Biography

Yul D. Ejnes, MD, MACP, is an internal medicine specialist in private practice in Cranston, Rhode Island. He received his medical degree from Brown Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island in 1985 and completed his internal medicine residency training, followed by a year as Chief Medical Resident, at Rhode Island Hospital. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. A founding partner of Coastal Medical, Inc., Rhode Island’s largest private practice, Dr. Ejnes was a member of its Board of Directors and chaired its Management Information System Committee. He is on staff at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence and served on several committees including the Medical Executive Committee, Credentialing Committee, and the Medical Record Committee, which he chaired. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, where he teaches medical students and residents, including training medical residents in the private practice setting. Dr. Ejnes has written and lectured on medical use of the Internet and was one of the first physicians in Rhode Island to use electronic mail for patient-physician communication. Dr. Ejnes has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) since 2003 and is currently its Chair. RIQI is the state’s designated Regional Health Information Organization. Dr. Ejnes is Chair-Emeritus of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation’s largest medical specialty organization. He served as Chair in 2011-2012 and joined the Board of Regents in 2005. In April 2012, Dr. Ejnes became a Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP). He was Governor of the Rhode Island Chapter of ACP from 2002-2006 and chaired the national Board of Governors from 2006-2007. He also served on or chaired numerous ACP national committees. He is a Past President of the Rhode Island Medical Society and Past President of the Rhode Island Society of Internal Medicine.

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