Mildred Vanessa Lopez

Mildred Vanessa LopezMildred Lopez is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She has a PhD in Educational Innovation and a Master’s in Quality Systems and Productivity. She is a Mechatronic Engineer and Psychologist. She is a Level I Researcher in the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico, and a Fellow of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education (FAIMER). She is active in professional organizations such as the Latin American Federation of Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety (FLASIC), the National Network of Educators in Clinical Simulation (RENASIM) in Mexico, and the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) network. She is the author and editor of 3 books and has authored over 80 publications and 13 book chapters on educational innovation in health.

Publications

The Lifelong Learning Journey of Health Professionals: Continuing Education and Professional Development
The Lifelong Learning Journey of Health Professionals: Continuing Education and Professional Development
Helena Prior Filipe, Mildred Vanessa Lopez. © 2024. 285 pages.
Health professionals grapple with a critical challenge: the traditional Continuous Medical Education (CME) model falls short of fostering the unique skills and self-directed...
A Generation of Healthcare Professionals Sensitive to the Needs of the LGBTQ+ Population
A Generation of Healthcare Professionals Sensitive to the Needs of the LGBTQ+ Population
Amairany Vega Bravo, Jessica López Espinosa, América Daniela Valero Rodríguez, Gabriela Vázquez Armenta, Mildred Lopez. © 2024. 11 pages.
The training of a generation of healthcare professionals sensitive to the needs of the LGBTQ+ population is urgent. In Mexico, five million people identify as part of the LGBTQ+...
We're All in This Together: How Peer-Assisted Learning Makes Everyone Strong
We're All in This Together: How Peer-Assisted Learning Makes Everyone Strong
Jessica López Espinosa, América Daniela Valero Rodríguez, Amairany Vega Bravo, Gabriela Vázquez-Armenta, Mildred Lopez. © 2024. 17 pages.
Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is a popular learning method in health science education. It involves students assuming roles as teachers and learners and can be categorized based...
Shake It Off: Emotional Keys for a Successful Performance in the Clinical Environment
Shake It Off: Emotional Keys for a Successful Performance in the Clinical Environment
América Daniela Valero Rodríguez, Jessica López Espinosa, Amairany Vega Bravo, Gabriela Vázquez-Armenta, Mildred Lopez. © 2024. 13 pages.
Medical students' training must be comprehensive, encompassing the acquisition of theoretical knowledge as well as the development of interpersonal and social skills, in...
Handbook of Research on Instructional Technologies in Health Education and Allied Disciplines
Handbook of Research on Instructional Technologies in Health Education and Allied Disciplines
Manuel B. Garcia, Mildred Vanessa Lopez Cabrera, Rui Pedro Pereira de Almeida. © 2023. 439 pages.
Instructional technologies used to be optional and supplemental pedagogical tools until the global health crisis of 2020 compelled education systems to rely on digital devices...
Preface
Preface
Mildred López. © 2022. 5 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Advancing Health Education With Telemedicine.
They Won't Teach You This in School: Education in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, a Social Media Campaign
They Won't Teach You This in School: Education in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, a Social Media Campaign
Daniela Edith Sánchez, Karla Alejandra Villarreal Arizpe, Fidel H. Torres, Mirna E. Dávila-García, Betzabe Irene Mesías-Gámez, Jesús Antonio Morón-Mosso, Daniela García Escandón Miranda, Daniela GarzaVara-Stringel, Bella Gabriela Alvarez, Mildred Lopez, Nancy de los Angeles Segura-Azuara. © 2022. 21 pages.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has shown growing global morbidity, thus becoming a public health priority. In 2017, approximately 425 million people suffered from diabetes, and it is...
Ending Health Promotion Lethargy: A Social Media Awareness Campaign to Face Hypothyroidism
Ending Health Promotion Lethargy: A Social Media Awareness Campaign to Face Hypothyroidism
Paloma Acacia Guzman-Garcia, Efrain Orozco-Quintana, Diego Sepulveda-Gonzalez, Alexis Cooley-Magallanes, Daniela Salas-Velazquez, Cynthia Lopez-Garcia, Andrea Ramírez-Treviño, Ana Laura Espinoza-Moran, Mildred Lopez, Nancy de los Angeles Segura-Azuara. © 2022. 18 pages.
Hypothyroidism is a condition characterized by a deficit of thyroid hormones that leads to a low metabolic rate, typically associated with lethargy. The causes are diverse and...
Focusing on Continuous Professional Development for Health Professionals: The Inward Transformation
Focusing on Continuous Professional Development for Health Professionals: The Inward Transformation
Mildred Vanessa López Cabrera, Christian Pérez-Villalobos, Mauricio Alberto Cortes Cely. © 2022. 11 pages.
The context in which health professionals practice is constantly evolving. The entry of new technologies in medicine has put more than one specialist to the test. It is worth...
An Assessment Study of Quality Model for Medical Schools in Mexico
An Assessment Study of Quality Model for Medical Schools in Mexico
Silvia Lizett Olivares Olivares, Alejandra Garza Cruz, Mildred Vanessa López Cabrera, Alex Iván Suárez Regalado, Jorge Eugenio Valdez García. © 2021. 36 pages.
Excellence in healthcare delivery is only possible by addressing the quality issues in medical education. The authors in this paper assess the development of medical schools in...
An Assessment Study of Quality Model for Medical Schools in Mexico
An Assessment Study of Quality Model for Medical Schools in Mexico
Silvia Lizett Olivares Olivares, Alejandra Garza Cruz, Mildred Vanessa López Cabrera, Alex Iván Suárez Regalado, Jorge Eugenio Valdez García. © 2017. 36 pages.
Excellence in healthcare delivery is only possible by addressing the quality issues in medical education. The authors in this paper assess the development of medical schools in...