Teaching and Development Grants Sharing Session (2026 2nd Round)
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1:00pm-2:00pm
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- Abstract
Journal Database to Strengthen Vertical Integration between Basic Sciences and Clinical Medicine across Multiple Curricula
Dr. Denny Ma, School of Biomedical Sciences
Academic journals are valuable sources of scholarly information. Journal-based teaching materials in the education of basic sciences deepen students’ understanding, move students beyond memorisation-driven learning, and instil a lasting curiosity. However, it is very time-consuming for teachers to identify the most appropriate and relevant journal articles that contain meaningful content for the enrichment of their teaching materials. Online databases provide search function but do not allow the identification of journal articles that best illustrate the connection between basic sciences and clinical medicine related to specific teaching topics. To achieve such a high level of specificity, the screening and classification of articles must be done manually through a reliable selection process.
In this project, we created a database of systematically classified journal articles that cover major topics in the undergraduate curricula for medical doctors and other healthcare professionals. The database is a useful tool for teachers to efficiently identify suitable journal articles with content that matches their teaching topics, hence promoting student learning about how biomedical science knowledge is generated through scientific research and how biomedical discoveries are translated into clinical applications. This facilitates vertical integration, an educational approach that fosters increasing levels of clinical responsibility and supports students in developing their abilities to solve medical problems. Students will have better ideas about the clinical applications of biomedical knowledge, clearer concepts of the scientific research process, a stronger ability in generating research questions, higher learning motivation, and more opportunities to explore research interests. The database also helps teachers to promote undergraduate research, strengthen the teaching-research nexus, and encourage inquiry-based learning.
Development of An Interactive, Immersive Screen-based 360° Virtual Reality Videos Combined with Facilitated Structured 3D Debriefing to the Teaching of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy for Medical Students
Prof. Loey Mak, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine
The study will establish a novel pedagogy for teaching in a wide array of disciplines in healthcare settings. Building on an innovative virtual teaching platform, we will design interactive, immersive 360° virtual reality videos using Video-Vox with a facilitated and structured debriefing platform for endoscopy teaching. In medical teaching, clinical exposure is indispensable to students’ learning process. However, some premises are not easily accessible, such as operating theatres and endoscopy suites. By using 360° virtual reality technology, students can be immersed in online screen-based learning in health situations that are difficult to visit in the real world.
The evident advantages of this technology will pave the way for novel approaches to medical education and training. Other real-life clinical settings, such as resuscitation scene in wards, surgical procedures in operation theatres, patient care in intensive care units, can adopt similar teaching platforms for the learner to get a ‘first-hand’ experience of the situation. The learning process is further reinforced by time-stamps and inquiry-based debriefing. This project will serve as a springboard for innovative pedagogy, not limited to undergraduate teaching in the medical curriculum, but also in other disciplines such as nursing and all healthcare providers, including endoscopy trainees, physicians, intensivists, and surgeons.
All HKU colleagues are welcome.
For enquiries, please contact us at imhse@hku.hk.
- Speaker(s)
Dr. Denny Ma
School of Biomedical Sciences
Prof. Loey Mak
Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine
Prof. Lily Zeng
Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre
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