James Heaysung Lee, MD, FAAP

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Email: JamesLee@mednet.ucla.edu
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James Heaysung Lee, MD, FAAP 

Pediatrics Clerkship Site Director; Pediatrics Residency Associate Program Director and Continuity Clinic Director

I love following learners at all levels of training. From the medical school side, my main roles are being part of the Educators for Excellence group that is deeply involved in the education of the first-year medical students. I am also a Site Director for the Pediatric Clerkship. On the Pediatric Residency side, I am the Associate Program Director and Continuity Clinic Director for the training program. My interests include medical education and following the longitudinal growth of learners throughout the medical school and residency process. I love to mentor my advisees and coach our amazing trainees. Additionally, I am Board President of a non-profit organization called Aeron’s Foundation that works to increase awareness and support families who have suffered through sudden unexpected infant death (SIDS). 

My family came over from Korea and I was born in New York. Throughout my life I have lived in the various regions of the US (East Coast, Midwest, West Coast). I have much distance traveled in my life and have managed much adversity throughout my life. My journey to medicine was difficult and I feel fortunate to connect with trainees who have faced a similar path toward their goals and offer coaching and mentorship. Finally, I am part of a dedicated group of faculty members who focus on equity issues (with an emphasis on recruitment) and work to continually improve our holistic review process for the pediatrics residency program.

On a lighter note, I love family, food, sports, and travel. Being Korean, I am genetically programmed to be a Tiger Dad and enjoy Korean dramas/movies/music. 

Education & Training

• BA – University of California, Berkeley
• MD – Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine
• Pediatrics Internship – University of California, Los Angeles, Pediatrics
• Pediatrics Residency – University of California, Los Angeles, Pediatrics
• Pediatrics Faculty – Medical Education Fellowship

Positions

• Associate Program Director, UCLA Pediatrics
• Continuity Clinic Director, UCLA Pediatrics
• Pediatrics Clerkship Site Director, DGSOM at UCLA
• Educator for Excellence, DGSOM at UCLA
• MS2 Pediatric Clinical Skills Director, DGSOM at UCLA
• Director of PCC Ambulatory Core Rotation, UCLA Pediatrics
• “Primary Care for the Child with Medical Complexity” Elective Course Director, UCLA Pediatrics
• Pediatric Interest Group Faculty Advisor, UCLA Pediatrics
• MS4 Faculty Advisor, DGSOM at UCLA
• EACE Site Director, DGSOM at UCLA
• Eve and Gene Black Summer Medical Mentor Program Site Director, UCLA Pediatrics
• Longitudinal Mentor, UCLA SHPEP
• AMSA-PCC Undergraduate Volunteer Program, Faculty Sponsor
• Medical Education Leadership Committee, UCLA Pediatrics
• Clinical Competency Committee, UCLA Pediatrics
• Performance Evaluation Committee, UCLA Pediatrics
• Faculty EDI Committee, UCLA Pediatrics
• UCLA Program Champion, Mt Sinai Parenting Center’s Keystones of Development Curriculum
• Associate Program Director Special Interest Group Co-Chair, Association of Pediatric Program Directors
• Co-Founder, Board President, Aeron’s Foundation

Teaching

• MS1 Foundations of Practice, DGSOM
• Ambulatory Pediatrics, DGSOM
• Pediatrics Clerkship, DGSOM
• Foundations of Medicine II, DGSOM
• Primary Care Foundations, DGSOM
• Foundations of Internship, DGSOM
• X+Y Continuity Clinic Didactics Facilitator, UCLA Pediatrics
• Directed Observations, DGSOM and UCLA Pediatrics
• Basic Financial Planning, UCLA Pediatrics, UCLA Preventive Medicine, UCLA IM Fellows College
• Career Prep and Professionalism, UCLA Pediatrics
• Resident as Teacher and Feedback, UCLA Pediatrics
• How to be an Effective Senior, UCLA Pediatrics
• Understanding Perspective and Communication through Istvan Banyai’s Zoom, UCLA Pediatrics
• Pediatric Medical Home, UCLA Pediatrics
• Giving Effective Feedback, UCLA Pediatrics Spring Retreat
• Providing Feedback in a Supervisory Role, UCLA Pediatrics Spring Retreat
• How to Respond to Microaggressions, UCLA Pediatrics Spring Retreat
• CV Basics and Contract Negotiations, UCLA Pediatrics Residency Career Workshop Series