Dr. Rhee leads the National Association of Community Health Centers, the advocacy and support organization for America’s largest primary care network, serving 52 million patients nationwide through community health centers. At a time of significant policy threats and deep uncertainty around federal funding for community health centers, Dr. Rhee has been a forceful advocate on Capitol Hill, leading multiple legislative advocacy events and spearheading a national campaign to amplify a united brand for community health centers while their patient bases continued to grow. He has strengthened the organizational infrastructure by establishing the Dr. John W. Hatch Center for Science, the Center for Leadership and Governance and the Center for Vital Conditions, attracting partnerships, funding and collaborations, including alliances with the Coalition for Health AI, Scale Health and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Under his leadership, the organization partnered with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to establish the Bloomberg Health Initiative Fellowship, supporting emerging community health center leaders with scholarships, mentorship and growth opportunities to strengthen the workforce pipeline. Dr. Rhee also established NACHC Cares to enable community health centers nationwide to leverage collective buying power for comprehensive employee health benefits, and has served as a representative at major industry forums including HLTH, ViVE, the Health Evolution Summit, the Milken Institute and JPM Health. He received the American College of Preventive Medicine’s “Blumenthal Award” in 2025.
