Dr Yoder is a proud alumnus of the University of Virginia and completed graduate studies in Health Policy at George Washington University prior to completing medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed Internal Medicine residency at UConn and worked at a Federally Qualified Health Center prior to returning to UConn as a medical educator at Burgdorf in 2023. His clinical interests are in delivery of primary care, specifically to underserved and marginalized populations. These experiences have fostered a love for advocacy at the bedside, in the community and at the state and national level through work with the American College of Physicians and appreciate for the role that health policy plays in the care we deliver to our patients and how we can impact it. He has served as chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee for the state chapter of ACP since 2021 and frequently provides legislative testimony and serves on state committees recently including the Connecticut state Healthcare Cabinet and Husky Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee