Alina-Ioana Forray, MD, PhD(c) is an Assistant Lecturer at the Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy and a Public Health Physician at the Infectious Diseases Hospital of Cluj-Napoca. She holds an MD from Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy and is currently pursuing her PhD there. Her experience includes research roles at the Public Health Department and the Center for Health Innovation at Babeș-Bolyai University. Over five years in the public health field, her research interests have spanned healthcare workforce development, public health nutrition, mental health, women's health, and migrants' health. Forray has been actively involved in both national and international educational and research projects throughout her career, underscoring her commitment to improving public health practice and medical education in Romania.