ATSU-KCOM alum receives prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted: May 8, 2015
The San Diego Business Journal has honored Lee Rice, DO, FAAFP, FAOASM, ’73, with their Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to revolutionizing healthcare.
Dr. Rice received the award on Thursday, May 7 at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa during San Diego’s Healthiest Companies 2015 event.
In 2000, Dr. Rice founded the Lifewellness Institute, specializing in health risk evaluation, wellness, and health promotion, according to a news release issued by Lifewellness Institute. Through a patient-focused practice, and staff trained in the latest medical technology, Lifewellness Institute helps patients manage their wellness with the support of a trusted mentor and ally.
Making wellness his mission before it was mainstream, Dr. Rice’s impressive contributions span decades, including integrating wellness medicine into one of the first sports medicine fellowship training programs in the country and serving as appointed Medical Chairman by Gov. Pete Wilson for the California State Governor’s Physical Fitness program. The Council was chaired by Arnold Schwarzenegger and focused on educating the public about the role of physical activity in health and supported programs that enhanced the physical and mental health of all Californians, especially schoolchildren.
To learn more about Lifewellness Institute and the services offered, visit http://www.mylwi.com.