Michael D. Fetters, MD, MPH, MA, is a family medicine researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Fetters has a longstanding interest in medical ethics and the influence of culture on medical decision making as well as applications of mixed methods research. Bilingual in Japanese and English, Dr. Fetters founded and directs the University of Michigan Japanese Family Health Program. Dr. Fetters attended the Ohio State University College of Medicine for medical school, the University of North Carolina for family medicine residency training and public health studies and Michigan State University for bioethics studies. Dr. Fetters' current research efforts in medical ethics tie to education about informed consent in the community, development of a serious game to teach communication skills, and use of a multilingual health quality assessment instrument in Qatar to promote equal voice among minority populations.