Trenika J. Williams is a current Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University. She is also pursuing an MPH at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Trenika completed her residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago and her medical doctorate (M.D.) at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. She earned a B.A. with a double major in Psychology and African American African Diaspora Studies with a concentration in History, Culture, and Social Issues at Indiana University Bloomington, concurrently completing a B.S. in Neuroscience there. Additionally, Dr. Trenika earned an M.S. in Biological Sciences from Southern Illinois University in addition to completing the MEDPREP program. She is an Albert Schweitzer Fellow for Life, an Urban Health Scholar, and a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Mentorship is Dr. Trenika's greatest passion, and her professional interests include service, advocacy, the eradication of health disparities disproportionately affecting her community, and enhancing the pipeline of underrepresented minorities into medicine. She completed a 2-year tenure serving on the National Board of Directors of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) as the Region VII Director. She currently serves on the Board of the MedCEEP (Medical Careers Exposure and Emergency Preparedness) Initiative.

Dr. Trenika is a motivational speaker with the Beyond Beautiful Girls Empowerment Movement. She has released her first co-authored book, Beyond Beautiful Vol 2: A Girls Guide to Studying, Self-Care and Staying Focused During Difficult Times. Explore her site to learn more and purchase a copy of this amazing book for yourself or a young lady in your life!

Keep up with her projects here: http://linktr.ee/trenika.j.williams