Faculty elected vice chair of state committee

Dr. Tiffany Lee, associate professor in the Specialty Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse, was elected vice-chair of the state of Michigan's Health Professional Recovery Committee, part of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

The Health Professional Recovery Program was established by the Michigan state legislature in 1994 as part of a reform effort to help health professionals recover from substance use and/or mental health concerns and to provide a framework for recovering individuals to retain their professional licensure.

"I appreciate the more systemic aspects of this committee and program," says Lee. "Of course it's satisfying to teach and practice in the addiction field, but this position allows me to impact my profession at a higher level."

In 2016, Dr. Lee was invited to represent the board of counseling on the committee and has been serving as the chair of the HPRC policy subcommittee since then. In this role, she works with the attorney general's office to write and update policies related to the Health Professional Recovery Program.