Lee Burnett

Lee A. Burnett is an American osteopathic physician, U.S. Army Colonel, and founder of the website Student Doctor Network.

This article is about US Army colonel and founder of Student Doctor Network. For the founder of Leo Burnett Company, see Leo Burnett.

Lee A. Burnett
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis
Western University of Health Sciences
OccupationPhysician, U.S. Army Colonel
Known forFounder of website Student Doctor Network

Education

Burnett graduated from the University of California, Davis with an undergraduate degree, and completed medical school at Western University of Health Sciences.[1][2] Burnett graduated from Western University of Health Sciences in 1997[3] completed an internship at Downey Regional Medical Center and a family medicine residency at University of California Irvine.[4] He then served as Chief Resident in Family Medicine at the University of California, Irvine.[5] He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.[4]

Career

In 1995, Burnett founded the website Osteopathic.com.[6] Originally known as "The Osteopathic Source," the website eventually became Student Doctor Network,[6] which was launched in 1999.[7] In 2017, Burnett was appointed to position of colonel in the US Army.[8][9] From 2018-2019, Burnett commanded the 115th Field Hospital. Burnett has served two tours of duty with the US Army in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.[10] He is the executive director at Student Doctor Network.[11] Burnett led the 32nd Hospital Command[12][13] until June 2020.[14]

References
  1. Tanaka, Rodney (January 29, 2014). "WesternU Alum is Founder of Popular Health Care Student Website". WesternU. Western University of Health Sciences.
  2. "Veterans Day Celebration". Visit Lake Charles. Lake Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau.
  3. "WesternU View: Spring 2014" (PDF). WesternU View. Western University of Health Sciences. Spring 2014.
  4. "Dr. Lee A. Burnett DO". US News.
  5. "24th National Conference: Dr. Lee Burnett to Discuss the Soldier Centered Medical Home". Coastal Research Group Archives. Coastal Research Group.
  6. "Our History". Student Doctor Network.
  7. Burnett, Lee (August 2011). "More About Online Forums for Students and Faculty". Academic Medicine. 86 (8): 920. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182222f54. PMID 21795895.
  8. "Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17". Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office. U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE.
  9. Yun, Inkyeong (June 15, 2017). "BAACH hosts promotion ceremony". U.S. Army.
  10. "Army Physician is Also Founder of Popular Health Care Student Website". Business Wire. January 29, 2014.
  11. "Student Doctor Network Reaches Membership Milestone". Student Doctor Network.
  12. Dubiel, Patricia (March 21, 2019). "115th CSH converts to 32nd Hospital Center". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. DVIDS.
  13. Cannon, Chuck (May 15, 2020). "Warrior Medics Deploy to Centcom Region". US Department of Defense.
  14. Thorne, Angie (June 19, 2020). "32nd HC hosts change of command ceremony". U.S. Army.
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