19 Facts About Barbara Ross-Lee

Barbara Ross-Lee majored in biology and chemistry at Wayne State University, graduating in 1965.

Barbara Ross-Lee has earned several awards and honors for her work and accomplishments.

Barbara Ross-Lee was born to Ernestine and Fred Ross, Sr.

Barbara Ross-Lee is the eldest of six children, including sister Diana Ross.

Barbara Ross-Lee was married during her junior year, which prolonged graduation by a year.

Barbara Ross-Lee Ross had begun her pre-medical studies at Wayne State University in 1960, during the growth of the civil rights movement.

Barbara Ross-Lee then took a position with the United States Department of Health and Human Services where she worked on medical education and people of color in medicine.

Dr Barbara Ross-Lee was community representative on the Governor's Minority Health Advisory Committee for the state of Michigan from 1990 to 1993.

Barbara Ross-Lee was the first osteopathic physician to receive the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship.

Dr Barbara Ross-Lee was awarded the "Magnificent 7" Award presented in 1993 by Business and Professional Women.

Barbara Ross-Lee has received the Women's Health Award from Blackboard African-American National Bestsellers for her contributions to women's health, the Distinguished Public Service Award from the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and an honorary doctorate of science from the New York Institute of Technology.

In 1993, Barbara Ross-Lee became the first African American woman dean of a United States medical school.

Barbara Ross-Lee remained dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of Ohio University until 2001.

Barbara Ross-Lee continued to hold her position as the vice president of Health Sciences and Affairs at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine during her deanship and advocated for women and people of color in the medical field, as well as for the greater field of osteopathic medicine.

Barbara Ross-Lee was dean of the School of Health Professions and the College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Barbara Ross-Lee was an appointed member of the National Institutes of Health's Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health and served on the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr Barbara Ross-Lee is currently a fellow of the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians, a member of the American Osteopathic Association's Bureau of Professional Education, and the Trilateral International Medical Workforce Group of the United States Agency for International Development.

In 2018, Barbara Ross-Lee was appointed the founding dean and chief academic officer of the Minnesota College of Osteopathic Medicine, Minnesota's first osteopathic medical school, which was to be located in Gaylord, Minnesota.

In February 2022, the Morgan State University Board of Regents announced in a public session minutes that Dr Barbara Ross-Lee had been hired as president of the proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan State University.