Email

joel.robles@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Director of Evaluation, Assessment & Educational Research

Division of Evaluation, Assessment, and Education Research
School of Medicine - Temple
Baylor College of Medicine
United States

Assistant Professor

Huffington Department of Education, Innovation, and Technology
School of Medicine - Temple
Baylor College of Medicine
US

Education

EdD from Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas United States

Higher Education Administration

MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management

San Antonio, United States

Project Management

Certifications

Certificate in Data Analysis and Visualization

The University of Texas at Austin - Texas McCombs School of Business

Excel, Python, JavaScript, SQL Databases, Tableau, Front End Web Visualization and Machine Learning Topics.

Professional Interests

• Qualitative Research and Methods
• Python
• Medical Education
• Artificial Intelligence
• Medical College Admission Test
• Data Visualization
• Data Analysis
• Evaluation and Assessment
• Medical School Admissions
• R

Professional Statement

In my extensive tenure of over 19 years within higher education, I have assumed diverse leadership positions, overseeing student success initiatives, program administration and evaluation, academic guidance, student recruitment, student retention, business strategy, and currently, evaluation and assessment in medical education.

Selected Skills:
* Data analysis, visualization, and management.
* Programming (Python and R).
* AI-enhanced code development (particularly in areas of medical education).
* Written and verbal communication.
* Report writing.
* Project leadership.
* Community outreach.

Professional and Scholarly Interests:
* Investigating medical school admissions pipeline programs.
* Exploring the efficacy of preparation programs for the Medical College Admission Test.
* Examining performance outcomes among medical school students.
* Researching the implementation of machine learning algorithms for developing intelligent applications and automating repetitive tasks.
* Investigating the application of AI tools and frameworks to optimize and automate code development processes in Python and VBA.

Websites

Projects

DANCE Partner

Baylor College of Medicine

Presented at the Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Learning Digital Demonstrations Virtual Conference (2026) by Joel H. Robles, Ed.D., Sara Amani, Ph.D., and Hugh A. Stoddard, Ph.D. Instructions here: https://bcmedu-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/u250728_bcm_edu/IQCeuKEYtnUHTbfhVFxO_7lXAcvCsphpJrcl0Mdwkc5e0KY

Memberships

Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA)

Member

Association of American Medical College

Member

Texas Association for Advisors of Health Professions

Member