Colonel Paul Gourley is the Commander, 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base, Calif. He commands four squadrons providing patient-centered care to 22,800 beneficiaries and specialized support and training for U-2 aviators at Beale and three overseas operating locations, enabling optimal human performance in the delivery of globally integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Through teamwork, innovation, and efficient utilization of resources, the 9 MDG provides medical, dental, environmental and physiological support, focusing on prevention while promoting a healthy community and is poised to support medical contingencies worldwide.
Colonel Gourley was born in Abington, Pa. in October 1966. He graduated from Ursinus College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1988. He was commissioned in the Army as a medical corps officer in May 1992 and interservice transferred to the Air Force in February 2002.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science, Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa.
1989 US Army AMEDD Officer Basic Course, FT Sam Houston, Texas
1992 Doctor of Osteopathy, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa.
1993 Intern, Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Community Hospital, FT Hood, Texas
1993 Combat Casualty Care Course, Camp Bullis, Texas
1994 US Army Flight Surgeon Primary Course, FT Rucker, Ala.
1995 Resident, Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Community Hospital, FT Hood, Texas
1999 Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties, FT Detrick, Md.
2003 USAF Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks City Base, Texas
2008 Air War College (Correspondence)
2010 Senior Developmental Education – Equivalent (Residence)
2014 Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives Course, FT Myer, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1992 – June 1993, Emergency Medicine Internship, Darnall Army Community Hospital, FT Hood, Texas
2. July 1993 – June 1995, Emergency Medicine Residency, Darnall Army Community Hospital, FT Hood, Texas
3. July 1995 – October 1999, Emergency Medicine Physician, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Department of Operational and Emergency Medicine, Washington, D.C.
4. October 1999 – February 2002, 2290th US Army Hospital, Emergency Medicine Section, Washington D.C.
5. February 2002 – January 2004, Chief, Clinical Services, 177th Medical Group, New Jersey Air National Guard, Atlantic City, N.J.
6. January 2004 – June 2004, Flight Surgeon, 305th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 305th Medical Group, McGuire AFB, N.J.
7. June 2004 – October 2005, Squadron Medical Element, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J.
8. October 2005 – January 2006, Flight Commander, Flight Medicine Flight, 305th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 305th Medical Group, McGuire AFB, N.J.
9. January 2006 – August 2008, Chief of Medical Staff, 305th Medical Group, McGuire AFB, N.J.
10. August 2008 – August 2011, Commander, 6th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla. (Jan 2011 – Jun 2011, Deputy Commander, 332d Expeditionary Medical Group; Commander, 332d Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq)
11. August 2011 – July 2015, Chief of Medical Staff, 633d Medical Group, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. (Nov 2013 – May 2014, Deputy Commander & Chief of Medical Staff, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group; Commander, 455th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan)
12. July 2015 – Present, Commander, 9th Medical Group, Beale AFB, Calif.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
NATO Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
Diplomat, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Diplomat, Certified Physician Executive Program, American College of Physician Executives
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Captain 31 May 1992
Major 13 June 1998
Lieutenant Colonel 17 February 2005
Colonel 17 February 2011
(Current as of February 2016)