Julio Frenk
Minister of Health, Mexico
Born, December 20, 1953 in Mexico City
TITLES AND DIPLOMAS:
Medical Doctor, National University of Mexico, 1979.
Master of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981.
Master of Arts in Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1982.
Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Care Organization and Sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983.
CAREER:
Minister of Health, Mexico, December 2000-to date.
Executive Director, Evidence and Information for Policy, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1998-2000.
Executive Vice President and Director of the Centre for Health and Economy, Mexican Health Foundation, 1995-1998.
Visiting Professor, Harvard Centre for Population and Development Studies, 1992-1993.
Founding Director General of the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico, 1987-1992.
Founding Director of the Centre of Public Health Research, Ministry of Health of Mexico, 1984-1987.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Member of the Editorial Boards of 10 national and international journals.
Member of 12 scientific and professional associations, including the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and the U.S. Institute of Medicine.
PUBLICATIONS:
Author of 28 books and monographs; 44 book chapters, 80 articles in academic journals, and 103 articles in cultural magazines and newspapers.
AWARDS:
Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows, The University of Michigan, 1982-1984.
National researcher, Mexican Research System, Mexico City, 1984-1998.
International Fellow in Health, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1986-1989.
Cecilio A. Robelo Award for Scientific Research, State of Morelos, Mexico, April 1993.
