Javier A. Gonzalez del Rey, M.D, MEd., is currently Professor of Pediatrics, Chair Graduate Medical Education (GME), Designated Institutional Officer for ACGME (DIO), Associate Chair for Education and Director of the Cincinnati Children’s Pediatric Education Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). He recently completed his tenure as Past – President at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), and Past – Chair for the Executive Committee for the Section of Emergency Medicine at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He received his medical school education at the National University Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU) in the Dominican Republic, completed his pediatric residency at the University of Connecticut Pediatric Residency Program, and Fellowships training in General Academic Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) at CCHMC. He is currently Board Certified in PEM. He completed a Master of Medical Education and Advance Training in Quality Improvement Methodology (I2S2). He has won several teaching awards at national and international level. He has held important leadership positions in PEM and Education including President at the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), Board Member at APPD, Chair for the Executive Committee for the Section of Emergency Medicine at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and Chair of Education Section of SLEPE (PEM Latin America Society). He was elected to the US Medical Schools Alpha Omega Alpha Chapter and Golden Humanism Society for outstanding contributions to residents and medical students’ education. He was a member of the Workforce Committee of the National Academy of Science evaluating and presenting recommendations for future subspecialists in Pediatrics in the USA. Dr. Gonzalez del Rey’s major areas of interest include resident and subspecialty medical education – PEM national and for Latin America, and improvement science methodology applied to medical education and training.