Judy L. Turner, DO, Assistant Professor, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine

After serving eight years on active duty in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman, Dr. Turner went to the University of Hawaii at Hilo, earning a BA in Biology.  She received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) from the college of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) in 1995.  Her medical training was interrupted for a year each with Operation Desert Storm and a trip to Camp Pendleton; and an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship.  She completed a rotating Internship and Family Medicine Residency at San Bernardino County Medical Center, San Bernardino County, California.

In 1994, Dr. Turner started as a clinical facilitator for the medical students at Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS)/COMP and continued until 2005.  In 1998 and 1999 she participated in the Clinical Performance Exam Development Committee, Department of Family Medicine, at WUHS/COMP. 
After residency, Dr. Turner held various positions as a Locum Tenens lasting until 2001.  From 1999 to 2006, Dr. Turner worked in her private Osteopathic Family Medicine Practice in Southern California and continued as a Clinical Preceptor for WUHS/COMP.  In 2006, as part of a MediCare demonstration project, she made house calls for Care Level Management in Fresno, California.  Dr. Turner accepted a teaching position at Touro University Nevada (TUN), College of Osteopathic Medicine, as Assistant Professor of OMM in 2007. 

Dr. Turner is board certified in Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine.

WCU-COM is excited to have Dr. Turner joining the Osteopathic Principle and Practice (OP&P) Department in 2010, as Assistant Professor of OMM.