Clinton E. Adams

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 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.

Career Adams completed a 30-year career as a U.S. Navy officer. During that time, he achieved the title of rear admiral,

In 2005, Adams became dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) at Western University of Health Sciences. He was the founding dean of a new medical college campus in Oregon (COMP-NW). There is a scholarship in his name at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. The Rear Admiral Clinton E. Adams, DO Endowed Scholarship awards money to military veterans who attend the school.

In October 2015, Adams was appointed president of Rocky Vista University. He retired in June 2021 and was succeeded by Dr. David Forstein.