On 12 May, Dr. Albert Selva O'Callaghan, http://bit.ly/2rSOzN6 Internal Medicine Physician at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital and Head of http://bit.ly/2qf9Yzs Systemic Diseases Research Group at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) was elected Head of the http://bit.ly/2qUFG8m Department of Medicine of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) for a period of three years extendable three years, up to a maximum of six."Enthusiasm, effort, excellence and commitment" are the words that define the new professional era that is just beginning.Main challenges"The main objective to be achieved during this period is to maintain excellence in the training of undergraduate students so they can access the best places for postgraduate training, without forgetting the human and ethical aspects of the profession" says Dr. SelvaHis bet is to strengthen his commitment to students by involving them in university decisions, include veteran doctors in the teaching process, to adopt English as the scientific and teaching language, or the establishment of programs to facilitate access to MIR training.BiographyDr. Albert Selva O'Callaghan, born in Barcelona on 1 May 1959, has a Degree in Medicine (1982) and read his doctoral thesis in 1992 at the Autonomous University of Barcelona where he works as Associate Professor since 2001 and since 2010 as Professor of Medicine. He was also Coordinator of the Postgraduate Department of Medicine for the past six years.Specialist in Internal Medicine & Geriatrics and geriatric residents tutor, has worked as a Physician of Internal Medicine at the Hospital Vall d'Hebron for more than 30 years. His area of research are systemic autoimmune diseases, especially myositis, and carries out this task as Head of the Systemic Disease Research Group at VHIR.