Olwen Williams OBE FRCP

FLSW The Learned Society of Wales ( Welsh: Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru) is a learned society and charity that exists to "celebrate, recognise, preserve, protect and encourage excellence in all of the scholarly disciplines", and to serve the Welsh natio ...

is a Consultant Physician in

Genitourinary The genitourinary system, or urogenital system, are the organs of the reproductive system and the urinary system. These are grouped together because of their proximity to each other, their common embryological origin and the use of common pathwa ...

/HIV Medicine based at

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) ( cy, Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr) is the local health board of NHS Wales for the north of Wales. It is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, commun ...

, North Wales. She was appointed an OBE for services to medicine in Wales in 2005. and

Welsh Woman of the Year The Welsh Woman of the Year award was inaugurated in 1994 to honour high-achieving women in Wales. Its stated aim is "to promote the role women have in the workplace and in every sector of society". The award is sponsored by the National Assembly ...

in 2000.

Early life and education

Brought up in North Wales and a Welsh speaker, she was educated at

Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a bilingual secondary school for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. It is situated in Pen-y-groes in Gwynedd, north Wales. The school serves the village of Pen-y-groes and the surrounding rural area. As of 2022, ther ...

and the

University of Liverpool , mottoeng = These days of peace foster learning , established = 1881 – University College Liverpool1884 – affiliated to the federal Victoria Universityhttp://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2004/4 University of Manchester Act 200 ...

Career

Olwen Williams is currently Associate Director of Clinical Leadership at HEIW , she is chair of the Academy of Royal Colleges in Wales .As immediate past RCP Vice President for Wales she has promoted the need to increase the medical workforce and staff wellbeing . She was member of the

Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by royal charter from King Henry VIII in 1 ...

' RCP Committee for Health Inequalities > She also has held the positions of Vice-President of the Medical Women's Federation (2016-2018), Divisional Vice-President for the NSPCC in Wales, Trustee of the National AIDS Trust, Honorary Fellow and Lay Member of Council of

Bangor University , former_names = University College of North Wales (1884–1996) University of Wales, Bangor (1996–2007) , image = File:Arms_of_Bangor_University.svg , image_size = 250px , caption = Arms ...

She was the clinical lead for the

' Future Hospitals project development site at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, a project using telemedicine to improve access to clinical services for the elderly and frail in rural Wales through the virtual clinic C@rtref. She has also acted as an advisor to the Welsh Government and was elected a Fellow of the

Learned Society of Wales The Learned Society of Wales (Welsh: Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru) is a learned society and charity that exists to "celebrate, recognise, preserve, protect and encourage excellence in all of the scholarly disciplines", and to serve the Welsh nation ...

in 2017 She served at board level and previously been president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)2018-20. * OBE for services to medicine in Wales, 2005 *

, 2000

References

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