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May M. Lee, MD, MHA

Clinical Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator)

Program Director, PCCSM

Interim Chief for the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

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Overview

Dr. May Lee is a Professor of Medicine currently serving as the Program Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) Fellowship Training Program and the Assistant Dean for Continuing Medical Education at the University of Southern California.

Dr. Lee earned her MD from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University in New York, graduating with distinction in humanistic studies. She completed her Internal Medicine residency, PCCM fellowship, and post-doctoral research program at the University of Chicago.

Nationally recognized for her contributions to medical education, Dr. Lee is the Immediate-Past-President of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD) and serves on committees for the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians. She is actively involved on the editorial boards of ATS Scholar and Chest Pearls, and her work is widely published and presented at both local and national levels.

Awards

  • SUNY at Stony Brook: Arthur Berken Fellow, 2000
     – 2003
  • Neurobiology Assembly, American Thoracic Society: Highlighted Abstract, 2009
     – 2009
  • American Thoracic Society: Travel Award Winner, 2009
     – 2009
  • Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Southern California/LAC+USC: Teacher of the Year, 2020
     – 2020
  • Los Angeles Business Journal: 2021 LAs Top Doctors, 2021
     – 2021
  • Los Angeles Business Journal: Leaders of Influence: LAs Top Doctors 2023, 2023
     – 2023
  • American College of Chest Physicians: Women Leaders in Chest Medicine Honoree, 2023
     – 2023
  • Journal of Graduate Medical Education: 2023 Outstanding Reviewer, 2023
     – 2023
  • Association of University Programs in Health Administration: Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society, 2023
     – 2023

Education and Training

  • Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT — BA — 05/1992 — Sociology
  • SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY — MD — 05/2003 — Doctor of Medicine
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA — MHA — 05/2024 — Masters of Health Administration

Publications

  • Determination of Adult Critical Care Physician Core Knowledge and Skills: Results of a Multidisciplinary, Modified Delphi Process. Crit Care Med. 2026 02 01; 54(2):224-233.. View in PubMed
  • Beyond the Individual: A Multidisciplinary Model for Critical Thinking in the Intensive Care Unit. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2024; 15:409-417.. View in PubMed
  • The ABCs of Cultivating Psychological Safety for Clinical Learner Growth. J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Apr; 16(2):124-127.. View in PubMed
  • Impact of ATS Resident Boot Camp on Faculty and Fellows who Teach. ATS Sch. 2024 Jun 01; 5(2):247-253.. View in PubMed
  • Putting the “Whole” in Holistic Review. ATS Sch. 2023 Dec; 4(4):393-395.. View in PubMed
  • Kolb Meets Quality: Applying Learning Theory to a Process Improvement and Safety Curriculum. ATS Sch. 2023 Dec; 4(4):431-440.. View in PubMed
  • The Virtual Interview Experience: Perspectives of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Applicants. ATS Sch. 2022 Mar; 3(1):76-86.. View in PubMed
  • COVID-19: Highlighting Health Disparities in the Los Angeles Latinx Community. Clin Med Res. 2021 12; 19(4):161-168.. View in PubMed
  • Evaluation of Time-Limited Trials Among Critically Ill Patients With Advanced Medical Illnesses and Reduction of Nonbeneficial ICU Treatments. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 06 01; 181(6):786-794.. View in PubMed
  • Development of a National Academic Boot Camp to Improve Fellowship Readiness. ATS Sch. 2020 Dec 22; 2(1):49-65.. View in PubMed

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