David Dasa
Medical Doctor | PhD Researcher | Digital Health & AI
I'm a Medical Doctor with seven years of clinical experience across Nigeria and the UK, currently pursuing a PhD at Bournemouth University on Advanced NPC Systems for XR Healthcare Simulation. My work produces peer-reviewed research at the intersection of AI, Extended Reality, and clinical equity, including a published evaluation framework and a field study on remote blood pressure screening bias conducted with 306 participants in Nigeria.
Publications & Recognition
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine · Sep 2025 · DOI: 10.1016/j.artmed.2025.103270
DASEX Framework
The first structured methodology for evaluating AI-driven non-player characters in XR healthcare simulations. Defines criteria for realism, clinical accuracy, and educational effectiveness.
medRxiv · Oct 2025 · 306 participants · Nigeria
rPPG Equity Study
Field study on remote photoplethysmography for contactless blood pressure screening, exposing skin tone bias in existing models and informing equity-focused design for underserved populations.
2026
Turing Scheme International Mobility Award
Award supporting international research collaboration and mobility as part of the UK government's flagship international education programme.
Education
PhD - Advanced NPC Systems for XR Healthcare Simulation
Bournemouth University · 2024 – Present · CfACTs+ Studentship
Developing AI-driven non-player characters for XR clinical training environments, with the DASEX framework (published in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 2025) as the primary evaluation contribution.
MSc Digital Health & Artificial Intelligence - Distinction
Bournemouth University · 2023 – 2024
Graduated with distinction. Dissertation research led a 306-participant field study in Nigeria on rPPG-based hypertension screening for individuals with darker skin tones, now available as a medRxiv preprint (Oct 2025).
- Computer Vision & AI Applications
- Accessibility and Assistive Technologies
- Health Information Systems
- Blockchain in Healthcare
MBBS - Doctor of Human Medicine
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto · 2012 – 2018
- Clinical Medicine & Surgery
- Medical Ethics & Professional Practice
- Research Methodology & Bio-statistics
- Community Health & Preventive Medicine
Professional Experience
HFC Medical Fellow - Scale AI
Aug 2025 – Present
Contributing clinical expertise to AI evaluation and safety research as part of Scale AI's Healthcare Fellows Cohort.
Medical Bank Doctor - University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Dec 2023 – Present
Resident Medical Officer - RMO International Healthcare LLP, England
Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
Rotations across surgical departments, general adult psychiatry, trauma and orthopaedics, and community hospitals in England.
- Furness General Hospital - Surgical Departments
- Nightingale Hospital London - General Adult Psychiatry
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital - General Surgery
- Braintree Community Hospital - Trauma and Orthopaedics
Medical Officer - Kebbi State Ministry of Health, Nigeria
Aug 2020 – Aug 2022
Medical Internship - Federal Medical Centre Katsina, Nigeria
Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
Comprehensive rotations across key specialties.
Community Impact
Rural Medical/Surgical Outreach - Mission Secretary, CMDA
2016
Organised a major outreach program coordinating surgeons, nurses, and medical professionals. Delivered free consultations to 500+ patients and enabled 50+ free surgical procedures in an underserved rural community.
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