Frederick E. Turton
Frederick E. Turton, MD, MBA, FACP, is 2008-2009 Chair-elect of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. He became Chair-elect during Internal Medicine 2008, the ACP annual scientific meeting, held May 15-17 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Turton will become Chair of the Board of Regents, ACP's main policymaking body, in April of 2009.
Dr. Turton is a consultative internist in private practice in Sarasota, Fla., and is also principal of Emergent Health Technologies, LLC. He has been in the practice of internal medicine since 1980.
Dr. Turton has been on the Board of Regents since 2003. He is chair of the ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee. He is also Vice Chair of the ACP Services Political Action Committee. Dr. Turton has been vice chair of the ACP finance, strategic planning, and health and public policy committees.
Dr. Turton served as Treasurer, Secretary, Council member and Chairman of the Membership Committee for the ACP Florida Chapter. He was named Key Contact of the Year 2000 and received special recognition in 1999 and 2003 for his contact with legislators on behalf of internal medicine. Dr. Turton was elected 2000-2004 ACP Governor for Florida by the local membership. In 2003, he was elected to chair the national ACP Board of Governors for 2004-2005.
Dr. Turton was named a Laureate of the Florida Chapter in 2005. Laureate Awards honor local Fellows or Masters of ACP who have demonstrated a long-term commitment to excellence in medical care, education, or research, or have provided service to their community, chapter, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Turton received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Emory University. He completed internship and residency training at Vanderbilt University Affiliated Hospitals. He is board-certified in internal medicine and has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) since 1998. FACP is an honorary designation that recognizes ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine. Additionally, Dr. Turton was awarded a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Florida in 2007.
