Donna Mendez is a board certified Pediatrician as well as Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in San Antonio, and a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. She is the Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship. Her research focus is on head injury and medical education. Dr. Mendez is currently investigating Fast MRI for ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction. She is a HRSA grant reviewer and reviewer for Journal of Trauma, Pediatrics, and Journal of Advances in Health Sciences Education Reviewer. She has received her certificate in Medical Education Research and is presently obtaining her Doctorate in Professional Leadership with an emphasis in Health Science Education from the University of Houston.