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Janice Lee

DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Track Coordinator, Emergency/Trauma Care

Assistant Professor

Department of Graduate Studies

Dr. Janice Lee is the Director of the Emergency/Trauma Nurse Practitioner Program and an Assistant Professor at UTHealth Houston Cizik School of Nursing. She has more than 12 years of experience as a nurse practitioner and 6 years as a critical care nurse, with extensive practice in the emergency departments of one of the nation’s busiest Level I trauma centers and a Level III trauma center. Dr. Lee previously served as Assistant Director for Advanced Practice Providers in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UTHealth McGovern Medical School for nearly a decade. Her academic and clinical leadership focuses on advancing emergency and trauma nurse practitioner education through innovative simulation, ultrasound training, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Education

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
2018

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX
Post-Master’s Certificate – Emergency/Trauma Care
2013

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX
Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
2012

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
2007

Houston Christian University, Houston, TX
Bachelor of Science in Biology and Psychology
1998

Clinical/Research Focus

Emergency medicine