She holds a medical degree from the School of Medicine of Marília and a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of São Paulo (USP) and in Health Professions Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She holds a PhD in Public Health from USP and completed postdoctoral training at the National School of Public Health of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz).

She is currently a Senior Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and in the Master’s Program in Clinical Management at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). She has expertise in medical education, with a focus on the training of healthcare professionals, working primarily in the following areas: active teaching and learning methodologies, problem-based learning, curriculum organization, competency-based education, student assessment, evaluation of health and education programs, clinical management, and continuing education for healthcare professionals.

She is a faculty member and academic manager of the Medicine program at UniMAX. At CISM, she is a member of the Advisory Board.