▁Early ▁life ▁Kenneth ▁Cal man ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁Grace ▁Douglas ▁Don ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Mc Int osh ▁Cal man . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁All an ▁Glen ' s ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow . ▁He ▁began ▁medical ▁training ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁inter cal ated ▁B Sc ▁in ▁bio chem istry ▁while ▁studying ▁for ▁his ▁MB ▁Ch B , ▁the ▁general ▁medical ▁degree . ▁He ▁under to ok ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁der mat ology ▁and ▁also ▁received ▁an ▁MD ▁with ▁Hon ors ▁on ▁organ ▁pres ervation . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁Hall ▁Fellow ▁and ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁S urg ery ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁and ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 4 , ▁was ▁a ▁clin ical ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ester ▁Beat ty ▁Research ▁Institute ▁in ▁London , ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Council . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁On col ogy ▁and ▁became ▁Dean ▁of ▁Post grad uate ▁Medicine ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Cal man ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁for ▁Scotland , ▁at ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Office ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁for ▁England , ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁government , ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 8 , ▁a