Ernie Yoder, MD, PhD, is Michigan native and a graduate of Wayne State College of Medicine having completed his residency also at Wayne State. He has been the founding Dean of Central Michigan University School of Medicine where he displayed extensive expertise at developing clinical sites and starting and managing ACGME accredited programs for medical students and residents. As acting DIO with Wayne County Consortium he continues to advise and expand GME throughout Michigan and the mid-western United States.