John Gillum Director of the Physician Assistant Program Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Office Phone: 202-994-7644 Email: Email Department: Physician Assistant Studies

Education

• BA, Baylor University, 1989
• M.H.S., University of South Alabama, 2001
• D.Sc., Baylor University, 2011

Biography

John Barton Gillum is an assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies and serves as program director for the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine Program. Gillum has 18 years of clinical and educational experience as a PA. He is a decorated Army veteran, who deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and served as a PA in primary care and emergency medicine. While serving in this role, he earned a clinical doctorate degree from Baylor University in PA studies with an emphasis in emergency medicine. 

Gillum’s research interests include point of care ultrasound and PA and pre-medical education. He serves as a peer review for JAAPA, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and Clinician Reviews. Gillum is the course director for the Professional Development Seminar in the Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine Program and lectures on emergency medicine course in the PA program. In the past, he has been an ACLS, PALS, and BLS course instructor for the American Red Cross.

Programs

• Physician Assistant
• Post-Bacc Pre-Med

Industry Relationships and Collaborations

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported a financial interest with the health care related companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the University and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

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