Background
Gillum, Richard Frank was born on December 12, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Roy Edward and Margaret John (Rogers) Gillum.
Gillum, Richard Frank was born on December 12, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of Roy Edward and Margaret John (Rogers) Gillum.
Student, Justus Liebig U., Giessen, Germany, 1966; Bachelor cum laude, Kansas State University, 1967; Doctor of Medicine with distinction, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1970; Master of Science in Epidemiology, Harvard University, 1976.
Straight medical internship, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1970-1971; assistant medical resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1971-1972; clinical fellow medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1970-1972; medical officer, National Center Health Superior vena cava syndrome Research and Development, Rockville, Maryland., 1972-1973; medical officer, National Heart Lung Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1974; research fellowship in cardiology, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1974-1976; research fellow medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1974-1976; assistant professor public health and medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1976-1980; associate professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1980-1984; special assistant Chemical Vapor Deposition epidemiology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland., since 1984. Coordinating committee National Heart Lung Blood Institute National Heart Attack Alert, Bethesda, since 1994. Principal investigator series of National Institutes of Health research grants.
Board of directors Minnesota affiliate American Heart Association, Minneapolis, 1978-1982, United Methodist Committee on Relief, New York City, 1980-1984. Surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1972-1974. Fellow American College Epidemiology, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association (committee chair epidemiology county since 1975).
Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life).
Married Brenda Joyce Scott. 1child, Faith Maria.
