Yang Jae Lee

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Global Health, University of Washington | Chairperson & Executive Director, Empower Through Health

Role
Executive Director at Empower Through Health
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Yang Jae Lee

I am the founding Chairperson and Executive Director of Empower Through Health, a 501(c)(3) organization working on healthcare, education, and research in rural Uganda. We provide medical care to people annually and psychiatric care to a catchment area of over people. We created equitable educational opportunities for both Ugandan and American pre-doctoral students, such as the Global Health Experiential Fellowship. My research interests are behavior change, mental illness stigma, and intervention development.https://psychiatry.uw.edu/profile/yang-jae-lee/

Experience

  1. Executive Director

    Empower Through Health

    Jan 2018 — Present · St. Louis, MO, US

    I am the founding Chairperson and Executive Director of Empower Through Health, a 501(c)(3) organization working on healthcare, education, and research in rural Uganda. We provide medical care to people annually and psychiatric care to a catchment area of over people. We created equitable educational opportunities for both Ugandan and American pre-doctoral students, such as the Global Health Experiential Fellowship. My research interests are behavior change, mental illness stigma, and intervention development.

Education

  • Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

    Doctor of Medicine (M.D.); McDonnell Scholar

    2021

  • Washington University in St. Louis

    Applied Baccalaureate (A.B.), Biology & International and Area Studies

    2012 — 2016

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