Winona Lee MD

Dr. Lee is the Director of the ‘Imi Ho‘ola Post-Baccalaureate Program and Principle Investigator for the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence. ‘Imi Ho‘ola and the NHCOE are key diversity programs located in the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). The mission of the ‘Imi Ho‘ola program is to improve health care in Hawai‘i and the Pacific by providing educational opportunities to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have the potential to succeed in medicine and are committed to practice in underserved communities. The Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence seeks to improve the health of all Native Hawaiians by recruiting students into the health professions, conducting health disparities research, promoting faculty and student development, implementing cultural competence development training, and disseminating information resources relevant to the health of Native Hawaiians. Dr. Lee received her medical degree from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa JABSOM and completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Hawai‘i Integrated Pediatrics Residency Program in Honolulu. Dr. Lee’s primary interests include under-represented student recruitment and retention, medical professionalism, mentoring at risk youth, and cultural competency.