Jeannie K Lee

Biography

Dr. Jeannie Lee is assistant professor at the University of Arizona (UA) College of Pharmacy with a cross-appointment in the College of Medicine. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, and Fellow of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). She practices interprofessionally at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and UA Medical Center – University Campus, Interprofessional Geriatrics Clinic. She is also research associate and faculty of Arizona Center on Aging in the HRSA-funded Arizona Geriatric Education Center.

Dr. Lee is currently working on the NIH-funded “Chronic Disease Health Beliefs, Medication Adherence, and Health Literacy” project with UA Anthropology and HRSA-funded “National Center for Integrative Primary Healthcare” with Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine and UA Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health as co-I. Dr. Lee served as PI in “Geriatric Patient Care by U.S. Pharmacists in Healthcare Teams: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses” published in Journal of American Geriatrics Society. She served as co-PI in “Demonstrating Pharmacists’ Impact as Team Member on Therapeutic, Safety, Humanistic, and Economic Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses” project, with primary results published in Medical Care and Journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. During her position at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Dr. Lee conducted the Federal Study of Adherence to Medications in the Elderly (FAME) trial and published the findings in JAMA.

A graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, Dr. Lee completed residency training at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Her multiple honors include the U.S. Army Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, Ralph D. Arnold Army Pharmacy Research Award, Mel Liter Clinical Pharmacy Award, Association of Military Surgeons of United States’ Circle of Excellence Award, ASHP Foundation’s Pharmacy Practice Research Literature Awards, AACP/NCPA Innovative Adherence Educators Challenge Award, Clinical Sciences Educator of the Year, and Excellence in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice Award. Dr. Lee is a selected member of the National Institute on Aging Health Disparities Resource Persons Network. She is passionate about interprofessional education, practice and research.

Degrees

• Pharm.D. Pharmacy
• University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Athens, Georgia

Awards

• Certificate of Appointment to the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Fall 2023
• Promotion to Associate Dean of Student Services
• UA R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy, Fall 2023
• Guest Advisor for Annals of Medicine - Geriatrics
• Taylor & Francis Group, Fall 2022
• American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Fellow
• American Geriatrics Society, Spring 2022
• Associate Professor with Tenure
• The University of Arizona, Spring 2022
• 2021 Outstanding Committee Service Award
• The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Public Education Committee, Spring 2021
• The University of Arizona Team Award for Excellence Nomination
• The University of Arizona, Spring 2021 (Award Nominee)
• William Robie III Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award Nomination
• The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy 60 at 60, Spring 2021 (Award Nominee)
• 2020 UAHS Faculty Leadership Award
• The UA Health Sciences Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ Interest Group, Winter 2020
• Bellee Nomination
• Ben's Bells, Fall 2020 (Award Nominee)
• Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge Rookie Award
• National Consumers League, Summer 2020 (Award Finalist)
• 2020 CUES Distinguished Fellowships
• University of Arizona, Spring 2020 (Award Nominee)
• AACP Walmart Scholars Award - as Mentor
• The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Spring 2020
• 2019 Most Valuable Partner Award
• The University of Arizona Health Sciences, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Fall 2019
• Dr. Theodore G. Tong Leadership & Service Award
• UA College of Pharmacy Student Council, Spring 2019
• Clinical Science Educator of the Year Award
• UA College of Pharmacy, Spring 2018
• Public Health Education Committee
• American Geriatrics Society, Spring 2018
• Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties, Fall 2017
• Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) Fellow
• University of Arizona, Spring 2017
• Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor
• University of Arizona College of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, Spring 2017
• UA Service Award
• University of Arizona, Spring 2017
• White Coat Presenter
• UA College of Pharmacy, Spring 2017
• Academic Leadership Institute
• University of Arizona, Fall 2016
• Tideswell, AGS, ADGAP Leadership Development in Aging
• Tideswell Foundation at UCSF, American Geriatrics Society, Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs, Spring 2016
• White Coat Presentor
• UA COP Class of 2016, Spring 2016
• AzGS Geriatrician of the Year
• Arizona Geriatrics Society, Fall 2015
• Select Invitation for Luncheon from UA Provost Andrew Comrie
• UA Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost, Fall 2015
• Select Luncheon Invitation from UA Provost Andrew Comrie
• UA Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost, Fall 2015
• Tideswell, AGS, ADGAP National Leadership Development Program in Aging
• Tideswell at UCSF, American Geriatrics Society (AGS), Association of Directors or Geriatrics Academy Program (ADGAP), Fall 2015
• AzGEC Certificate for Outstanding Contribution
• Arizona Geriatric Education Center, Summer 2015
• Nominee: Clinical Science Educator of the Year
• UA COP Class of 2015, Spring 2015 (Award Nominee)
• White Coat Ceremony Coater
• UA COP Class of 2016, Spring 2015
• ASCP Presidential Coin of Excellence in Service
• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), Fall 2014
• ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Practice Research Literature Award
• The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research & Education Foundation, Fall 2014
• ASHP Section of Ambulatory Care Practitioners Certificate of Appreciation
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Summer 2014
• Innovations in Teaching Honorable Mention
• The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), Spring 2014
• Nominee - Theodore G. Tong Distinguished Leadership and Service Award
• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Student Chapter, Spring 2014
• White House and HHS Champions of Change
• Spring 2014