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Barbara Ross- Lee Beverly, DO, MS, ABOFP

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MARYLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AT MORGAN STATE
MARYLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AT MORGAN STATE

Current Positions: Immediate Past President American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF)
President (proposed) Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine (MDCOM) at Morgan State University
Expertise
• Osteopathic Medicine
• Health Care Policy
• Health Care Workforce Issues
• Medical Education
• Health Professions Leadership Development
Biography
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO served as Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs (VPHSMA) at NYIT from 2001 until 2017. In November 2014, Dr. Ross-Lee became the Inaugural Dean for NYITCOM at A-State. Dr. Ross-Lee is a nationally recognized expert on health policy issues and serves as an advisor on primary care, medical education, minority health, women's health, and rural health care issues on the federal and state levels. She is the founding director of the AOA Health Policy Fellowship Program, which prepares mid-career osteopathic physicians for leadership roles in health care. Dr. Ross is also the Founding Director of the Training in Policy Studies (TIPS) for osteopathic resident physicians.
Dr. Ross-Lee is the first African American woman to serve as dean of a United States medical school (Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1993 - 2001). She is also the first osteopathic physician to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship. She is the recipient of nine honorary degrees and many national awards. Most recently, the ACGME Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award was named the Barbara Ross-Lee, DO DEI Award in her honor. In 2012, Dr. Ross-Lee was appointed by the Institute of Medicine to serve as a member of the Consensus Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education which was responsible for recommending reforms to the GME system. Dr. Ross-Lee assumed the position of President of the American Osteopathic Foundation in January 2022 and currently serves as Immediate Past President of the AOF effective January 2023.

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