Background
Gerard, Roy Joseph was born on December 18, 1924 in Bay City, Michigan, United States. Son of Roy Joseph and Grace Q. (Reed) Gerard.
Gerard, Roy Joseph was born on December 18, 1924 in Bay City, Michigan, United States. Son of Roy Joseph and Grace Q. (Reed) Gerard.
Associate of Arts, Bay City Junior College, 1945. Bachelor of Science, University Michigan, 1949. Doctor of Medicine, University Michigan, 1953.
Intern St. Luke's Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan, 1953-1954. Resident Saginaw General Hospital, 1954. Practice medicine Saginaw, 1955-1971.
Director Family Practice Residency Program, 1971-1975. Professor, chairman department family practice Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1975. Medical director St. Francis Home for Aged, Saginaw, 1960-1970.
Director Kellogg International Fellowship Program in Health, College Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1985. Director Institute International Health, Michigan State University, since 1987.
Board directors Michigan Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Physician coordinator Visiting Nurses Association Home Care Project, Saginaw, 1965-1975. Physician representative, project coordinator Robert Wood Johnson Health Team development grant, 1974-1976.
Served with infantry Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Fellow American Academy Family Physicians. Member American Medical Association, Michigan Medical Society (certified of commendation 1975), Ingham County Medical Society, Michigan Academy Family Physicians, Society Teachers Family Medicine (secretary-treasurer 1985-1987), Royal Society Medicine, Association Departments Family Medicine.
Married Patricia Beckett, April 6, 1947 (deceased 1981), children– Patrice, Michele, Timothy, Thomas, Suzette, Celeste, Elise, Juliette, Marianne, Roy Joseph, Anna. Married Kathryn Clark, December 27, 1985.