Angolan, male, 65 years old, mobile +244.923636805, email mario.fresta.fundecit@ciencia.ao. ORCID: 0000-0002-3430-4569

Currently Director General of the Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development (FUNDECIT), Angola and Full Professor in Agostinho Neto University - UAN

Formerly founder and director of the Centre for Medical Education – CEDUMED (UAN, 2003-2021), Head of the Department of Physiological Sciences, Vice-Rector and Rector of UAN, Vice-President of AULP (Association of Portuguese Language Universities).

Medical Doctor, Specialist in Physiology. Sports Medicine Master's Course and PhD in Medicine (University of Lisbon). Human Resource Management Diploma (ILO, Turin). Higher Education Studies Masters Course (UWC, Cape Town), Training Management “Master Course” (Letstalk)

Main interests: Research, Medical Education, Human Resources for Health

Hobbies: Footing, gatherings, chess, table tennis

Most papers on physiology and medical education. Google scholar profile: 35 publications (all), 211 citations, (all) h index=7 and i10 index=7. Recently:

Fresta M et al. COVID-19 em Angola (2020). ISBN 978-65-88631-06-5

Fronteira, et al. (2021). Expectations of medical students in Angola. BMC Medical Education, 21(1), 1-8. https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12909-021-02836-z.pdf

Malta, D. C. et al (2019). Formação de recursos humanos em saúde. Anais do IHMT, 18, 17-24. https://anaisihmt.com/index.php/ihmt/article/view/334/277