Ernie Yoder, M.D. PhD, FACP, ’78, President

Originally from Southwest Mich., Dr. Yoder attended Sturgis High School and Alma College before entering medical school. He completed his residency in internal medicine in 1981, and following a year as chief medical resident, joined Wayne State as a full time faculty member. He later completed his Ph.D. in Education at WSU in 1997.

Dr. Yoder was named CGEA Laureate by the AAMC; is a member of the School of Medicine Academy of Scholars; and has been named multiple times as one of the Best Doctors in America. His clinical and academic efforts have focused on critical care medicine, medical education, program evaluation, evidence based medicine (EBM), and continuous quality improvement (CQI) and has published widely in these areas. Dr. Yoder recently completed a four year term as the Governor for the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Physicians; a term on the Executive Committee of the ACP Board of Governors; and has served as Chair of the AAMC Central Group on Educational Affairs and Chair for the AAMC-GEA Section on Undergraduate Education.

After almost 20 years as full time faculty at the School of Medicine, Dr. Yoder accepted the position of Chair for the Department of Internal Medicine at Providence Hospital in Southfield. In 2006, he was inducted into the Detroit Academy of Medicine. In 2007, Dr. Yoder was appointed Vice President, Academic Affairs for St. John Health system. He is active in leading quality improvement studies and teaching CQI and EBM to students, residents, and faculty at St. John Health System. Dr. Yoder is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at WSU, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Oakland University where he teaches Quality Improvement in Health Care.