Christine A. Williams

Christine A. Williams, MD, FAAP, FACP serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She directs the NC Children’s Hospital short-stay unit and co-leads the internal medicine-pediatrics residency program, focusing on integrated adult-pediatric hospital care.

Education

• BS: Regis University
• MD: University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Clinical & Research Focus

Her work centers on hospitalized patient safety and quality improvement through active roles in medication safety committees, rapid response review groups, and hospitalist leadership councils. She specializes in optimizing care for pediatric patients undergoing procedures/infusions while advancing resident education methodologies across internal medicine and pediatrics disciplines.

Professional Recognition

• Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
• Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)

Operational Leadership

As medical director of the pediatric short-stay unit, she implements evidence-based protocols for acute procedural care. Her dual residency program leadership drives curriculum development in hospital medicine, emphasizing patient safety systems and interdisciplinary training for future physicians.