Dr. Ruelas

Biography

served as Secretary of the General Health Council of Mexico for almost five years, a position that is similar to the US Surgeon General. Previously, he was the Mexican Vice Minister for Innovation and Quality in the Ministry of Health, where he was responsible for the design and implementation of a comprehensive, country-wide quality improvement strategy and led a prospective analysis on the future of the Mexican health care system towards 2050. Prior to his government posts, he gained widespread entrepreneurial and academic experience, and he is an expert on health care quality and managing health care systems. He is Professor and Director of Public Policy and Health Systems, Tec de Monterrey; immediate past President of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico; and Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Previously, Dr. Ruelas served as President of the Latin American Society for Quality in Health Care; Chair of the Latin American Consortium for Innovation, Quality and Safety in Health Care (CLICSS); President of the International Society for Quality in Health Care; Founding President of the Mexican Society for Quality in Health Care; President of the Mexican Hospital Association; Program Director of Health for Latin America and the Caribbean at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; and Dean of the National School of Public Health of Mexico at the National Institute of Public Health. He has published fourteen books, over 60 articles, holds a number of honorary positions, and has lectured extensively worldwide.

Research Interest

Dr. Ruelas served as President of the Latin American Society for Quality in Health Care; Chair of the Latin American Consortium for Innovation, Quality and Safety in Health Care (CLICSS); President of the International Society for Quality in Health Care; Founding President of the Mexican Society for Quality in Health Care; President of the Mexican Hospital Association; Program Director of Health for Latin America and the Caribbean at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation; and Dean of the National School of Public Health of Mexico at the National Institute of Public Health. He has published fourteen books, over 60 articles, holds a number of honorary positions, and has lectured extensively worldwide.