David T Overton, MD, MBA, FACEP

David Overton, MD
  • Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
    • Primary Address
    • Office
    • 1000 Oakland Drive
    • Kalamazoo, MI, United States 49008

Biography

Biography

David Overton, MD, MBA, is a board certified emergency medicine physician with Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine. He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine. He served as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education from 2022-2025.

Dr. Overton is a graduate of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He earned his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed an internal medicine residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital System in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and an emergency medicine residency at University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition, Dr. Overton has an MBA from Michigan State University.

Dr. Overton has a research and clinical interest in undergraduate and graduate medical education. In addition to his board certification in emergency medicine, he also is board-certified in internal medicine.

Education

  • MBA 1991, Business Administration, Michigan State University
  • MBA 1991, Business Administration, Michigan State University
  • Residency 1983, Emergency Medicine, Medical Center, University of Cincinnati
  • Residency 1981, Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital System
  • MD 1978, Wayne State University
  • MD 1978, Wayne State University
  • BS 1974, Biochemistry, Michigan State University
  • BS 1974, Biochemistry, Michigan State University

Board/Specialty

  • American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)