Dr. Afonso joined the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine as a founding faculty member and is a Professor of Foundational Medical Studies. She served as the Assistant Dean for Community Integration & Outreach and the Director of the doctoring course - Art and Practice of Medicine Course from 2011 to 2023.
Dr. Afonso received her MBBS and M.D. degree from the University of Mumbai in India and received her MRCP degree from the Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom. Teaching both medical students and residents has always been a central part of her career as an academic physician. From 1992 to 2011, she was a member of the teaching faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. As the Director of the Physical Diagnosis Course at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, Dr. Afonso developed and implemented innovative medical education programs for medical students such as the use of standardized patients. She has been instrumental in the introduction of several novel initiatives in the medical school curriculum including inter-professional education and the introduction of bedside ultrasound teaching into the physical diagnosis course. Her research projects focus on novel curriculum initiatives in medical education, vaccine hesitancy and women’s health issues.
Office: 428 O’Dowd Hall
Phone: 248-964-5198
Email: afonso@oakland.edu
Medical education, women’s health
Education:M.B.B.S., and M.D., University of Mumbai, India
M.R.C.P., Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom
Research Interests:Medical education curriculum and women’s health
