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BIMHSE E-Newsletter (February 2021)

BIMHSE E-Newsletter (February 2021)

We are pleased to release the 2nd issue of BIMHSE E-Newsletter. Enjoy reading!

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagaine Education Awards

Recognised as the ‘Oscars’ in Education, the Reimagine Education Awards’ extended panel of over 200 international judges select winners with innovation, scalability, efficacy, and uniqueness as the criteria of achieving outstanding standards.

Faculty Teaching Medal 2021

Dr Michael Co, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Faculty Teaching Medal 2021

Dr Kendrick Shih, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Faculty Teaching Medal 2021

Dr Siddharth Sridhar, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Faculty Teaching Medal 2021

Dr Abraham Wai, Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Spotlights: Dr Pamela Lee receives the prestigious Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar

In recognition of Dr Pamela Pui-Wah Lee (Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine)'s commitment to knowledge exchange extends HKU’s reputation well beyond academia, reaching out to broad communities of clinicians and patients within and outside Hong Kong, she received the prestigious Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar. Dr Lee was a student of Professor Rosie Young in the past, let's share the joy of her journey with her exclusive interview.

University’s Teaching Excellence Awards 2019 - Outstanding Teaching Award

Dr Brian H.Y. Chung, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Early Career Teaching Award, 2022 Teaching Excellence Awards

Dr Mei Li Khong, Senior E-learning Instructor, School of Clinical Medicine

Professional Development Programme in Medical Education (PDPME)

Organised for new teaching staff of HKUMed, the PDPME consists of a series of topics and workshops on medical education. The 2021 programme was held in a hybrid format which included pre-recorded videos and face-to-face sessions.

Spotlights: University Distinguished Teaching Award, 2020 Teaching Excellence Awards & Faculty Teaching Medal 2020

Dr Janice M Johnston, Associate Professor, School of Public Health

An Untapped Resource: Students as Near-Peer Teachers in Medical Education

In this feature, we interviewed the winners of the poster presentation sharing in the HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2021.  Dr Julie Chen (Associate Professor (teaching)), Evelyn Chan (MBBS V) and Vernice Chan (MBBS V) share their project and their inspirations on the project.


Side story: HKU Med Student-Teacher Partnership Projects won in the Redesigning Student Learning Experience in Higher Education (RSLEIHE) Project Award Scheme 2021

HKU Medicine seized the winner of the Redesigning Student Learning Experience in Higher Education (RSLEIHE) Project Award Scheme 2021, organized by HERDSA Hong Kong Branch. Three HKU Med teams got awards: the winner & The People’s Choice Award, the first runner-up, and awards of merits.


Early Career Teaching Award, 2022 Teaching Excellence Awards

Dr Abraham K.C. Wai, Clinical Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine

Side Story: HKU Teaching and Learning Festival

HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2021 was held in April and May 2021. The festival aims at celebrating the achievements of teaching innovation and development by HKU teachers. Teachers and students from LKF faculty of medicine were actively engaged in the festival.


Faculty Teaching Medal 2022

Dr Tak Man Wong, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine

Faculty Teaching Medal 2022

Dr Jian Yang, Senior Lecturer, School of Biomedical Sciences

Dr Binbin Zheng joined BIMHSE as an Associate Professor

Dr Binbin Zheng is a newly appointed Associate Professor of Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education (BIMHSE).  She joined HKU in April 2021. Here is a conversation with Dr Binbin Zheng.


University’s Teaching Excellence Awards 2019 - Teaching Innovation Award (Team)

Professor Gilberto Leung, Dr Julie Chen, Dr Gordon Wong , Dr George Tipoe and Professor CS Lau (Leader) of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine for Re-imagining Medical Education: An Enrichment Year in the Core MBBS Curriculum

Early Career Teaching Award, 2020 Teaching Excellence Awards & Faculty Teaching Medal 2020

Dr Edmond PH Choi, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing

Faculty Teaching Medal 2022

Dr Pauline Yeung, Clinical Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine Unit, School of Clinical Medicine

New Phase of Interprofessional Education (IPE)

Interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP), like many other programmes, braced itself to creatively transition to online learning. This was our second year of implementing an Online Ten-Day Asynchronous and Synchronous IPE Model.


Tripartite Medical Education Conference 2023

Organized by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong, the conference has brought together local and overseas medical experts, including representatives from the Academy, the two local medical faculties and the Hospital Authority.

Teaching Innovation Award, 2020 Teaching Excellence Awards - Individual Award & Faculty Teaching Medal 2020

Dr Anderson CO Tsang, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery for from Bed-side to Web-side: Transforming Teaching with Telemedicine

BIMHSE Lunchtime Seminar Series

Recap of lunchtime seminars recently held

Professional Development Programme in Medical Education (PDPME)

Organised for new teaching staff of HKUMed, the PDPME consists of a series of topics and workshops on medical education. The 2022 programme was held in a hybrid format which included pre-recorded videos and face-to-face sessions.

Faculty Teaching Medal 2019

Each year the faculty honours teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and who have introduced and promoted good educational practices. The awardees’ dedication to quality teaching and innovation in pedagogy has inspired our students to engage with their studies in deeper and more diverse ways. Congratulations to this year’s Laureates of the Faculty Teaching Medal!

Teaching Innovation Award, 2020 Teaching Excellence Awards - Team award

(From left to right) Dr Janet YH Wong, Dr John TC Fung (Leader), Dr Veronica SF Lam and Ms Michelle TH Pang for Evaluation on Students’ Clinical Competence after a Virtual Simulation Education Programme during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) 2022

In 2022, internationalization of the Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) programme started successfully with participants from various institutions and disciplines from Hong Kong and the overseas.

BIMHSE Lunchtime Seminar Series - Resilience: A Pilot Mixed Methods Study of HKU Medical Educators

A lunchtime seminar on the topic of "Resilience: A Pilot Mixed Methods Study of HKU Medical Educators" was held on May 27, 2021.
Speaker: Dr Linda Chan, Clinical Assistant Professor of BIMHSE and Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care


Faculty Teaching Medal 2020

Ms Eliza YT Tam, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2020

The Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education virtual conference entitled “Medical Education Disrupted – Negativity or Creativity” was successfully held on November 27-28, 2020.

BIMHSE Seminars

Recap of seminars recently held

Paramedic Instructors Training Course for Hong Kong Fire Services Department

BIMHSE organised a 2-week training course for 12 paramedic instructors from the Fire Services Department on Sep 19-30, 2022.

Professional Development Program in Medical Education (PDPME) 2020

Organised for all new teaching staff of HKUMed, the PDPME consists of a series of topics and workshops on medical education.

Teaching Development Grants (TDG) Awardees

HKU Med have been awarded Teaching Development Grants for a number of projects recently.


IPE sessions

Learning in alliance: Transitioning to Online IPE

Teaching Development Grants (TDG) Awardees

HKU Med have been awarded Teaching Development Grants for a number of projects recently.

Professional Development Program in Medical Education

A day-long programme organized for all new teaching staff of the Faculty.

BIMHSE Lunchtime Seminar Series

Recap of seminars recently held

Teaching Development Grant

HKU Med have been awarded Teaching Development Grant for 10 projects in 2019-2020

Upcoming PBL Training Programme for New Tutors 2021-2022

A one-to-one PBL Training Programme for New Tutors has been running since 2003/04, with the aim of training staff members (including honorary appointees) who are unfamiliar with this approach to teaching and learning to become qualified PBL tutors.


New Publications

Medical Education Adaptations: Really Good Stuff for Educational Transition during a Pandemic
Three educational adaptations papers from HKU Med colleagues were accepted and published on Medical Education and www.mededuc.com

New Publications

New publications from HKU Med colleagues

Frontiers in Medical and Health Sciences Education 2020 (Virtual Conference)

Medical Education Disrupted – Negativity or Creativity
Date: November 27 - 28, 2020
Venue: Online
Calling for Abstract Submission and Registration Now

Teaching Development Grants (TDG)

HKU Med colleagues have been awarded with the Teaching Development Grants for a number of projects recently.

Teaching Development Grants (TDG)

HKU Med have been awarded Teaching Development Grants for a number of projects recently.

New Publications

New publications from HKU Med colleagues.

BIMHSE Lunchtime Seminar Series

Recap of seminars recently held