Clinton E. Adams
American physician
Clinton E. Adams is an osteopathic physician, former medical school dean at Western University of Health Sciences, and former president of Rocky Vista University. He serves as a member of the board of directors at Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He served in the US Navy for 30 years, retiring as rear admiral.
Education
North Olmsted Senior High School Class of 1968
Clinton E. Adams graduated from Baldwin Wallace College with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. He graduated from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1976. Graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Master of Public Administration.
He completed his medical internship at Undersea Medicine in Groton, Connecticut. He completed a family medicine residency training at Naval Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.
In 1989, Adams went to George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he completed anesthesiology residency.
Career
Adams completed a 30-year career as a U.S. Navy officer.
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