Dr. Mildred López is a Mexican researcher, educational innovator, and healthcare education leader whose work focuses on health professions education, faculty development, and lifelong learning. She serves as a Director at Mexico's Ministry of Health, within the General Directorate of Quality and Health Education, and as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development.

Her academic background combines educational innovation, quality and productivity, engineering, and psychology, informing her interdisciplinary approach to the design and evaluation of educational systems. She has authored more than 100 academic publications and participated in international professional development initiatives, including AMEE, FAIMER, and KIPRIME.

Her current work explores competency recognition, educational innovation, and the future of health professions education. She is also the author of La education quenos prometieron (The Education We Were Promised), which critically examines the assumptions underlying contemporary educational systems and the changes needed to make education more responsive to learners and society.