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Premier Physician James Turner Wins Award

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July 1, 2009

Dr. James Turner was recently recognized for his contribution to Emergency Medicine by receiving the Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award through the West Virginia American College of Emergency Physicians.

In a ceremony held during the WV ACEP’s 2009 Spring Conference, June 12th–14th at the Stonewall Jackson Resort in Roanoke, WV, Dr. Turner was presented the award with wife, Dr. Sherry Turner and additional family and friends witnessing the occasion. “It is a great honor to even be nominated for this prestigious award,” said Dr. Turner.

Dr. Turner’s nomination was reviewed by the WV ACEP selection committee based on the following criteria:

Organizationally, the recipient will:

Enable the college to move toward achieving its mission
Advance the effectiveness of Emergency Medicine in West Virginia
Assist with the educational process of the college
Serve as a role model and mentor for other Emergency Medicine physicians
Make a positive difference to ACEP and/or Emergency Medicine

Individually, the recipient will:

Live life based on core values
Capitalize on personal strengths
Demonstrate appreciation for people who have helped along the way
Demonstrate a passion and persistence for work
Apply knowledge to create opportunities and experiences
Demonstrate the capacity to lead or delegate

Professionally, the recipient will:

Promote Emergency Medicine through political activity
Advocate injury and illness prevention
Advocate improvement in patient care

Dr. Turner has been with Premier since May of 2006 working primarily at the Charleston Area Medical Center hospitals of Memorial and General. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor.

At the 2009 WV American College of Emergency Physicians Spring Conference a group of very talented residents presented in the Stump the Professor competition. Each resident presented a challenging case to the group at large and a smaller group of judges picked a winner. Dr. Sherry Turner placed first in the competition with her case of “Abdominal Pain in a 12 year old.”

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Pictured left to right: Dr. Sherry Turner - CAMC, Dr. Karen Jiles - CAMC, Dr. Dennis Mays - OVMC, Dr. Laura Harvey - OVMC, and Dr. Jennifer Bodenhamer - OVMC

Residents Image Pictured left to right: Steven Hollosi DO (PGY2 EM), Karen Fields (EM Department Chair Executive Assistant), Luke Hardison (PGY2 EM), Sherry Turner (PGY3 EM), James Turner DO, Karen Jiles (PGY 4 EM), Sebastian Francis (PGY4 EM), and Jenny Greathouse (EM scheduler and coding specialist).

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