About the Student Ombuds Office

Meet the Staff
Min Lee

Min Lee

Student Ombuds

Min Lee is an MD student at Pritzker School of Medicine. She received her BA in molecular and cell biology from Yale University and her PhD in neurobiology from the University of Chicago.

Since 2018, she has been a medical advocate for Resilience, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization that provides services and resources for sexual assault survivors. As a medical advocate, she works with patients in the emergency room to ensure that their legal and medical rights are protected during their hospital visit. She currently serves on the Associate Board for Resilience as a chair of the membership committee. On campus, she has been a member of the admissions committee for the Medical Scientist Training Program since 2017. She has also served as a teaching assistant for both graduate and undergraduate classes.

In her spare time, you can find her watering one of her many plants, reading YA novels, and chasing around her increasingly mobile infant daughter.

Max Willner-Giwerc

Max Willner-Giwerc

Student Ombuds

Max Willner-Giwerc is a second-year at the University of Chicago Law School. He grew up in Saratoga Springs, NY, and went to college at Northeastern University in Boston.

On campus, Max is part of the student admissions committee at the law school, where he was also an orientation leader. He also participates in various intramural and pickup sports. Off campus, Max is a mentor in the Big Brother Big Sister program.

Outside of class, Max enjoys running, watching baseball, baking, and going to dog parks.