Mary Lee

Associate Provost, Tufts University

Mary Y. Lee, M.D., M.S., Associate Provost for Tufts University, manages multidisciplinary educational initiatives spanning Tufts' undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, particularly efforts that leverage the synergies between the schools' unique strengths in the health sciences and commitment to international service. A strong advocate for partnerships in education, Dr. Lee works closely with faculty to encourage increased collaboration in educational and research-related initiatives, such as the University Seminar program. In addition, Dr. Lee provides key academic leadership for the educational use of information technology; the University Library Council (which oversees the university's five libraries including the Digital Collections and Archives that is the core of Tufts' digital repository efforts); and faculty development in conjunction with the University Committee on Teaching and Faculty Development (UCTFD) and the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT), which provides faculty training and support across the university.

Dr. Lee has a particular interest in how information technology can help further educational goals. She is the project steward of both the Tufts University Sciences Knowledgebase (TUSK) and Tufts OpenCourseWare (OCW), the latter in collaboration with the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and each of Tufts' schools. TUSK, formerly known as Tufts Health Sciences Database, is an award-winning, comprehensive, database-driven, information management system that combines features of a multi-media digital library, a learning management system, and personal knowledge management. TUSK started in the School of Medicine in partnership with the Hirsh Health Sciences Library, but is now used across all Tufts' health sciences schools, as well as other medical schools in the United States, several countries in East Africa, and India. Dr. Lee leads the Tufts team that is contributing to the global Open Educational Resources movement by offering high quality content (particularly in the health sciences), open-source tool development, and faculty development in the innovative uses of technology to support education.

During her more than two decades at the School of Medicine, Dr. Lee was most recently Dean for Educational Affairs for over twelve years as the strategic and operational leader in curriculum, evaluation, faculty development, educational programming and grants. Dr. Lee promoted forward-looking uses of educational technology in health sciences education for which she is internationally recognized, and for which she is a frequent guest professor through invited talks, visiting professorships, and committee memberships.

Dr. Lee received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, MA. She is board-certified in internal medicine and geriatrics. In addition to her medical degree, Dr. Lee holds Masters degrees in both Health Services Research and Asian Studies from Stanford University. Dr. Lee is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine and was the recipient of the Tufts University Distinguished Faculty Award for 2006.

Associate Provost-at-a-Glance

Mary Y. Lee

Title:

Associate Provost, Tufts University

Academic Credentials:

M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine (1983); Trained in internal medicine at Tufts-New England Medical Center (1986); M.S. in Health Service Research, Stanford University (1979), M A. in Asian Studies, Stanford University (1979); B.A., Independent Plans of Study, Tufts University (1975)

Tufts Affiliations

Associate Provost (2001-present); Associate Professor of Medicine (2000-present); attending staff, General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center

Courses Taught at Tufts

All levels of medical education from students through faculty, mainly in general internal medicine and clinical teaching skills: Taught 2-4 conferences or seminars every week for 13 years for 3rd- and 4th-year students on topics such as clinical cases, psychosocial/ethical issues, interviewing and physical exam skills, cultural competency, health care reform, and medical education. Taught over one hundred seminars to internal medicine residents on general medicine ambulatory topics and clinical teaching skills seminars. Taught dozens of faculty development seminars and workshops on clinical teaching skills, mentoring, community-based teaching, managed care education, teaching portfolios, problem-based learning case writing, and information technology in medical education.

Former Positions & Professorships

Dean for Educational Affairs, TUSM (1994-2006); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine (1986-2000); Director of Third- and Fourth-year Clerkships in Medicine (1986- 1999); Director, Residency Ambulatory Training in Medicine (1990-1992); Faculty Development Director, Department of Medicine (1990-1995); Faculty Development Director, Tufts Health Care Institute (1995-2003)

Research Interests

Interdisciplinary, multi-institutional educational programs; information technology in medical education

Publications & Grants

Educational work disseminated nationally through numerous workshops and presentations. Grants received from such organizations as NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Cancer Institute, National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services, Pew Charitable Trusts. Invited faculty for nearly 40 national and international programs on topics such as evaluation skills, clinical teaching skills, mentoring, community-based teaching, pain education, managed care education, teaching portfolios, problem-based learning, case writing, and information technology in medical education.

Notable Honors

Summa cum laude, Tufts University; National Foreign Language Fellowship, Stanford University; Recipient of Tufts University School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Awards (1992, 1994).

Notable Professional Affiliations

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) – multiple committees/working groups within the organization, including Past-Chair of the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA), steering committee member of the Group on Educational Affairs, invited member of the external advisory committee to review AAMC's definition of underrepresented minorities; Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM), Association for Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM); Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM); American College of Physicians (ACP); Invited member, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Study Section, National Institutes of Health (NIH); Invited member, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Foundation Working Group on Population Health and Medical Education; Stanford Faculty Development Program in Clinical Teaching; Harvard-Macy Institute, Program for Physician-Educators.

E-Mail

mary.lee@tufts.edu