It’s not every day you come across a doctor with experience caring for the combat-wounded.
Meet Dr. John Turley, MD, who had not just one, but two other careers before becoming a family medicine practitioner.
Dr. Turley spent his early adult years in the Navy as a hospital corpsman—the equivalent of a paramedic in civilian life—and eventually joined the Marine Corps as a commissioned officer. After an additional six years in the Corps and ten pursuing other career fields, he decided it was time to go to medical school.
His wife encouraged him, “ever since you were a corpsman, you wanted to be a doctor. You should go to medical school.” Dr. Turley did just that and began his career as a family doctor in 1994.
Dr. Turley first became connected with West Virginia Health Right in the late 1990s and has been a volunteer provider for almost 24 years. In fact, he’s been volunteering at the Main Clinic since the building was constructed.
He cares deeply about spreading the word to encourage other practitioners to volunteer their time and skills.
“Volunteering at WV Health Right is a chance to give back,” said Dr. Turley. “We need medical volunteers and support from the community in general to ensure healthcare access for our vulnerable neighbors.”
After volunteering over two decades of free healthcare, Dr. Turley has shown no signs of sIowing down. His commitment to WV Health Right’s mission of providing quality healthcare for everyone, regardless of financial or insurance status, continues to have a positive impact on our local community.
“I think if more people knew the impact of WV Health Right, we’d have folks lining up to make contributions,” said Dr. Turley. Thanks to volunteers like Dr. Turley, WV Health Right is able to accomplish our mission of providing comprehensive healthcare to those in need. Click here to learn about how you can help support our vulnerable communities, too.
