H. Eduardo Velasco
Professor
Preclinical Education
Touro University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Eduardo Velasco received his MD degree from Mexico’s National University (UNAM), his Family Medicine Specialist degree from Mexico’s Technology Institute (IPN), a Master of Science in Health Systems from Mexico’s School of Public Health and a PhD in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. He practiced family medicine for 14 years, after which he embraced a career in public health research and medical education. For the past 17 years, he has been an epidemiologist, public health scholar and medical educator.
Research Interest
Type-2 diabetes mellitus, health inequalities, genetic epidemiology, epidemiologic surveillance, and Human Papillomavirus testing for cervical cancer screening.
Publications
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Hispanic health in the USA: a scoping review of the literature. Public Health Reviews, December 7, 2016; 37:31. https://publichealthreviews.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40985-016-0043-2
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The gap in human resources to deliver the guaranteed package of prevention and health promotion services at urban and rural primary care facilities in Mexico. Hum Resour Health. 2017 Aug 3;15(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12960-017-0220-5.
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Public Health and Interprofessional Education as Critical Components in the Evolution of Osteopathic Medical Education. Submitted to the JAOA, August 2017.
