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About
Silvia Lizett Olivares Olivares, MsC, PhD. She has a Phd in Educational Innovation from Tecnologico de Monterrey and certifications in the area of medical education from Maastricht University.
She is Academic Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey. Her professional career is related to roles as leader, researcher and teacher in academic settings inside and outside the institution. She has Level I recognized by National System of Researchers, CONACYT. Her professional expertise is associated with health science education and quality management.
As Academic Dean, she leads the transformation of the program design for health academic program. She leads academic support departments as quality accreditation, international programas, student evaluationm, clinical simulation, technology innovation and literacy educational resources. She is faculty member of the Master in Educational Technology and the Residence in Quality of Clinical Care.
At the institutional level, she participates with the Academic Deans Schools Board, the Research and Postgraduate Commission and the Steering Committee of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, among others.
She also participates with an active role as Chief of the Innovation Group of the Mexican Association of Schools and Faculties of Medicine (AMFEM), member of the 2021 Conference Planning Committee of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) and member of the Research Network LCI (Learning Communities Institute) with the Professional Identity Formation project.
She is currently the Leader of the Patient-Centered Learning Research Group, Leader of the Triada NOVUS TEC-PUC-UNIANDES group. Leader of the Professionalism and Professional Identity project as part of the Latin American Grants of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Leader of the MOOC Evaluation in Clinical Scenarios project with TEC-UNAM-UADY with NBME sponsorship.
She is editor-director of the book: Patient-Centered Learning: Four Perspectives for a Comprehensive Approach with Editorial Médica Panamericana. She has published articles and book chapters indexed by national and international organizations
