Clark H. Millikan, MD, FAAN (1915–2011)

Abstract

Clark Harold Millikan was born in Freeport, Illinois, on March 2, 1915, the only child of William Millikan and Louise (Chamberlain) Millikan. His father, a Methodist minister who served in 7 different communities, passed away in 1931, when Clark was 16. Clark H. Millikan, MD, FAAN. Clark attended high school and junior college in Parsons, Kansas. He then attended medical school at the University of Kansas. While in medical school, Clark worked for the National Youth Administration and still had high academic achievement, graduating in 1939. He was an intern and resident in internal medicine at St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and a neurology resident at the University of Iowa, where his training was directed by Dr. Clarence Van Epps. He was the mentor who most …