Francis Chesley, Jr., M.D.

Dr. Chesley is the Director of the Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations and the Offices of Minority and Women’s Health in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). He provides leadership in the development of health services research training, career development, and institutional infrastructure programs; is the AHRQ Research Integrity Liaison Officer; coordinates the AHRQ Institutional Review Board and Research Data and Safety Monitoring activities; directs the Agency’s research grant application peer review program; manages and conducts health services research on priority populations and health disparities; and is responsible for the development and implementation of Agency extramural research policies and procedures.

 Dr. Chesley received a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, his M.D. degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, completed postgraduate residency training in internal medicine at the Georgetown University Medical Center including serving as Chief Medical Resident, and completed a General Internal Medicine Clinical Fellowship in the Department of Medicine at the Georgetown University Medical Center.