Antonio Furino is professor of economics and director of the Center for Health Economics and Policy at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he is teaching and heading research on the economic, entrepreneurial, and policy aspects of health professions and health care services. He is a senior research fellow at the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin, where he is engaged in studies of human resource development and productivity. His writings are multidisciplinary with a focus on the policy implications of health and human resources problems.