Pam Gilliam

Director at C.A.R.E.

Pamela Gillam is the Director of the Center for Applied Research and Evaluation (CARE) at USC’s Arnold School of Public Health. She provides expertise in mixed methods evaluation and research, quality improvement (QI) consultation, and strategic planning facilitation. She collaborates with state agencies, non-profit organizations, healthcare providers and other community partners to improve outcomes on various public health issues including maternal and child health, oral health, tobacco cessation, access to reproductive health services and cancer screening. For the past four years, she has been involved in the creation of a statewide strategy to better address social determinants of health.

Ms. Gillam is trained in Lean Six Sigma and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Breakthrough Series Collaborative. She has a BA in Urban Studies from the College of Charleston and a MPA from the University of Charleston/USC.