About D. (Dario) Cecilio-Fernandes, PhD
Introduction
Dario is a psychologist with broad experience in educational research, intervention, and assessment. He obtained a master's degree in psychology at Universidade São Francisco and his PhD at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen (2018). Dario’s research focuses on understanding students’ cognitive processes during learning and assessment, using a range of research designs, from experimental to observational methods. He has been investigating the interplay between physiological measurements, self-reported instruments and performance in different (clinical) tasks. A growing interest has been in implementing the best evidence of educational research in practice.
Publications
Teaching activities
- Participation in various courses on assessment, self-regulated learning and clinical skills, nationally and internationally
- Guest lectures at various universities on best practices of assessment and simulation
Other positions
- Associate editor Scientia Medica (2017-present)
- Member of the technology-enhanced learning committee of the Association for Health Professions Education (2022 – present)
- Associate Editor of BMC Medical Education (2019 – 2022)
- Chair of the Brazilian association of simulation in health (2020 – 2022)
Scholarships, grants, and awards
- 2020 – 2022 Regular Research Grant São Paulo Research Foundation
- 2019 – 2024 Young Investigator Grant São Paulo Research Foundation
- 2019 – 2024 Young Researcher Scholarship São Paulo Research Foundation
- 2013 – 2017 PhD scholarship Science without Borders Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
- 2023 1st place for e-poster presentation - Sociedade de Cardiologia do Estado de São Paulo (SOCESP)
- 2018 Medical Education Choice Critics Awards
