Patricia L. Turner r was appointed to the Board of Directors on September 24, 2020 and is the director of the Division of Member Services at the
American College of Surgeons and a clinical associate professor at the University of Chicago Medicine. Prior to joining the American College of
Surgeons, Dr. Turner spent eight years in full-time academic practice on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, serving as the
surgery residency program director. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest
University and received her MBA from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Dr. Turner currently serves as a member of the Boards of Directors of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies and Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center. Dr. Tuner provides the Board with significant leadership and managerial experience related to medical, business, and higher education
industries.