Background
Gambill, John Randolph was born on April 21, 1918 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Son of John Randolph and Alice (Filler) Gambill.
mental health administrator physician
Gambill, John Randolph was born on April 21, 1918 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Son of John Randolph and Alice (Filler) Gambill.
Bachelor of Arts, Bridgewater College, 1940; Th.B., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, University Louisville, 1946; Bachelor of Laws, Blackstone School Law, Chicago, 1958.
Intern, Louisville General Hospital, 1946-1947; senior physician, chief female service, Taunton (Massachusetts) Hospital, 1948-1951; clinical director, director training, Norwich (Connecticut) Eastern State Hospital, 1951-1959; clinical director, director training and research, Madison (Indiana) Eastern State Hospital, 1959-1962; deputy commissioner, Indiana Department Mental Health., Indianapolis, 1962-1967; acting commissioner, Indiana Department Mental Health., 1966-1967; superintendent, Mental Health Institute, Clarinda, Iowa., 1967-1976; staff psychiatrist, Veterans Administration Hospital., Des Moines, since 1976; chief psychiatry, Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, since 1984. Clinical instructor psychiatry Yale Medical School, 1957-1959. Assistant professor psychiatry Medical Center Indiana U., 1962-1967.
Served with United States Public Health Service, 1947-1948. Fellow American Psychiatric Association, American Geriatrics Society, Royal Society of Medical. Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Iowa Psychiatric Society (president 1977), Association Military Surgeons United States Baptist (deacon) Clubs: Masons, Rotary, Sycamores (past director).
Married Wilmer Peters, April 26, 1946. Children– John David, Sarah Frances, Martha Sue, Paul William.