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Research output per year
Personal profile
Key Responsibilities
Course Director for Postgraduate Clinical Education and Leadership Programmes:
- Master's in Clinical Education and Leadership, MClinEd Lead (3 years part-time, fully online).
Lead for the UEA Clinical Supervision MOOCs in FutureLearn:
- Clinical Supervision with Confidence (2-week course)
- Clinical Supervision: Teaching and Facilitating Learning (3-week course)
- Clinical Supervision: Assessing and Providing Feedback (3-week course)
- Clinical Supervision: Planning Your Professional Development (3-week course)
Biography
Dr Cesar Orsini is a dentist and an experienced academic in Health Professions Education, currently an Associate Professor in Medical Education and Course Director for the Postgraduate Clinical Education and Leadership programmes at Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, UK. With a Doctorate in Health Professions Education from the University of Glasgow, UK, and extensive experience in research and teaching, Dr Orsini's work focuses on learners' and educators' motivation and self-regulation, faculty development, and innovative teaching and learning methodologies. He has published widely in leading scientific journals and plays an active role in leading local, regional, and international faculty development programmes aimed at enhancing educational practices for clinical educators. His commitment to advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning has earned him numerous honours, including the Early Career Award from the Association for Dental Education in Europe and Senior Fellowship of Advance HE (SFHEA).
Academic Background
Academic/ Professional Qualifications:
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy - UK (PR176858- 2020)
- Faculty of the Centre for Self-determination Theory. (2017)
- Professional Doctorate in Health Professions Education, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK. (2017)
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy- UK. (PR103761-2016)
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Fellow of the Recognising Excellence in Teaching Scheme- University of Glasgow, UK. (2016)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Scholarship and Research Methods in Health Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile- Nursing School (2013)
- Master of Education, University del Desarrollo (Chile)- Faculty of Education. (2012)
- Master of Stomatology, University Andres Bello (Chile)- Faculty of Dentistry. (2009)
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University Andres Bello (Chile)- Faculty of Dentistry. (2009)
Career
- 2024-Present: Course Director for Postgraduate Clinical Education and Leadership programmes (PGCertClinEd Lead, PGDipClinEd Lead, MClinEd Lead)
- 2022-2026: External examiner for Warwick Medical School (Health Professions Education programmes)
- 2022- Present: Module Lead for MED-7034X 'Leading Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Clinical Education', part of the Clinical Education and Leadership programmes, UEA.
- 2021- Present: Module Lead for MED-7165E 'Enhancing Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Clinical Education', part of the Clinical Education and Leadership programmes, UEA.
- 2020- Present: Course lead for the Developing Teaching Skills for the Clinical Educator course.
- 2020- Present: Associate Professor in Medical Education, Norwich Medical School, UEA.
- 2020-2023: Professional Recognition lead within the Clinical Education Programmes, UEA.
- 2020-2024: Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Health Professions Education, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Andes, Chile.
- 2017-2020: Assistant Professor in Health Professions Education, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Andes, Chile.
- 2013-2020: Research Associate in Higher Education, Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Chile.
- 2012-2013: Clinical Teaching Fellow in Oral Surgery, Oral Anaesthesiology, and pre-clinical skills, University San Sebastian, Chile.
- 2011-2012: Clinical Teaching Fellow in Oral Surgery, University Andres Bello, Chile.
- 2010-2017: Private Dental Practice, Santiago-Chile.
- 2010- 2012: Dental Clinical Practice, Dentistry Unit, Chilean Army (Oral Surgery and A&E).
Key Research Interests
- Academic Motivation and Self-regulation in Health Professions Education.
- Faculty Development for Educational Improvement.
- Online Learning.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Education, Doctor in Health Professions Education, University of Glasgow
2013 → 2017
Award Date: 1 Jul 2017
Master of Education, University del Desarrollo
2011 → 2012
Award Date: 10 May 2012
Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University Andres Bello
2003 → 2009
Award Date: 21 Dec 2009
External positions
Member of the Medical and Dentistry Workforce and Quality Advisory Group., Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System
2024 → …
External Consultant for Curricular Committee (School of Stomatology) , Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
2023 → …
External Examiner (Medical School), University of Warwick
Sept 2022 → Sept 2026
Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Health Professions Education, Universidad de los Andes (Chile)
1 Jul 2020 → 31 Jul 2024
Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
2017 → …
Keywords
- Higher Education
- Health Professions Education
- Clinical Education
- Medical Education
- Dental Education
- Online learning
- Feedback
- Teaching and learning methods
- Continuing / adult education
- Clinical Education
- Health Professions Education
- Faculty Development
- Learning
- Educational Psychology
- Motivation
- Self determination theory
- Basic Psychological needs
- Dentistry
- General dentistry
- Dental Education
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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What influences clinical educators’ motivation to teach? A BEME systematic review and framework synthesis based on Self-determination Theory. BEME Review No. 90
Orsini, C., Imafuku, R., Jennings, B., Neufeld, A., Tricio, J. & Kusurkar, R. A., 15 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Medical Teacher.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Benefits and challenges of the integration of haptics‐enhanced virtual reality training within dental curricula
Felszeghy, S., Mutluay, M., Liukkonen, M., Flacco, N., Bakr, M. M., Rampf, S., Schick, S-G., Mushtaq, F., Sittoni-Pino, M. F., Ackerman, K., Arias-Herrera, S., Audsley, B., Bágyi, K., Bell, S., Bistey, T., Byrne, S., Carpegna, G., Carramolino-Cuéllar, E., da Costa, J. B., Durham, M. R., & 43 others, 17 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Dental Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of digitally assessed quality of posterior crown preparations performed with and without previous practice on patient-specific three-dimensional-printed teeth models
Tricio, J. A., Braithwaite, C., Herrera, C. M., Vicuña, D. P., Cacciuttolo, F. R., Jorquera, G. A., Gutiérrez, M. F., Córdova, C. G., Villalón, P. A., Moncada, G. A., Casanova, R. A., González, M. I., Ilić Dent, M. A. & Orsini, C. A., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Dental Education. 88, 9, p. 1247-1256 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Establishing the VR-haptic thinkers group: Insights and progress in dental training technologies
Felszeghy, S., Liukkonen, M., Flacco, N., Bakr, M. M., Rampf, S., Schick, S. G., Sittoni-Pino, M. F., Ackerman, K., Arias-Herrera, S., Audsley, B., Bell, S., Byrne, S., Carpegna, G., Durham, M. R., Gourley, K., Huhtela, O., Hytönen, H., López-Roig, C., Morton, D., Nagasawa, M., & 16 others, Dec 2024, In: The Saudi Dental Journal. 36, 12, p. 1655-1659 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining resident burnout through the lens of self-determination theory: The role of general causality orientations
Neufeld, A., Malin, G., Babenko, O. & Orsini, C., 19 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Graduate Medical Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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ADEE 40th Anniversary Scholarship Award
Orsini, Cesar (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Alumni Award: Research Category 2015
Orsini, Cesar (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Early Career Award 2017
Orsini, Cesar (Recipient), Aug 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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AMEE International Conference
Barbara Jennings (Presenter) & Cesar Orsini (Speaker)
25 Sept 2024 → 28 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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External reviewer in doctoral thesis committee (University Andrés Bello, Chile)
Cesar Orsini (Examiner)
Dec 2022Activity: Examination
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Member of the review committee for the SDT2023 conference
Cesar Orsini (Presenter)
Dec 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
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External Examiner for the Warwick Medical School (UK)
Cesar Orsini (Examiner)
Sept 2022 → Sept 2026Activity: Examination
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AMEE Annual Conference
Cesar Orsini (Contributor)
Aug 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference