ɹˈɪtʃmən ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz ˌeɪbˈiː dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm dˈɑːɹtməθ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv ænd hɪz ˌɛmdˈiː dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm stˈænfɚd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Richman received his AB degree from Dartmouth College in 1965 and his MD degree from Stanford University in 1970.