He is a physician and Sub chief of the Pharmaceuticals Procurement Division of the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS). His responsibilities include management of all pharmaceutical resources, materials and hospital-medical equipment for the IGSS, and planning and projecting the needs of the IGSS for such items. He also serves as technical counselor for open contract procurement of hospital materials for the IGSS. Dr. Morales is particularly interested in improving hospital administration in Guatemala.

He holds an M.D. degree from the University Of San Carlos School Of Medicine (1977) and a specialization in internal medicine from Roosevelt Hospital (1979) and the IGSS General Hospital (1984).