Joanne Baker, DO, FACOI, FAODME, FHM, FACP is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician and Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine (WMed) and Clinical Professor for the Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her medical school at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine followed by her Internal Medicine Residency at the MSU Flint Osteopathic Campus. She then went on to do a Faculty Development Fellowship at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Baker’s current roles include Internal Medicine Residency Program Director and Director of Osteopathic Education at WMU Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine. Dr Baker has served as an Internal Medicine Residency Program Director under both AOA and ACGME accreditation for over 20 years. During that time, she has also served as a Director of Medical Education, AOA Traditional Rotating Internship Program Director and Internal Medicine Clerkship Director.Dr. Baker has held many leadership and mentorship roles through local, state, and national professional organizations as well as through WMed. Dr. Baker is a member of the Board of Directors for the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) and the Chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) Osteopathic Recognition Committee. Over her career, she has served as a member of the MSU Statewide Campus System Governing Board, President of both the Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (AODME) and the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (MAODME). While Dr. Baker was President of AODME, she transitioned the organization to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) as the Assembly of Osteopathic Graduate Medical Educators (AOGME).