Dr. Yee has been serving in an interim role as our CMO since June 2023. Prior to that, he served as Special Assistant to the Office of Patient Care Services in VA Central Office, Chief of Staff at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System and has provided senior leadership, program-level oversight, and technical expertise for multiple Medical Centers, Networks, and several areas in Central Office. He has been in public service for over 30 years, having held healthcare administrative positions at Federal, state, and county levels. Dr. Yee has extensive leadership experience in healthcare system operations including performance oversight of clinical programs, quality management, clinical and customer service-based systems, and statistical/functional assessments. He has also published articles, abstracts, books, and compilations on topics relevant to leadership, ambulatory care, resident physician performance, organizational planning, and performance improvement. Dr. Yee received his medical degree in 1987 at the Medical College of Virginia, and completed residency training under the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He was Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF prior to joining VA. He is board certified in internal medicine and has received numerous teaching awards. He was inducted as Fellow of the American College of Physicians in 1998, recognized by the State of California in 2001 for contributions to their correctional healthcare system, recognized by VA in 2011 for improvements in disability assessments using Systems Redesign, and inducted as Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in 2016. He received his second doctorate in Healthcare Administration at Central Michigan University in August 2021