José Narro Robles
| José Narro Robles | |
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| Born |
December 5, 1948 Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. |
| Residence | Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Fields | Healthcare, Medicine and Higher Education |
| Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Birmingham |
| Known for | Dean of the National Autonomous University of Mexico |
José Narro Robles (born December 5, 1948 in Saltillo, Coahuila) is a Mexican researcher and academic. He is a former director of the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and was elected the 23rd Rector of that institution on November 20, 2007. After leaving the UNAM in 2015, he became the Mexican Secretary of Health.
Narro Robles graduated with a bachelor's degree in Medicine with honours at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1973) and holds a postgraduate degree in Community Medicine from the University of Birmingham (1978) in the United Kingdom.
He has published over 56 articles and has enacted as advisor for the World Health Organization. He has been an active a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1992.
Aside from the academic field, José Narro Robles has worked as General Director of Health Services of the Mexican Federal District, as the Secretary-General of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Undersecretary of Migratory Services and Population at the Ministry of the Interior (Secretaría de Gobernación) and Undersecretary of Health at the Federal Secretariat of Health. In February 2016, Narro was tapped by President Enrique Peña Nieto to replace Mercedes Juan as head of the Mexican Secretariat of Health.
He started his studies at the National Preparatory School, later entered the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico through the automatic pass, where in 1973 he obtained the title of surgeon with honorable mention. Between 1976 and 1978 he completed postgraduate studies in the field of community medicine at the University of Birmingham in England. In January of 1974 he joined the Faculty of Medicine of the UNAM as a member of the academic staff.
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