Francis D. Chesley Jr., M.D., provides leadership in the development of health services research training, career development and institutional infrastructure programs, and serves as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) research integrity liaison officer. In this role he coordinates the AHRQ Institutional Review Board, directs the agency’s research grant application peer review program, manages and conducts health services research on priority populations and health disparities, and hold responsibility for the development and implementation of agency research policies and procedures. Chesley received a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed postgraduate residency training in internal medicine at the Georgetown University Medical Center.