In 2012, he was appointed the Dr. Bernell Dalley Endowed Professor in Medical Education. Joining the university in 1994, Lee has been course director for Clinically Oriented Anatomy since 2004 and was appointed Assistant Dean for the Basic Science Curriculum in 2013. Recognized for his contributions to education, Lee received the Clinically Oriented Anatomy Teaching Awards in 2005 and 2007, the 2008 President’s Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2008 Dean’s Basic Science Teaching Award. Lee received two bachelor’s degrees and his Ph.D. from the University of South Alabama.