Kelly C. Lee, Pharm.D., M.A.S., BCPP

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Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pronouns: She|Her|Hers

Email

kellylee@health.ucsd.edu

Phone

(858) 822-3462

Research Summary

Dr. Lee’s specialty area is psychiatric pharmacy and she is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist. She is currently the Residency Program Director of the PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at UC San Diego Health. Dr. Lee’s research program involves the 1) effective utilization of psychotropic medications within diverse patient populations, 2) establishing innovative psychiatric practice models, 3) scholarship of teaching and learning and 4) assessment and prevention of burnout and suicide among healthcare trainees and professionals.  She established the first pharmacist-run outpatient psychiatric clinic at UC San Diego and practices under a Collaborative Practice.  She currently provides medication management to adult patients in the General Psychiatry clinic within UC San Diego Outpatient Psychiatry Services in La Jolla. Dr. Lee is currently an appointment member of the Research Advisory Panel of California by the California Board of Pharmacy. She has served as an expert consultant to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, MedImpact HealthCare Systems, Inc., and California Mental Health Care Management Program. Dr. Lee has published in numerous peer- reviewed journals and textbooks and is currently an Editor for Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice textbook. Dr. Lee is involved professionally in organizations such as American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP). She is a Fellow of the ACCP and ASHP and member of Rho Chi Honor Society and Phi Lambda Sigma Leadership Society.

Academic Achievements

Education: B.S. in Biology (1996) UCLA; Pharm.D. (2000) UCSF; Master of Advanced Study in Clinical Research (M.A.S.) (2012) UCSD; ASHP- Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice and Fellowship in Behavioral Health Sciences (2000- 2003) UCSF; Board Certification in Psychiatric Pharmacy (re-certified 2025) (BCPP). 

Awards and Honors: Award Rufus A. Lyman Award from American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2025); Awarded Distinguished Teaching Award for Academic Senate Members, UC San Diego (2023); Awarded Alumni Practitioner Award from UC San Francisco Alumni Association (2023); Awarded 2019-2020 Faculty of Year by Class of (2020); Received Award of Excellence in Scholarship in Experiential Education from American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, (2020); Awarded Best Collaborative Scholarship Award from American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Assessment Special Interest Group, (2019, 2021, 2023, 2024); Selected for Faculty Leadership Academy, UCSD, (2021).

Leadership Experience: Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation (2014 – present); Director, PGY2 Residency in Psychiatric Pharmacy (2012 – present); Vice-Chair, Institutional Research and Assessment Committee (IRAC), AACP (2025-current); Chair and Vice-Chair, Specialty Council for Psychiatric Pharmacy, Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (2018-2020); Co-Chair of Research and Scholarship Committee (2025-current); Co-Chair of Networking and Mentoring Committee of Assessment SIG, AACP (2021-2022); Chair and Vice-Chair, Professional Affairs Task Force, CPNP (2021-2023).

Teaching

• Therapeutics (SPPS 212C, SPPS 212A)
• Pharmacogenomics (SPPS 219)
• Special Topics in Psychiatry Elective (SPPS 286)
• Advanced Professional Practice (SPPS 213)
• San Diego Pharmacy Residency Leaders (SDPRL) Teaching Certificate Program
• Academia Elective (UC San Diego Health Residency programs)
• General Psychiatry Clinic (UC San Diego Health Residency programs)

Key Contributions

• Published first incidence study of pharmacist suicides in the United States.
• Published one of the first studies evaluating burnout among pharmacy practice faculty in the United States.
• Established the first Pharmacist-Psychiatrist Collaborative MTM, Adult ADHD and General Psychiatry clinics at UC San Diego Health.
• Established the Office of Assessment and Accreditation at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• Established the PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at UC San Diego Health.

Selected Publications

• Lee KC, Kim E, Kim J, Malcolm B, Kuo GM, Bird A, Feifel D. (2020). Development of an innovative adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder clinic. Ment Health Clin 30;10(5):296-300.
• Lee KC, Silvia RJ, Cobb CD, Moore TD, Payne GH. (2021). Survey of prescriptive authority among psychiatric pharmacists in the United States. Ment Health Clin 11(2):64-69.
• Lee KC, Ye GY, Choflet A, Barnes A, Zisook S, Ayers C, Davidson JE. (2022) Longitudinal analysis of suicides among pharmacists during 2003-2018. J Am Pharm Assoc. 62(4):1165-1171.
• Lee KC, Silvia RJ, Payne GH, Moore TD, Ansara ED, Ross CA. Best practice model for outpatient psychiatric pharmacy practice, part 2: Confirmation of the attribute statements. Ment Health Clin [Internet]. 2022;12(2):65-76. DOI: 10.9740/mhc.2022.04.065.
• Malcom DR, Attarabeen OF, Castleberry A, Dey S, DiVall MV, Kirkwood C, Lebovitz L, Lee KC, Medina M, Park SK, Sheaffer EA, Weldon D. A national survey of perceptions around conditions associated with pharmacy faculty workload equity. Am J Pharm Educ 2024 Feb 2:100664. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.100664.
• Cat TB, El-Ibiary SY, Lee KC. Student stress, coping, and APPE readiness at two public institutions before and during the pandemic. Pharmacy 2024;12(4):121. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy12040121.
• Huang JS, Ballard C, Zisook S, Davidson JE, Lee KC. Qualitative analysis of mental health stressors among pharmacy and medical students between 2009 and 2020. Am J Pharm Educ 2024;88 (11):101296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.101296
• Makhija H, Davidson JE, Lee KC, Barnes A, Choflet A, Zisook S. National incidence of physician suicide and associated features. JAMA Psychiatry 2025 February 26. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4816

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