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Zubair Amin MD MHPE
Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore &
Consultant Neonatologist
National University Hospital, Singapore
Dr Amin is an Assistant Professor in Dept of Paediatrics in Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and a Consultant Neonatologist in National University Hospital. He is also the Deputy Head of Medical Education Unit. Dr Amin has Master in Health Profession Education (MHPE) from University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. His interests in medical education are in faculty development, assessment, and international medical education. He is the lead author of three books: Basics in Medical Education, Profiles of Asian Medical Schools: Part I Southeast Asia, and A Practical Guide on Student Assessment. He is one of the editors of Medical Education Online.
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Alastair V. Campbell
Director, Centre for Biomedical Ethics
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professor Alastair V Campbell is the Director, Centre for Biomedical Ethics in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
of the National University of Singapore. Prior to this he was Professor of Ethics in Medicine in the Medical School
of the University of Bristol and Director of its Centre for Ethics in Medicine. He is a former President of the
International Association of Bioethics. Recent publications include Health as Liberation (Pilgrim Press, 1995)
and Medical Ethics, 4th Edition, co-authored with Grant Gillett and Gareth Jones (Oxford University Press, 2005).
Professor Campbell was until recently a member of the Medical Ethics Committee of the British Medical Association
and Chairman of the Ethics and Governance Council of UK Biobank.
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Chan Yiong Huak
Head, Biostatistics Unit
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Yiong Huak received his PhD in Mathematics from University of Newcastle, Australia and is currently the head of the Biostatistics Unit in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is actively involved in conducting research and statistical courses to help researchers in their aims of publication and to enhance their understanding of reading published articles. He is also the associate editor for the Singapore Medical Journal and serves as the research/biostatistical consultant for the various hospitals in Singapore.
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George M Chandy
Director
Christian Medical College
Vellore, India
Serving as the Director of the Christian Medical College, Vellore (CMC) since Sep 23, 2002 in addition to having Professorship in the Dept. of Gastroenterology & Hepatology from Jan 1995.
Partnering with national and international centres of excellence in education and research to share expertise. Identifying cost effective strategies to improve quality of care in the healthcare sector. Identifying and initiating programmes to contain and prevent hospital infection.
Research in Hepatitis B Infection - Strategies for preventing spread particularly vertical spread, newer hepatitis viruses, Genetics of Wilson's disease, Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP). Establishing a sustainable liver transplantation programme for India at CMC, Vellore.
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Jocalyn Clark
Director of Knowledge Translation, Power Study
St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
Associate Editor, BMJ
Dr Jocalyn Clark is a public health scientist and professional medical editor based in Toronto, Canada. Following a MSc and PhD in Public Health, Jocalyn became editorial registrar at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in London UK, and was appointed assistant editor in 2003. Since 2005 and her return to Toronto she has been an associate editor of BMJ. Jocalyn has written extensively in the areas of women’s health, global health, the future of academic medicine and medical education, and scientific publishing. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a director of knowledge translation at St Michael’s Hospital. She serves on the editorial policy committee of the World Association of Medical Editors.
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Margery H Davis
Director, Centre for Medical Education,
University of Dundee
Scotland, United Kingdom
Margery Davis MB ChB MD FRCP is the Professor of Medical Education at the University of Dundee. She leads one of the world's largest Masters programmes in medical education, provides educational support for the medical school at Dundee University and a number of institutions throughout the world and carries out research in student assessment, curriculum design and staff development. She has run workshops in Europe, Australia, North and South America, Africa and Asia. She directs the Dundee Centre for Medical Education known internationally as a source of help for those active in health professions' education.
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Coralie Therese C. Dioquino-Dimacali, M.D.
Associate Professor
University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM),
Philippines
Dr Dimacali, a UPCM graduate, took postgraduate studies in medical education at the National Teachers Training for the Health Professions in the
University of the Philippines Manila. As a member of the Medical Education Unit of the UPCM, she facilitates workshops on various topics in
medical education. She has been instrumental in the development and implementation of an organ system integrated curriculum in her institution.
Dr Dimacali has received outstanding teacher awards from the UPCM and UP Manila. She is a member of the Board of Examiners of the Philippine
Society of Nephrology (PSN) and in April 2006 received a Special Award for Medical Education from the PSN.
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Kevin W. Eva
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
McMaster University, Canada
Dr. Eva completed his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology by examining the psychological factors pertaining to premature
closure during diagnostic decision-making. During that time he also completed a fellowship in Health Professional
Education. He is currently an Associate Professor and the Associate Chair in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology
and Biostatistics at McMaster University and a member of both McMaster University's Program for Educational Research
and Development and the University of Toronto's Wilson Centre for Research in Education. Dr. Eva's research interests
include the development, maintenance, and evaluation of competence and expertise, including such issues as the selection
of students for medical school, clinical reasoning strategies, performance assessment, and the role of self-regulation
in professional practice. He currently sits on the editorial boards of five educational journals. Recent awards including
the Canadian Associate of Medical Education's Junior Award for Distinguished Contributions to Medical Education.
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Grande, Joseph P. M.D., Ph.D
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,
Professor of Pathology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN, USA
Dr Grande is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine; Professor of Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine;
a consultant in the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology; a consultant in the Division of
Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine; and a consultant in the Division of Experimental Surgery. Dr Grande has
contributed to practice, research, teaching, and curriculum development at Mayo. Dr Grande has received the MMS Teacher of the Year award
six times, MMS Faculty Service Award, MCCM Distinguished Educator Award, and MMS Dean's Recognition Award.
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Matthew C. E. Gwee PhD, MHPEd, BPharm, FIBiol
Professorial Fellow, Department of Pharmacology ;
Chairman of International & Education Programmes,
Medical Education Unit, Dean's Office,
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and
Associate Director,
Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Professor Gwee also serves as a Member of the University Committee on Educational Policy. He was recently appointed as
Chairman of the Nursing Curriculum Committee, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore.
Professor Gwee also served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1980-1992) and Head of the Department of
Pharmacology (1987-1997) in the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Professor Gwee sits on
numerous local, regional and international committees, Advisory Boards as well as Editorial Boards.
Professor Gwee has been invited to speak at several educational conferences in the Asia-Pacific region.
He has also been invited as speaker/panelist for several gold standard meetings in medical education.
Professor Gwee is a pioneer in the field of medical education in Singapore. He was recently awarded the
prestigious MILES Award in the 3rd Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference 2006 in recognition of his many
contributions to Mentoring, Innovation and Leadership in Educational Scholarship.
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Ronald M Harden OBE MD FRCP (GLAS.) FRCS (ED.) FRCPC
Director of Education
International Virtual Medical School
Scotland, United Kingdom
Professor Ronald Harden graduated from the medical school in Glasgow, UK. He completed training and practised as an
endocrinologist before moving full time to medical education. He is currently Director of Education with the
International Virtual Medical School (IVIMEDS). Professor Harden was formerly Professor of Medical Education,
Teaching Dean and Director of the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Dundee, Consultant Physician,
and Director of the Educational Development Unit of the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education.
He is editor of Medical Teacher and General Secretary and Treasurer of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).
He is recognised as one of the leading international authorities in medical education with unparalleled experience in
undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education. He brings to medical education a unique blend of theoretical
and practical experience. Professor Harden is committed to developing new approaches to medical education,
curriculum planning and to teaching and learning. Ideas which he has pioneered include the Objective Structured
Clinical Examination (OSCE) which has been universally adopted as a standard approach to assessment of clinical competence.
He is currently leading work related to outcome-based education, curriculum mapping, and the application of new learning
technologies. Professor Harden has written extensively in his areas of interest and has published more than 400 papers
in leading journals. He has served as a consultant and visiting professor in Europe, North America, South America,
the Middle East, Africa, India and the Far East. His contributions to excellence in medical education have
attracted numerous awards including an honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Surgeons of Canada,
the prestigious Hubbard Award by the National Board of Medical Examiners in the USA and recognition by the Kellogg
Foundation for his contributions to medical education in South America. He was awarded by the Queen the OBE for his
services to medical education. He was presented in Singapore in February 2006 with the 'Mentoring, Innovation and
Leadership in Education Scholarship' (MILES) award for 'outstanding contributions to the advancement of global medical
education and academic medicine'. In 2006 Professor Harden was the winner of the Karolinska Institutet prize for
research in medical education. The purpose of the prize is to recognise and stimulate high quality research in medical
education in order to promote long-term improvements of educational practices in medical training.
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S. Barry Issenberg, M.D
Associate Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean, Research in Medical Education
Director, Division of Simulation, Patient Safety & Technology,
Assistant Director, Center for Research in Medical Education
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
Dr. Issenberg's career focus, in addition to patient care, has been in the research, development, implementation,
and evaluation of simulation and computer-based teaching systems. Dr. Issenberg is responsible overseeing the technical
and curricular development of "Harvey," the Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator, a full-size manikin that simulates
virtually every cardiac and pulmonary disease and the UMedic multimedia computer system. In addition, Dr. Issenberg
co-leads an international consortium of clinicians and medical educators that meets quarterly to develop curricula in
cardiology, neurology and emergency medicine and to design its outcomes research studies. Dr. Issenberg has authored
or co-authored more than 100 publications and educational resources on the development, use and evaluation of simulation
systems in medical education.
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Gerald Koh Choon-Huat MBBS, MMed FM, GDGM, FCFP, Dip Ger (Malta)
Assistant Professor
Community, Occupational and Family Medicine Department
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Gerald Koh graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with MBBS in 1996, Masters in Medicine in Family Medicine
(MMed FM) in 2000 and Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (GDGM) in 2002. He was entered into the College of Family Physicians
of Singapore (CFPS) as a Fellow in 2003. He is currently both trainer and examiner for GDFM and GDGM, and Deputy Chief Examiner
for the MMed FM exams. Dr Koh was awarded the Teacher's Award from CFPS in 2005 for post-graduate teaching of family physicians.
He was also awarded an international Merck fellowship to read for a Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontology and Geriatrics under
the auspices of the United Nations International Institute on Ageing (UN-INIA) at the European Institute of Gerontology.
He has lectured regionally and internationally on geriatrics and gerontology for UN-INIA, including gerontological education.
Although he joined NUS in 2005, he has been an Adjunct Undergraduate Teaching Fellow since 2002. He is currently a member of
the YLLSoM Curriculum Review Committee and Education Taskforce. He presented an oral paper entitled "Does Problem Based Learning
Produce Better Doctors? A Systematic Review" at the 3rd Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference. He is also a member of
the Institute of Education Healthcare Academic Advisory Committee and Anderson Junior College Advisory Board.
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Khoo Hoon Eng
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
Associate Director, Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning,
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Khoo is an active member of the NUS PBL committee and the Education Taskforce of the School of Medicine. She is currently
Deputy Head of the Medical Education Unit, contributing actively to the development, implementation and evaluation of the new
medical curriculum as well as staff development. She helped to write the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Student User's Guide and
designed the student and staff feedback forms for PBL. She has participated in talks and discussions on PBL and has been a PBL
tutor since 1999. Dr. Khoo is also an Associate Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL) where
she contributes to staff development at the university level. She has published scholarly work in education and co-authored a
well-received book on medical education, Basics in Medical Education.
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Chi-Wan Lai
Executive Secretary, Medical Education Committee, Ministry of
Education in Taiwan and CEO, Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council,
Taiwan
Dr Chi-Wan Lai graduated from the Medical College of National Taiwan University in 1969. He completed his neurology and psychiatry residency training at National Taiwan University Hospital (1970-1974) and neurology residency/epilepsy fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospitals (1975-1979). Before his return to Taiwan in 1998, he was a Professor of Neurology with the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He then served as the Dean of the College of Medicine and Vice President of Tzu Chi University in Taiwan until 2001. He is currently the Executive Secretary of the Medical Education Committee, Ministry of Education in Taiwan.
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Kwang-Ho MENG, MD
Professor of Preventive Medicine
The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea
Dr. Meng graduated from the Catholic University College of Medicine in 1968, and joined the Johns Hopkins University School
of Hygiene & Public Health for his post-doctoral studies in 1975-76. Dr. Meng completed another doctoral studies in the field
of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the University of Hawaii and received a PhD in 1983. The academic and professional positions
that Dr. Meng has held in Korea include the Dean of Medical School, Dean of School of Public Health, and the President of the
Korean Society of Preventive Medicine, President of the Korean Society of Epidemiology, and the President of the Korean Society
for Medical Ethics Education. Dr. Meng is immediate past president of the Korean Society for Medical Education, and currently
he is the Director of the Korean Medical School Accreditation Board. Dr. Meng is also a member of the International Bioethics
Committee, UNESCO.
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Geoff Norman
Professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics &
Assistant Dean for Educational Research
McMaster University, Canada
Geoff Norman received his Ph.D. in nuclear physics 1971 and subsequently an M.A. in educational psychology from Michigan State University. He is a professor in epidemiology and biostatistics and Assistant Dean for Educational Research at McMaster University. His primary research focus is the psychology of clinical reasoning. A secondary interest is methodology of student assessment. He is the author of 10 books and over 150 research articles. He won the Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1989,, the Award for Excellence of the Canadian Association for Medical Education in 1997, the Distinguished Scholar Award of the American Educational Research Association, in 2000, the Award for Outstanding Achievement of the Medical Council of Canada in 2001.
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Angela E. O'Neil, M.D.
Assistant Dean of Student Career Development,
Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Rochester MN, USA
Predoctoral Education Director
Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Dr. O'Neil graduated from the University of Minnesota and completed family medicine residency training at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School.
She is Assistant Dean of Student Career Development at Mayo Medical School and responsible for coordinating the faculty - student mentor program
and managing the experiential Selective Curriculum. Dr. O'Neil is developing a longitudinal Healer's Art curriculum for Mayo Medical School.
She was granted a Faculty Enhancement Award in 2005 by the American Academy of Family Physicians for her development of programs
promoting student well-being. Dr. O'Neil was named Teacher of the Year in 2006 by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians.
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Hirotaka ONISHI MD, MHPE
International Research Center for Medical Education,
University of Tokyo, Japan
Graduated from Nara Medical University (1992) and had clinical training as a general internist in Tenri General Hospital (-1997).
Moved to Dept. of General Medicine, Saga Medical School Hospital, then involved himself in University of Illinois. After
completion of Master of Health Professions Education Programme, devoted himself into Medical Education and Research Unit,
International Medical University (Malaysia, 2003-2005). Currently working for the contribution to the Medical Education
system in Afghanistan. Governor, the chair of research development committee for medical education, and the vice chair
of Committee for International Affair in Japan Society for Medical Education.
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Maxine Papadakis, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs &
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of California San Francisco, USA
Dr Papadakis is a native Californian and grew up in the San Francisco Peninsula. After finishing her medicine residency at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, she came back to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1980 for a Kaiser fellowship at UCSF,
and has been there ever since. Much of her early research has been in clinical outcome studies, including the role of
growth hormone in aging. In 1988, she became the medicine clerkship director and stayed in that position for 10 years.
Research during that time included a study delineating the risk of blood-born occupational exposures to medical students.
Dr. Papadakis is a past president of Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine (CDIM). In 1998, she joined the Dean's
office in the position she now holds. Her current research is on the assessment of professionalism in medical students.
Her sentinel work has opened a new field which linked unprofessional behavior in medical school with subsequent
disciplinary action by practicing physicians. Dr. Papadakis is a co-editor of the annually published textbooks Current
Medical Diagnosis and Treatment and Current Consult: Medicine. Dr. Papadakis is the recipient of many teaching awards,
including the coveted UCSF Academic Senate Distinction in Teaching Award.
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Wojciech Pawlina M.D.
Assistant Dean for Curriculum Development and Innovations
Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of Anatomy
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN, USA
Dr Pawlina earned his medical degree from the Copernicus Medical School, Krakow, Poland, where he was appointed as lecturer and instructor in Gross Anatomy.
Since 1986 he worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Florida College of Medicine before joining the faculty of the Department of
Anatomy and Cell Biology. In 1999 he relocated to Mayo Clinic and is appointed as the Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy.
He serves as the Assistant Dean for Curriculum Development and Innovation. His research interest in medical education is directed towards strategies
to implement professionalism, leadership and teamwork curriculum in the early medical education. Recently he served as the Guest Editor of the
Special Issue of Clinical Anatomy on Professionalism and Anatomy.
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Dujeepa D. Samarasekera
Medical Educationalist
Medical Education Unit
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dujeepa Samarasekera MBBS MHPE is a Medical Educationalist from Sri Lanka. He has a Master in Health Profession Education from University of Maastricht, Netherlands. Dr Samarasekera has been involved in curriculum planning, evaluation and student
assessment at both undergraduate and postgraduate health professional courses. Dr Samarasekera provides educational
expertise and staff development to the medical faculties, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine and other health professional
institutions in Sri Lanka. He has joined the Medical Education Unit, National University Singapore from August this year.
His main research interests are in teaching/learning behaviours and in assessment.
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Ross J. Scalese, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Director, Educational Research and Technology
Center for Research in Medical Education
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, USA
Ross J. Scalese, M.D. is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
and Assistant Director of Educational Research and Technology at its Center for Research in Medical Education (CRME).
He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
He is active clinically and as a teacher of medical students and residents, particularly in the areas of cardiology and neurology.
He is also active in Emergency Medical Skills Training, especially the ACLS and Emergency Response to Terrorism courses,
at the CRME. Dr. Scalese's area of special interest and research focuses on innovative uses of simulation for the
competency-based training and assessment of learners spanning the continuum of clinical medical education and multiple
healthcare professions. He has been an invited speaker at numerous international conferences addressing topics related
to simulation-based medical education. His publications in this area include participation in the Best Evidence Medical
Education Collaboration systematic review on high-fidelity simulation.
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Ann Sefton MB BS, BSc(Med) PhD, DSc.
Professor Emeritus
Retired from Discipline of Physiology; currently Deputy Chancellor, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ann graduated in Medicine from University of Sydney and joined academic staff. Her research has been in visual neuroscience,
supervising 35 students, authoring or co-authoring 51 well-cited scientific articles in journals and books. Major interests
are in education (in medicine, medical science and dentistry). One of the team that led major medical educational development
at the University of Sydney in the 1990s, she has authored or co-authored 85 educational articles in journals and books,
as well as many reports. Currently she active as a member of the International Union of Physiological Sciences Council,
presenting educational workshops internationally.
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Debra Si Mui SIM
Associate Professor
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Debra S.M. Sim is currently an associate professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.
She obtained her B.Sc. in 1980 and Ph.D. in Pharmacology in 1984 from the University of Liverpool, U.K., before joining the
present university in 1984. Debra has played a pivotal role in the implementation of PBL tutorials into her university's MBBS
course in 1999/2000, and has since been involved in the training of students and tutors for PBL. Debra's research interests
include pharmacokinetics, snake venom pharmacology, problem-based learning (PBL) and assessment. She has published on the
above subjects, and has won several awards both for her teaching and scientific work.
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Richard Smith
Chief Executive, UnitedHealth Europe
United Kingdom
Richard Smith is chief executive of UnitedHealth Europe, a company that works with the NHS and other public health systems in Europe. He is also visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a member of the board of the Public Library of Science, which aims to provide free access to all scientific research, and a member of the governing council of St George’s, University of London. Until 2004 he was editor of the BMJ and chief executive of the BMJ Publishing Group. A graduate in medicine from Edinburgh, he worked in hospital medicine in New Zealand and Scotland before joining the BMJ. He has written and broadcast on a wide range of topics and has a degree in management science from the Stanford Business School.
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Stephen R Smith, M.D.,M.P.H.
Associate Dean Medicine &
Professor of Family Medicine
Brown Medical School, USA
Dr. Smith currently serves as associate dean of medicine
and professor of family medicine at Brown Medical School
in Providence, Rhode Island. Dean Smith is internationally
renown for his work in medical education. He was the architect
of the competency-based curriculum at Brown that has been
replicated at many medical schools around the world. More
recently, he has developed a virtual practice for an international
consortium of medical schools — the International
Virtual Medical School (IVIMEDS). He earned his medical
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Hardyanto Soebono, MD, PhD.
Dean Medical Faculty Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta, Indonesia &
Chairman Association of Indonesian Medical Schools, Indonesia
Dr Soebono graduated from Gadjah Mada University Medical Faculty in 1976.
He has been the dedicating his life as lecturer at his almamater. In 1982 he finished
his training in Dermatology/ Venereology, and since that he has been actively involved
Curriculum Committee. In 1995 he got his PhD after defend his thesis on immunoepidemiology
on leprosy. Since 2000 Dr Soebono has been the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Gadjah Mada University in which he is involved the development of national
medical education in Indonesia. Since 2003 he has been elected as Chairman of the
Association of Indonesian Medical Schools until now. Dr Soebono is also active in
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Tan Chay Hoon
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Member, Medical Education Unit
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore &
Consultant Psychiatrist, National University Hospital, Singapore
Dr Tan is an Associate Professor in Pharmacology, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Consultant Psychiatrist, National University Hospital. She serves on the Educational Task Force of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, on Curriculum Review as well as Professional Development and coordinates the Mentoring Program. She is actively involved in students and faculty assessment, Objective-Structured-Clinical-Examination and Objective-Structured-Teacher and Examiner Evaluation. She is also a Member of the Medical Education Unit, and the Nursing School of NUS. She was an affiliate of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning, NUS where she contributed to faculty development of the university. She is on the editorial board of Medical Progress and International Journal of Mental Health and an invited manuscript reviewer for various International Neuroscience and Psychiatric Journals. Dr Tan has been active in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and has received the University Annual Teaching Excellence Award in 2006 and the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Award in 2002.
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Grace Tang
President, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine is the only statutory body in Hong Kong for specialist training and accreditation, and is tasked
with the continuous medical education and professional development programs needed for Specialist Registration and maintenance of
registration. Grace Tang is also the Chairman of the Management Committee of the Asian Medical Education Association, and was the
Dean of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong responsible for the implementation of its medical curriculum reform.
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Ara Tekian
Associate Professor of Medical Education &
Director of International Affairs
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Ara Tekian received his PhD in neuroscience from the American University of Beirut, and MHPE from the University
of Illinois at Chicago Department of Medical Education (UIC-DME). Prior to joining UIC, Dr. Tekian established
the Medical Education Unit at King Saud University in Riyadh, and was its Director from 1983-1990. He has served
as a short-term consultant to WHO-EMRO for more than two decades. Dr. Tekian joined DME in 1992 and participates
in teaching in the MHPE program. He consults both nationally and internationally and has organized and conducted
over 120 international workshops in more than 30 countries and 50 cities. Dr. Tekian is the senior author of the
book "Innovative Simulations for Assessing Professional Competence: From Paper-and-Pencil to Virtual Reality"
published in 1999. His current research interests include curriculum planning, student assessment and innovative
testing methodologies, and selection and retention of underrepresented minorities in medicine.
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Lkhagvasuren Tserenkhuu, M.D, D.Sc
President, Health Sciences University of Mongolia
President, Association of Mongolian Endocrinologists
Secretary of Mongolian Physiologists' Society, Mongolia
Professor Lkhagvasuren is an active member of the Academic Council of Research Institute of Education, Mongolia.
He is also Chairman, Presidents Council of the HSUM; Chairman, Academic Council of the HSUM; Chairman,
Adolescence Future Center of Mongolia; Candidate president of Academic Council for PhD degree by Public Health;
Board member of the Asian Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health. He is currently working as a President,
Consortium of the Mongolian Universities & Colleges and contributing actively to the development,
implementation and evaluation of the new medical curriculum as well as staff development. He works as a Leader
of Mongolian Medical Education Association and he has received "International educator of the year 2005" award,
nominated by Cambridge International Library, England.
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Preyanuj Yamwong
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital,
Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Preyanuj Yamwong, MD, MSc, is the Deputy Dean in Education at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hopsital. Prior to this,
she is an Associate Professor in Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition in Department of Preventive and Social Medicine
and then in Department for Research Development in the same Faculty. During the same period, she served the Faculty as an
Assistant Dean in Continuing Education. Apart from her interest and publications in clinical nutrition, she has been
instructor/facilitator in many educational workshops such as Medical Education, Clinical Teaching, Training and Use of
Simulating Patients, and Counseling: Training for the Trainer Workshops.
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Thomas R. Viggiano, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Professor of Medicine,
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN, USA
Dr Viggiano received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, completed a residency in Internal Medicine
at the University of Pittsburgh, and a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Mayo Clinic. He also has a Master's degree in Adult Education
from the University of Minnesota. Dr Viggiano has won numerous Teacher of the Year awards at Mayo for his work in undergraduate and
graduate medical education. He has played a major role in the design, integration, and administration of the medical school's
curriculum and he developed a curriculum evaluation system based on quality improvement principles. Dr Viggiano coordinates
Mayo Medical School's Faculty Development Program and serves on the Academic Appointment and Promotions Committee.
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Rukhsana W. Zuberi
Associate Dean, Education, Faculty of Health Sciences
Head, Department for Educational Development,
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Aga Khan University (AKU), Pakistan
Dr. Rukhsana W. Zuberi is associated with the Aga Khan University (AKU) since 1986. She obtained her Masters in Health
Professions Education (MHPE), University of Illinois, Chicago, USA in 2002. Dr. Zuberi has chaired various committees
and task forces at AKU and has brought about many innovative changes in the Undergraduate Medical Education program.
She spearheaded the planning and implementation of the renewed curriculum at AKU. She was also responsible for the planning,
introduction and implementation of the mentorship program at AKU. Dr. Zuberi chairs the Humanities and Social
Sciences (HASS) Group and is involved in developing a vision for broader education for the MBBS program which aims
to enhance personal and intellectual development of medical students beyond medicine. Dr Zuberi is member of the
International Board, Medical Education, UK
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