Dr. Williams led the Duke School of Medicine
during a period notable for its ascendance from 11th to 2nd in the national
rankings of NIH - grant support, a near doubling of its annual budget to more than $ 800 million, the addition of six new
academic buildings, the first appointments of department chairs who are female or African - American and the founding of successful multidisciplinary institutes in genome sciences, brain sciences, global health and translational medicine.