
UChicago Giving Day is HERE and we have a match! 25 donors in 24-hours unlocks $50K for Urban Health Initiative Programs! #UChiGivingDay #UCMserves https://t.co/X1MRGmatHd
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@BarackObama
Barack Obama
3 years
I can't emphasize enough how much Secretary of State races matter. They don’t always get the most attention, but they’re crucial to ensuring we have fair elections—and this time, voters across the country chose candidates who will fight for democracy.
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@UChicagoMed
UChicago Medicine
3 years
Thanks to all the UChicago Medicine team members who helped raise over $230,000 for @AmericanHeartIL's 2022 Metro Chicago Heart Walk, making us the #1 healthcare fundraiser in the nation.
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@UChiEngagement
UChicago Civic Engagement
3 years
Tune into @WVON1690's Community Health Focus Hour on Sept. 24 at 1 pm when @UChicagoMed will discuss the work being done to improve health and healthcare on the South Side + the findings from its Community Health Needs Assessment, published here: https://t.co/wvmOPiU4zF.
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J Williams
3 years
Agreed JC, our @UChicagoHospMed Culture of Equity provides great opportunities for complementary equity-focused innovation…here and elsewhere.
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⚪️しろくろ⚫️本物
3 years
@UCM_HDS @JWmsJr3 @MarshallChinMD Great work team. Pairs nicely with Framework for Integrating Equity Into Machine Learning Models
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@AdvHealthEquity
Advancing Health Equity
3 years
Issue brief: A 50-State Review of Access to State Medicaid Program Information for People with Limited English Proficiency and/or Disabilities Ahead of the PHE Unwinding.
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@UChicagoMed
UChicago Medicine
3 years
This week neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Warnke and his team successfully completed the first vagus nerve stimulation implantation procedure in the Midwest. Paired with rehabilitation this implant can help patients who have suffered from a stroke regain hand and arm movements.
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@NASAExoplanets
ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets
3 years
The misconception that there is no sound in space originates because most space is a ~vacuum, providing no way for sound waves to travel. A galaxy cluster has so much gas that we've picked up actual sound. Here it's amplified, and mixed with other data, to hear a black hole!
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@AdvHealthEquity
Advancing Health Equity
3 years
Confronting institutionally embedded legacies of colonialism & white supremacy is necessary to achieve optimal health. @UChicagoMed DEI detail 5 intertwined strategies integral to building a culture of #equity. @drjelena @s_shohat @JWmsJr3 @MarshallChinMD https://t.co/PsqcvGkKlx
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contemporary manifestations of these legacies within the organization and to act to eliminate them. In a culture of equity, all employees—individually and collectively—identify and reflect on the...
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@UChicagoMed
UChicago Medicine
3 years
As part of our partnership with the @chicagosky, we're showcasing the @UChicagoHearing program.
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