Jennifer I. Lee, M.D., is Assistant Dean for Medical Education Operations and Accreditation as well as Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Lee earned her M.D. degree from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and completed her combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. After dual board certification, she maintains her board certification in Internal Medicine and is an academic hospitalist in the Division of General Internal Medicine, where she serves as Associate Chief for Continuous Quality Improvement.
Dr. Lee’s passion is working with and mentoring students, trainees, and faculty in systems improvement, building a pathway for promotion through academic quality improvement (QI) initiatives and research. Over the past 15 years at Weill Cornell Medicine, she has developed numerous programs and several departmental committees across the College to build and cultivate a proactive culture of safety.
In 2016, Dr. Lee spearheaded the development of the Weill Cornell Medicine QI Academy (QIA-WCM) for faculty to achieve academic scholarship through the design and implementation of high-impact, sustainable projects aimed at improving clinical care. She served as the department’s inaugural Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Safety from 2016 to 2025.
Nationally, Dr. Lee was a recipient of the American Association of Medical College’s Learning Health Systems Research Award in recognition of the interdivisional and interdisciplinary programs she created for the Weill Department of Medicine and has served on the Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Committee for the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Dr. Lee is core faculty and coach in the American College of Physicians’ Center for Quality. She is also on the American Medical Association’s Specialty and Service Society Rules Committee as well as a member of the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Measurement Advisory Panel. Dr. Lee is past President of the Korean American Medical Association and has served on their Board of Directors since 2021. Internationally, she is adjunct professor at Yonsei University Hospital and has held QI workshops and lectures for trainees and faculty in Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.