With over 40 years of experience in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. Jerry Gurley is QCHC’s Director of Women’s Services. He owned and managed his own private practice, Talladega OB/GYN Associates, PC, in Talladega, Alabama, from 1973 to 2014. Dr. Gurley is Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology, and licensed to practice medicine in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. He is a Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). Dr. Gurley served for 28 years on the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission, the last 18 years of which he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gurley served as a military surgeon in the US Army and the Alabama Army National Guard for 27 years, retiring with the rank of Brigadier General. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Gurley received his BS from Auburn University, his MD from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham and served his internship and residency at Lloyd Noland Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.