Roshalda Williams, is the Associate Program Director (APD) of Didactic Education for the Master of Science Physician Assistant Program (MSPA) and an Assistant Professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), located in Whittier, California. She received both her Doctorate of Medical Science, DMSc, degree in Leadership and her Master of Science degreee in Advanced Physician Assistant Studies with a concentration in Leadership and Education from A.T. Still University. Roshalda received her certification as a Physician Assistant from the University of Southern California (USC), and a BS in Biology from California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).

As APD Roshalda is a member of the MSPA leadership team responsible for program policy development, and continual  program self-assessment. In addition, PA Williams serves as the chairperson of the SCU Values Advisory Council, just prior to that she served as the co-chair of the President’s Task Force for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SCU. The development of the DEI Advisory Council and the DEI Task Force are demonstrations of the University’s commitment to its values of Health Equity and Inclusivity.

 As an Assistant Professor, Roshalda is the lead instructor of the Clinical Medicine series, and co-lead of the Geriatrics course. Along with her peers she is responsible for student selection, instruction, assessment and remediation. Roshalda is the chairperson of the MSPA Student Progress Committee, and serves on the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) committee.  

Prior to coming to SCU, Roshalda practiced at HealthCare Partners Medical Group, which was a large, multispecialty group dedicated to providing quality health care to individuals in Los Angeles for over 30 years. She worked in Clinical Research, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, General Surgery (as first-assist), Comprehensive Care (high-risk care), Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) Coding, and Mobile Patient Care. 

She holds membership in the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), and the California Academy of PAs (CAPA).

PA-C, California, United States, PA11780, Active, 2018, 2024-02-29, 1003824988

American Heart Association, BLS, 225413978907, 2022-03-30, 2022-03-30

1986 - 2017

Physician Assistant, DaVita HealthCare Partners Medical Group, Los Angeles, California, United States

Spring 2022 - Ongoing

Inaugural Health Justice Award, 2021, Southern California University of Health Sciences