Will Turner is a practicing hospitalist and Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he completed his undergraduate studies in Black Studies and Biology at Amherst College and received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. After completing his residency and chief residency in internal medicine in 2002, Dr. Turner joined the faculty of Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons where he is currently Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Interim Assistant Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Faculty Advisor for the Black and Latino Student Association (BALSO), and the founder of Columbia Black Men in Medicine (CBMIM). He has clinical and research interests in medical education and diversity in medicine.