Background
Lee, Ron West was born on October 8, 1949 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Charles Lee and Earnestine Sargest Fitts.
Lee, Ron West was born on October 8, 1949 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Charles Lee and Earnestine Sargest Fitts.
Bachelor of Science, Northern Illinois U., 1972; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1976.
Intern in internal medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, 1976-1977;
resident in internal medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, 1977-1979;
resident in emergency medicine, University of Chicago Hospital, 1979-1981;
staff physician emergency medicine, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, since 1981;
staff physician emergency medicine, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, since 1982;
staff physician emergency medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1982-1986;
director emergency medicine, St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital, Chicago, 1984-1988;
director emergency medicine, Foster McGaw Hospital, Chicago, since 1989. Director EMTA Program Chicago City Colls., since 1982. Chairman State of Illinois BasicTrauma Life Support Program, 1986-1988.
Assistant professor clinical emergency medicine, University of Illinois Department Surgery, 1981-1988. Assistant professor department medicine Loyola University, since 1989. Surveyor Joint Review Committee on Paremedics, since 1984.
Medical consultant Illinois Department Public Health, Chicago.
Member Governor's Council on Emergency Medical Svc., since 1985, development committee State of Illinois Certification Examination. Consultant Partners of Americas, Sao Paulo, Brazil,1986. Co-chairman hospital committee Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome communications of Metropolitan Chicago,1986-, member public information committee, 1986, member Mobile Intensive Care Unit committee since 1982.
Member Trauma Center Designation Task Force, Chicago Department Health, 1982. Fellow American College Emergency Physicians (president Illinois chapter 1988, 89, Governmental Affaris award 1986). Member American Medical Association (consultant Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome since 1986), American College of Physicians (member Residency Review Committee on Emergency Medicine 1980-1982), American College Emergency Physicians (member Preventative Care committee 1984-1985, Express Mail Service committee, Ednl.
Meeting committee 1986-1989, coordinator Advanced Track of 1988 Winter Symposium), Chicago Medical Society.