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Zubair AMIN
Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Dr Amin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics in Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and a Consultant Neonatologist in National University Hospital. 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 and Anatomical Science Educators. He has conducted faculty development programme in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, and Italy. |
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Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar SULEIMAN
President
International Medical University (IMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman, 66, was appointed President of the IMU on 1 March 2001 and Director of IMUE on 18 April 2005. He has had a distinguished career in the Malaysian Health Service rising to the level of Director General of the Ministry of Health. He received his MBBS degree from Monash University, Australia in 1968 and joined government service as a Medical Officer in 1969. He became Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1974 and completed postgraduated training in Nephrology in Melbourne and in Washington D.C. He became Consultant Nephrologist and Head of the Department of Nephrology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur in 1976. He became Director General of Health in 1991 and retired from government service in 2001. He has been President of The International Medical University, Malaysia since 2001. |
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CHAN Yiong Huak
Head, Biostatistics Unit
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| 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 serves as the Biostatistical - Consultant for the Health Service Research Unit (Ministry of Health), the National Healthcare Group Polyclincs, the Institute of Mental Health and the various Medical Institutes & hospitals in Singapore. He is also the Associate editor for the Singapore Medical Journal. |
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Erle Chuen-Hian LIM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Erle Chuen-Hian Lim, MBBS, M Med (Int Med), FRCP (Glasgow) is Associate Professor, National University of Singapore and Senior Consultant Neurologist, National University Hospital. He completed his training in Neurology in 2000, and pursued a Movement Disorders fellowhip with Prof C Warren Olanow and Mitchell F Brin at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY. He returned to Singapore in 2001, when he joined Alexandra Hospital as head of the fledgling Neurology service. He also served as Visiting Consultant Neurologist at three of the major hospitals in Singapore (Singapore General Hospital, National University Hospital and the National Neuroscience Institute) before joining the National University of Singapore (NUS) as Assistant Professor in 2003. Dr Lim practices General Neurology with an interest in Movement Disorders. His interests include Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonism, dystonia, Botulinum toxin (common and novel applications), and rating scales for movement disorders. His interests in general neurology include headaches and seizures. Dr Lim served as Director, Undergraduate Medical Education for the Medicine track of the NUS from 2005-6, was the Assistant Dean (Clinical, Student Affairs and Admissions). His interests in Medical Education include the use of multimedia and information technology in pedagogy, as well as bedside clinical teaching, professionalism and medical communication. Dr Lim is the author of more than 100 articles in international peer reviewed medical journals. He sits on the editorial board of the Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, as well as the Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. He sits on various national education committees, is a member of the Teaching Academy of the NUS, as well as regional and international movement disorders committees. He has been invited to give talks and demonstrate Botulinum toxin injection techniques using electrical motor point stimulation and passive electromyographic guidance techniques regionally and internationally. In 2005/6, Assoc Prof Lim won the faculty teaching excellence award, as well as the university teaching excellence award. In 2008, he won the university’s Outstanding Educator Award. |
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GOH Poh Sun
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Member, Medical Education Unit
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore &
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Dr Goh Poh Sun is a clinical radiologist who is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education at the National University of Singapore and National University Hospital. He has been actively developing and evaluating interactive web-based teaching materials to support and augment medical education over the last 8 years and has presented this work at local and international medical educational conferences. |
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Indika KARUNATHILAKE
Director
Medical Education Development and Research Centre
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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| Dr. Indika Karunathilake is the Director of Medical Education Development And Research Centre (MEDARC), Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is also a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education at the University of Colombo. Dr. Karunathilake received his training in Medical Education at the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland, where he obtained a Postgraduate Diploma and subsequently a Masters Degree in Medical Education. Dr. Karunathilake has conducted extensive research and authored many publications in medical education. His research interests include assessment, e-learning and curriculum development. He has been a resource person in Medical Education for many national, regional and international forums. In addition to his responsibilities in Medical Education, Dr. Indika Karunathilake serves as the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), the apex body of medical professionals in Sri Lanka. |
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Jillian D BRAMMER
Assistant Professor
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Dr Brammer is currently an Assistant Professor in the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore. She currently coordinates the B Sc(Nursing) program at NUS, the first nursing degree program for Singapore and as Clinical Coordinator, was responsible for establishing the clinical practicum program for students Dr Brammer has extensive experience as a registered nurse and educator in hospitals and universities in Australia. She is passionate about improving the quality of the learning experience and clinical education for students, with a Master of Clinical Education from UNSW and maintaining the focus for doctoral studies and ongoing research. Dr Brammer contributes to the professional development of registered nurses and other health professionals in Singapore, Philippines and Australia for their role with students through the presentation of workshops on facilitating learning in the clinical setting. |
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John J. NORCINI, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®), USA
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Dr John Norcini obtained his B.A. in Psychology from LaSalle University and Ph.D. in Child Development from Bryn Mawr College. He is American Board certified in Internal Medicine (1977-2002). Dr Norcini held numerous key positions, including Director of Psychometrics (1985-1988), Executive Vice President for Evaluation and Research (1988-1997) and Executive Vice President of the Institute for Clinical Evaluation (1997-2002). He is currently the President and CEO, Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research, positions which he has held since 2002. He is the Deputy Editor of Medical Education and serves on several Editorial Boards, among them are Evaluation and the Health Professions, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Advances in Health Sciences Education, Applied Measurement in Education, Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, and Simulation in Healthcare.
Since becoming FAIMER's first President and CEO, Dr. Norcini has been instrumental in identifying the Foundation's areas of thematic focus and he played a key role in the adoption of a strategic plan and selection of regional emphases. He has also reorganized FAIMER and made a number of key staff appointments to ensure academic and educational support as its activities continue to develop. The Foundation’s mission is to improve international medical education. FAIMER has three areas of focus: 1) data resources including a directory of recognized medical schools around the world, 2) research on international medical education and physician migration, and 3) fellowship programs in medical education and leadership, designed for faculty from medical schools in developing countries. Dr. Norcini's principal academic interest is in the area of the assessment of physician performance. In addition to his operational knowledge of testing in the context of specialty certification and recertification, he has published extensively and lectured and taught in more than twenty countries. Topics of publication include written examinations, computer-based testing, work-based assessment, simulation, maintenance of competence, equating, standard-setting, and professionalism. In addition to assessment, Dr. Norcini has also done work on physician migration and the impact of international medical graduates (IMGs) on the US healthcare system. Topics include the predictors of the performance of IMGs on certifying examination, the curriculum of schools producing the most US citizen IMGs, and certification among graduates of the Caribbean medical schools.
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Chung-Sheng LAI
Dean, College of Medicine
Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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| Professor Chung-Sheng Lai graduated from Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) in 1977. Based on life-long learning, he got EMBA degree in 2000 at National Sun Yat-Sen University and Adult Education PhD. Degree in 2005 at National Kaohsiung Normal University. Now he is the Dean of College of Medicine at KMU, the president of Taiwan Society of Plastic Surgery, and the Chief of Department of Plastic Surgery at KMU Hospital. He is quite active not only in clinical research but also the medical education reform in Taiwan, and so far publishes 204 papers (SCI: 73; SCIE: 14; TSSCI: 1; others: 116).
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Matthew C. E. GWEE
Professorial Fellow and
Chairman, International & Education Programmes
Medical Education Unit, Dean's Office
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Professor Gwee was recently appointed as a Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy. He is also a Member of the University Committee on Educational Policy. Professor Gwee has also served as: Chairman of the Nursing Curriculum Committee, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore; Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (1980-1992), Head of the Department of Pharmacology (1987–1997) and Chairman, PBL Committee (2000–2006) in the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. 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. Professor Gwee also sits on numerous local, regional and international committees, Advisory / Editorial Boards. He was recently appointed as a Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Medical Education. Professor Gwee has been invited to speak at several educational conferences in the Asia-Pacific region and at several gold standard meetings in medical education around the world. Professor Gwee recently served as Guest-Editor for The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences,and published a review article entitled "Problem–Based Learning (PBL): A Strategic Learning System Design for the Education of Healthcare Professionals In the 21st Century" in a special issue of the KJMS, vol 25 (no. 5) 231-239, 2009. More recently Professor Gwee was invited to write the AMEE Guide on "Assessment in Basic Sciences", and also to write a review article for the J Int Assoc of Med Sc Educators (J IAMSE) on the "Role of Basic Medical Sciences in 21st Century Medical Education: An Asian Perspective." Co-authors for the two manuscripts are Dujeepa Samarasekera and Tan Chay Hoon.
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Shirley OOI Beng Suat
Senior Consultant and Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine Department
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Associate Professor Shirley Ooi, (MBBS(S'pore), FRCSEd(A&E), FAMS(Emerg Med)) is a Senior Consultant and Associate Professor at the Emergency Medicine Department, (EMD) National University Health System (NUHS) and former Chief of the EMD NUHS. She is the Designated Institutional Official of the NUHS Residency. She chairs the NUHS Evidence-based Medicine subcommittee and the Emergency Medicine Specialist Training Committee. She is a member of the Joint Committee for Specialist Training and the Specialist Accreditation Board in Singapore. She is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia. A/P Ooi's passion is in teaching and mentoring. She has written 2 books entitled "Guide to the Essentials in Emergency Medicine" and “Medicolegal Issues in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice: Case Scenarios.
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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,
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Dr Tan is an Associate Professor in Pharmacology, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Consultant Psychiatrist, National University Hospital. She served on the Educational Task Force of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, on Curriculum Review as well as faculty Professional Development and coordinates the Mentoring Program. She is a Member of the Medical Education Unit and is actively involved in students and faculty assessment, Objective-Structured-Clinical-Examination and Objective-Structured-Teacher and Examiner Evaluation. 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 Awards in 2004/2005 and 2001/2002.
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Steven L. KANTER
Vice Dean
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
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| Steven L. Kanter, MD, serves as Vice Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM). Dr. Kanter draws from a diverse background of experience that includes clinical medicine, medical informatics, medical education, scholarly publishing, and medical school administration. He has been a driving force in curricular renewal at UPSOM, has played a key role in reformulating guidelines for promotion of faculty, and has established a system of "promotion pathways" at UPSOM which provides an explicit framework for career development. Dr. Kanter also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Academic Medicine, the peer-reviewed journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Janil PUTHUCHEARY
Consultant, Children's Intensive Care Unit, KK Children's Hospital
Medical Director for Faculty Development, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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| Janil Puthucheary is a Consultant Paediatric Intensivist at KK Children's Hospital as well as the Medical Director for Faculty Development at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore. In his clinical role he has been heavily involved in the development of education based on Simulation technology. At the Duke-NUS GMS his interests are the refinement and execution of the Team Based Learning methodology. In this he has been involved in the development of many many Readiness Assessment Tests and Application Exercises. He has spent many hours facilitating teams actively engaged in the enjoyable learning experience of TBL.
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Charles M. WIENER
Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,
Vice Chairman of Education, Department of Medicine, and
Director of the Osler Medical Training Program, Department of Medicine, USA
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| Charles Wiener is a pulmonologist who joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1991 and is now a key educator and leader at the School of Medicine. Since 2000, he has been vice chairman of education for the Department of Medicine. He led the committee of faculty who, over five years, created the "Genes to Society" curriculum and he now directs the "Genes to Society" course, the largest in the school’s four-year program. At the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wiener directs the Osler Medical House Staff Training Program, a three-year residency that focuses on both comprehensive training in academic general medicine and subspecialty training. He also remains active as a clinician, serving as attending physician in the hospital's intensive care and pulmonary units and in an outpatient clinic for ALS patients. His research interests have focused on vasomotor control of pulmonary circulation, HIF–1 in the lung and respiratory management of patients with neuromuscular diseases. Wiener, who joined the faculty as an assistant professor of medicine and physiology, pulmonary and critical care medicine, has been honored as a teacher and a mentor with awards including the Professor's Teaching Award and the George Stuart Award for Clinical Teaching. He has co–authored numerous books, including Cardiovascular System at a Glance (most recent edition, 2004) and Respiratory System at a Glance (most recent edition, 2006), both which have been translated into multiple languages. He is an associate editor of the American Journal of Medicine and the Journal of American Medicine and is a section editor of JAMA Grand Rounds. Most recently he was the author of the last two editions of Harrison’s Principles of Medicine Self-Assessment and Board Review (2005, 2008). He also has served for the last 5 years as a member of the National Board of Medical Examiners Step 1 interdisciplinary review committee. Wiener earned a bachelor's degree in management science from Duke University in 1978 and a medical degree from the University of Miami in 1982. After completing a medical residency at the University of Washington, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the Royal Post–Graduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital and at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Dean Parmelee, M.D.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, USA
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| Dr. Parmelee is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and serves as consultant and trainer for Team-Based Learning throughout the US and abroad. He has co-edited two textbooks and several papers on the strategy. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York, served his residencies at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and although trained as a child & adolescent psychiatrist, he currently devotes his energies to enhancing medical education.
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Sandy COOK
Associate Dean, Curriculum
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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| In June 2006, Dr. Cook joined the Duke - NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, as the Associate Dean for Curriculum Development and head of the Medical Education, Research, and Evaluation Department. She received her PhD from Cornell University in Adult and Continuing Education. Her Master's is in Research Methodology and her Bachelor's in Experimental Psychology, both from Ohio State University. Her previous position was the Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs, Senior Research Professional at The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine from 2001–2006. Dr. Cook went to Chicago in 1985 to work as an education specialist for the Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC), a major NIH grant that was awarded to the University of Chicago in 1976 and continues to be funded. One of the major focuses on that grant has been the translation of diabetes research to the community, patients, and physicians. She continued on that grant and other diabetes related grants until 2003, when she needed to focus more of her time with University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medical and working with faculty to develop scholarly medical education research projects. Dr. Cook's overall research focused on developing and evaluating educational programs throughout the Division of Biological Sciences; health outcomes research in the area of diabetes, sleep medicine disorders, asthma, and geriatrics; and faculty development efforts in the area of the Scholarship of Education. Her work in the area of simulation and clinical assessment grew with the development of Clinical Performance Center at the University of Chicago for use in teaching and assessing the clinical skills of our medical students. This research effort has resulted in over 35 journal publications, 20 published abstracts, and one book chapter. She has been a member of the Society of Directors in Research in Medical Education since 2002 and served on the Board of Directors for 5 years until she moved to Singapore. She spent 8 years on the board of the Chicago Asthma Consortium, and served as President from 2003–2006. She also was the chair of the Curriculum and Evaluation committee of the 13–Schools Consortium from 2001–2006.
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Robert K KAMEI
Vice Dean for Education
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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| Robert K Kamei, MD is the Vice Dean of Education at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore. Born in Los Angeles, California, he has an undergraduate degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco. He subsequently pursued internship and residency training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. After several years in primary care pediatric practice, he returned to the University of California, San Francisco where he served on the faculty. He was named as director of pediatric residency training in 1990 and continued in this position until accepting the position at the Duke–NUS in 2006. While director of residency training, the UCSF program grew from 45 to 89 residents and expanded from 2 to 5 major clinical teaching sites. Under his leadership, the program developed into a highly innovative educational training program, with several publications describing many of these creative efforts. He served with Dr. Abraham Rudolph as co–editor of the "Fundamentals of Pediatrics" for the 3 editions of this textbook. This textbook has become one of the most popular references on pediatrics for medical students and residents that is sold in the world today; and has been translated in several different languages. In 2000, he was the recipient of a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to provide faculty development for academicians teaching medicine in Indonesia. During his sabbatical year, he traveled extensively throughout Indonesia and Southeast Asia to lecture and lead discussions on contemporary medical education teaching and evaluation techniques. Dr Kamei has held many different leadership positions in the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, the American Board of Pediatrics, and holds membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha medical society. His interests include travel, cooking and eating, studying eastern religious thought, golf and keeping fit.
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Sally Wai-chi CHAN
Professor and Head of Department
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
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| For the last 25 years, Sally has been devoted to nursing education. Prior to her present appointment to NUS since January 2010, Sally has worked in Hong Kong. Apart from being an experienced nursing educator, faculty administrator, and researcher, Sally has been committed to community services while she was in Hong Kong. These services included contributing to development of mental health and nursing education policy, participating in regulation of nursing and social work professionals, and active involvement in many health related professional bodies. Her research focuses on mental health and psychosocial care, and evaluating innovative teaching and learning strategies. She has authored over 150 academic and professional papers. She has been awarded the 'Teacher of the Year' in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, and the 'Master Teacher' in 2007 by the Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Khalid A. Bin ABDULRAHMAN
Dean, College of Medicine
Al-Imam University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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| Prof. Khalid Bin Abdulrahman is a Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Education. He is the founding Dean of the College of Medicine at Al-Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is at present the Chairman of the Saudi Deans National Committee and Vice-President of the Saudi Society for Medical Education (SSME). In 2006 he was the leader of the national strategic planning project for health professions education in Saudi Arabia. His areas of interests include Planning and Development of Medical Education and Continuing Medical Education Programs, Strategic Planning & Leadership Development and Management of Chronic Illness in family practice setting.
Prof Khalid has published more than 70 papers in family medicine and medical education, both in local and international journals. He presented more than 300 presentations in local and international meetings. Prof. Bin Abdulrahman is a member of different prestigious medical education organizations and a recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Great Mind of the 21st Century Award from the American Biographical Institute.
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Brian David HODGES, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Professor, Scientist and Director
Donald R. Wilson Centre for Research in Education at the University Health Network
Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Brian Hodges MD (Queen's University 1989), FRCPC Psychiatry (Toronto 1994), PhD in Higher Education (Toronto 2007) is Director of the Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Professor and Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chair in Health Professions Education Research at University of Toronto. He was Chair of Evaluation at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2004–8) and has consulted in New Zealand, Switzerland, Poland, Japan, Jordan, Israel, France, China, Australia and Ethiopia. He holds a diploma in Health Economics from University of Paris (2003) and named to the board of Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique, France (EHESP, 2007).
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Eric S HOLMBOE
Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation,
Professor Adjunct of Medicine,
Yale University, and
Adjunct Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA
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| Dr. Holmboe is Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation. He is also Professor Adjunct of Medicine at Yale University, and Adjunct Professor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Prior to joining the ABIM in 2004, he was the was Associate Program Director, Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program, Director of Student Clinical Assessment, Yale School of Medicine. Before joining Yale in 2000, he served as Division Chief of General Internal Medicine at the National Naval Medical Center. His research interests include interventions to improve quality of care and methods in the evaluation of clinical competence. He is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College and the University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his residency and chief residency at Yale–New Haven Hospital, and was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Yale University. |
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Kyong-Jee "KJ" KIM
Assistant Research Professor
Office of Medical Education
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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| KJ Kim received her Ph.D. degree in instructional systems technology from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA. Dr. Kim is assistant resesarch professor in the Office of Medical Education at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea since 2007. For over years, Dr. Kim has experience in the practice and research in the design of engaging learning environments, espeically by integrating technology in teaching and learning such as in e-learning and blended learning. Her current research areas are in effective teaching and learning methods in medical education, including e–learning and problem–based learning. She is assistant director for the Korean Consortium for e–Learning in Medical Education and is a member of the steering commitee for the PBL research group under the Korea Society of Medical Education. |
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CHAN Li Chong
Chairman, PBL Subcommittee,
and Co-director, Research and Development, Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong
and Co-Director, The Centre for the Humanities and Medicine,
The University of Hong Kong S.A.R
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| Dr. Chan is Chair Professor and Head, Dept. of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. He has a special interest in Problem Based Learning and Medical Humanities and is currently the Coordinator of a Task Force to implement the teaching and learning of medical humanities in the core undergraduate medical curriculum. He is the co–editor of a monograph "Everything you want to know about PBL and not afraid to ask", and has conducted many PBL training workshops in mainland China and Taiwan. For his role as an excellent teacher, a scholar and a leader in medical education, he received an Outstanding Teaching Award of the University of Hong Kong in 2008. |
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HOAT Luu Ngoc
Vice President, Hanoi Medical University,
Vice Director, Hanoi Medical University Hospital,
Director, Training and Transferring Technology Center, Hanoi Medical University,
Head, Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Department, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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| Dr. Luu Ngoc Hoat is a medical doctor specialising in preventive medicine. He has a master's degree in epidemiology and a PhD in medical education. In addition to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in the school, he is also involved in managing the school and the school's hospital. He has actively participated in developing and managing several medical education projects covering the eight medical schools in Vietnam. The experiences and lessons learned from those medical education projects were shared in several international medical education journals. |
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Gominda PONNAMPERUMA
Lecturer in Medical Education
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Sri Lanka
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| Dr. Gominda Ponnamperuma, MBBS (Colombo), Dip. Psychology (Colombo), MMEd (Dundee), PhD (Dundee), has served as an invited speaker/resource person in many international symposia and conferences. Author of several journal articles and books, he is a peer reviewer of many international journals. He is a postgraduate tutor, examiner, and resource material developer in national and international medical education courses. Gominda has also carried out consultations for educational projects. His research interests include assessment (including selection for training), and curriculum development and evaluation. |
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Junji OTAKI
Professor
Department of Medical Education and Department of General Medicine and Primary Care, Tokyo Medical University, Japan
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| Dr. Junji Otaki is a professor and the chief of the Department of Medical Education and the Department of General Medicine and Primary Care, Tokyo Medical University. He graduated from Tsukuba University School of Medicine in 1983, completed his residency training at Kawasaki Medical University Hospital (1983–1988), and studied in the field of medical education as a visiting research fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, USA) Department of Medicine Division of General Medicine and Primary Care (1996–1997). He holds a doctoral degree (Doctor of Medical Science) from Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine (1998). He is a Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (1989–present) and an executive board member of the Japan Society for Medical Education (2003–present). He was an associate professor at the International Research Center for Medical Education, the University of Tokyo (2002–2005). At Tokyo Medical University, he is teaching residents, medical students and graduate students. His research interests include teaching and learning basic clinical competence, fostering of competent primary care physician, and international cooperation in the field of medical education. |
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Makoto KIKUKAWA
Attending Physician
Department of General Medicine
Saga University Hospital, Japan
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| Dr. Makoto Kikukawa is an attending physician at the Department of General Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan. He graduated from the Kagoshima University School of Medicine in 1997. He completed his residency training at Kagoshima Coop hospital (1997–1999) and general medicine fellowship at the department of general medicine, Nagoya University Hospital (2003–2005). He received his training in medical education at the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee and obtained a Diploma Degree in Medical Education (2010). Currently he is working for his dissertation for Masters in Medical Education. His research interests include teaching and learning (especially about physical examination) and evaluation for teaching activities. |
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Hiroshi NISHIGORI
Assistant Professor
International Research Center for Medical Education,
The University of Tokyo, Japan
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| Dr. Hiroshi Nishigori is an Assistant Professor at the International Research Center for Medical Education, the University of Tokyo. He graduated from the Nagoya University School of Medicine in 1998. He completed his residency training at Maizuru Municipal Hospital in Kyoto (1998–2001) and became a Fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine (2004). He received his training in Medical Education at the Centre for Medical Education, University of Dundee and obtained a Masters Degree in Medical Education (2008). He also holds a PhD degree (general medicine) from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine (2008). He is now a tutor for medical students, a clinician educator for residents and medical education researcher at the present institution. His research interests include teaching and learning (especially about physical examination), professionalism, and international medical education |
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Alastair V CAMPBELL, M.A., B.D., Th.D.
Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics
Director, Centre for Biomedical Ethics
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore,
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Professor Alastair V Campbell is the Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor of Medical Ethics and the Director, of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the National University of Singapore. Previously he was Professor of Biomedical Ethics, University of Otago and then Professor of Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol. He is a former President of the International Association of Bioethics. His recent books include Health as Liberation (1996), Medical Ethics (with D.G. Jones and G. Gillet, 3rd Edition 2005) and The Body in Bioethics (2009). He was formerly chair of the Ethics and Governance Council of UK Biobank and Vice–Chair of the UK Retained Organs Commission. Professor Campbell is currently a member of the Bioethics Advisory Committee to the Singapore Government and of the National Medical Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health. He is also a Board Member of the Health Sciences Authority of Singapore and of the National Medical Research Council. |
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Paul A. HEMMER, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Vice-Chairman for Educational Programs
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences–EDP, Bethesda, USA
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| Dr. Hemmer received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and his Master in Public Health from the Uniformed Services University. He is Professor of Medicine and the Vice-Chairman for Educational Programs, Department of Medicine, USU. He has been involved with US national leadership in undergraduate medical education, including serving as President of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM)—the national organization representing those who teach internal medicine to medical students, and as a member of Group on Educational Affairs of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and Chairs the nominating committee for the annual Research in Medical Education conference. His interests include improving the descriptive evaluation of trainee performance, professionalism, and clerkship director professional development. |
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SIAU Chiang
Consultant
Department of Anaesthesia
National University Health System, Singapore
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| A/Prof Siau Chiang is a consultant anaesthesiologist with Department of Anaesthesia, National University Health System, and Director of Medical Simulation Training Laboratory, Department of Anaesthesia, NUS. He is an invited reviewer for Annuals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore and Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. A/Prof Siau has an interest in the adoption of simulation as a tool for healthcare education and is involved in the development, review and teaching of medical undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum. His other clinical interests include peri-operative pain management, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and the use of local anesthetics in clinical anesthesia. |
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Jan-Joost RETHANS
Member, Board of Directors of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE); and
Co-ordinator, Simulated and Standardised Patient Programme, the CORE programme (COnsultation skills and REflection skills) and the Skills Programme of the Master-phase
Maastricht Medical School,
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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| Jan-Joost Rethans, MD, PhD is a general practitioner by training. He is responsible for the simulated and standardized patient programme, the CORE programme (COnsultation skills and REflection skills) and the Skills programme of the Master-phase of the Maastricht Medical School (Skillslab, Maastricht University, The Netherlands). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE), where he holds the position of Committee Chair of ASPE-International. Dr. Rethans is author/co-author of more than 60 publications in international peer reviewed medical journals. The majority of his papers deal with simulated or standardized patient methodology. |
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Zahurin MOHAMED, PhD
Professor and Head
Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| Zahurin Mohamed obtained a BSc in Pharmacology, then a PhD at the University of Dundee (Scotland). She joined the University of Malaya as an academic staff, and was appointed Professor of Pharmacology in 2000. She was the Head of Department of Pharmacology at the University of Malaya from 1994 till 2007 and is presently back as the Head from Nov 2009. Zahurin has published in the areas of genetic polymorphism, bioequivalence studies and pharmacogenomics. She currently heads the Bioequivalence Study Unit and also the Pharmacogenomics Laboratory. She has been a member of the National Committee for Clinical Research since 1996 till now, and member of the National Bioequivalence Committee and the National Committee on Good Laboratory Practice. |
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Dujeepa D. SAMARASEKERA
Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Dujeepa Samarasekera is the Deputy Head, Medical Education Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Prior to joining NUS, he was a Medical Educationalist attached to the Centre for Medical and Health Science Education (CMHSE), University of Auckland, New Zealand, and the Medical Education Development And Research Centre (MEDARC), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. After graduating as a medical doctor from University of Colombo he trained further in medical education at University of Maastricht. Dr Samarasekera has been involved in curriculum planning, evaluation, and student assessment at both undergraduate and postgraduate level health professional courses. He provides educational expertise and staff development to the medical faculties and other health professional institutions. He is the Co-chair for faculty development at the National University Health System (NUHS) Residency program and a member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee of NUHS. He serves as a member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dr. Samarasekera is in the editorial boards of South East Asian Journal of Medical Education (SEAJME) and Korean Journal of Medical Education. His main research interests are in effective teaching/learning behaviours and assessment. |
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Lawrence SHERMAN, FACME, CCMEP
Senior Vice President, Educational Strategy
Prova Education, USA
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| Lawrence Sherman has been involved in continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development (CPD) for over 16 years. Lawrence also teaches emergency medicine in a large health system in suburban New York City. He is known internationally as an expert in the use of new and innovative approaches and technologies in physician education. He is also a frequent lecturer globally on topics ranging from educational needs assessment methodology to measurement of educational impact. Having once been a standup comedian in New York, he is also known for his innovative research and interested in the role of humour in medical education. |
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ANG Hui Gek
Director, Allied Health Division
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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| Ms Ang Hui Gek is the Director, Allied Health Division, Singapore General Hospital (SGH). She holds a concurrent appointment as the Chief Pharmacist of the Ministry of Health (MOH), Singapore and serves also as Registrar of the Singapore Pharmacy Council. After attaining her BSc (Pharm) in Singapore, Ms Ang went on to receive her Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy from Australia, followed by a distinction in her Master of Business Administration from the UK. Ms Ang's career has been marked by outstanding professional excellence. Her contributions to pharmacy practice and management are evident from her numerous awards and appointments in major committees in SGH and Ministry of Health and external organisations. In the area of education, Ms Ang continues on her learning journey post–MBA and is an alumni of Kellogg School of Management (USA). She presently sits on the Advisory Board of SGH–Postgraduate Allied Health Institute and is a member of the Temasek Polytechnic Applied Science School Advisory Committee. |
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Gayle GLIVA-McCONVEY
Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA
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| Gayle Gliva-McConvey is the Director of the Professional Skills Teaching and Assessment Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School. For 37 years she has worked with the Standardized Patient (SP) methodology. She has authored/coauthored 18 publications on SPs, presented at over 90 conferences and developed SP programs internationally including schools in China and Moldova. In 1998 Mrs. Gliva–McConvey received an award from the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) recognizing her contributions. She is a founding board member of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) and currently on the Society of Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Technology/Standards and Certification executive committees. |
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George M CHANDY, MD, DM(Gastro), PGDHA, FRCP, FIHS,
Former Director
Professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Christian Medical College
Vellore, India
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| Dr. George Chandy, Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, was formerly Director of the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. During his tenure as Director, many novel, innovative learning and teaching strategies were introduced. His pioneering efforts in faculty development and retention resulted in unprecedented, robust institutional growth. The Winter Symposium, an annual conference featuring nobel laureates and eminent academicians around the globe provides students with a valuable learning experience. The office of the South Asian Network established in CMC, Vellore has introduced several new Evidence Based Medicine learning tools. Dr. Chandy is currently working towards starting a Doctor of Medicine course in Hepatology (study of liver diseases). He has over 75 international and national publications to his credit. He was awarded the prestigious Dr.B.C. Roy National Award, nominated by the Medical Council and presented by the President of India in July 2008. |
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Keiichi IKEGAMI
Professor, Director
Shock Trauma Center
Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital, Japan
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Dr. Keiichi Ikegami is a professor of Department of Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care at Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital. He graduated from the Miyazaki University School of Medicine in 1981. He He completed his training as trauma surgeon at several hospitals and received PhD degree (acute medicine) from Osaka University. His interest in medical education are patient safety and simulation–based training, instructional system design and human performance technology. He is one of founders of Japan Society for Instructional Systems in Healthcare (JSISH) established in 2008. JSISH has been developing programs for instructor, facilitator and training and development professional in patient safety. His research interests includes performance improvement of health professionals, competency–based medical education and team–training technology.
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Charles Donald HILL
Co-facilitates workshops of UK Clinical Ethics Network
United Kingdom
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Donald Hill as visiting associate professor directed the Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism track (HELP) during the first two years of the revised undergraduate medical course at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUHS, Singapore, from July 2008 to April 2010. He had previously taught postgraduate medical ethics in the University of Oxford at Ethox and the Society of Apothecaries in London, and undergraduate medical ethics in London at Imperial and KCL. He has also run a module in environmental philosophy within a KCL master's course. He has been a member of the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee. Donald will now be facilitating workshops for the UK Clinical Ethics Network. He has an academic background in philosophy.
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Nantana SIRISUP
Managing Director, Chulalongkorn Academic Testing Centre
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
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Dr. Nantana Sirisup, Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Managing Director of Chulalongkorn Academic Testing Center, Chulalongkorn University was formerly Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine. She had a long experience in operating Medical Education for Students Area Project (MESRAP) since 1981. She was a curriculum development committee in developing Problem Based Curriculum which was the first Problem Based Curriculum in Thailand in. During her time as an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs she started Outcome Based Curriculum In the year 2002. Furthermore, she serves as Deputy, Secretary General of Consortium of Thai Medical Schools and editor in chief, SEAR Journal of Medical Education. Her special interest is in Medical Education (Curriculum Development) and Medical Ethics.
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Nomar M. ALVIAR
Assistant Professor
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Philippines
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Dr. Nomar Alviar received his M.D. and his Master in Health Professions Education from the University of the Philippines. He is currently full-time Assistant Professor and former Director of the Medical Education Unit at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila). Dr. Alviar is also Senior Lecturer at the MHPEd program of the National Teacher Training Center for the Health Professions, University of the Philippines, and has served as education consultant and trainer for faculty development programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as for health human resources development programs and licensure examinations of the Philippines' Department of Health.
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Ronald M HARDEN OBE MD FRCP (GLAS.) FRCS (ED.) FRCPC
General Secretary and Treasurer
Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), United Kingdom
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Professor Ronald Harden graduated from the medical school in Glasgow, UK. He practised as an endocrinologist before moving full time to medical education. He was formerly Professor of Medical Education, Teaching Dean and Director of the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Dundee, and Director of the Educational Development Unit of the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education. Professor Harden is currently Editor of Medical Teacher and General Secretary and Treasurer of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).
Professor Harden is recognised as one of the leading international authorities in medical education with unparalleled experience in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education, and has served as a consultant and visiting professor in many parts of the world. He brings to medical education a unique blend of theory and practical experience. He has written extensively in his areas of interest and has published more than 400 papers in leading journals. He is co–editor of the best-selling book – "A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers".
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Amitai ZIV, MD, MHA
Deputy Director
Sheba Medical Center Institution, Israel
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Amitai Ziv MD, MHA, is Deputy Director of Sheba Medical Center, Israel, responsible for Risk Management, Quality Assurance and Medical Education and Founding Director of MSR - the Israel Center for Medical Simulation. Dr Ziv was a veteran combat pilot in the Israeli Air–Force. He trained as a Pediatrician in Israel (Hebrew University) with sub–specialties in Adolescent Medicine and Medical Management, and a Masters degree (Tel–Aviv University) in Health Administration. Dr Ziv is a world renowned expert in simulation–based medical education with appointments as clinical senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine.
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Soenarto SASTROWIJOTO
Senior Faculty Member,Postgraduate Program of Medical Education
Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
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Soenarto Sastrowijoto is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Ear-Nose-Throat and Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine UGM (Universitas Gadjah Mada). He was the former Dean of the School (1996–2002), very active in medical education innovation and initiated the Department of Medical Education establishment. Currently he is still active in this department. He was the Head of the Department of Medical Education (1999–2003). He participated actively in various conferences of medical education institutionally, nationally, regionally, and internationally as well. More than thirty topics in medical education has been presented and published. He was the past Chair person of the Indonesian Medical Education Committee, DGHE (Directorate General of Higher Education), Ministry of Education of Republic Indonesia(2002–2005). He is one of the Senior faculty member in Postgraduate Programme (Master Degree and Doctorate) of Medical Education at the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Paul Ulhas MACNEILL
Professor & Director of the Undergraduate Program in Ethics
Centre for Biomedical Ethics
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
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Paul Ulhas Macneill is Professor of Ethics and Law in Medicine in the Centre for Biomedical Ethics, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is an active member of the Professionalism Committee at NUS and has co–authored a recent report on professionalism, and new strategies for teaching professionalism in medicine. He has a long experience of teaching ethics and health law to medical students in Australia. Paul is particularly interested in teaching methods and is developing an on–line model for teaching ethics. He has published on bioethics and teaching ethics–most recently on 'Art and bioethics'; 'Balancing ethical reasoning and emotional sensibility' and 'Yoga and ethics: the importance of practice'.
He was President of the Australasian Bioethics Association (2000–2003), a Board member of the International Association of Bioethics (2001–2009), and convener and President of the 7th World Congress of Bioethics in Sydney in 2004. He is Co–ordinator of the Internatonal Arts Bioethics Network and Presenter of an Arts Bioethics exhibition and performance program in the 9th World Congress of Bioethics in Croatia in 2008, and a similar program in the 10th World Congress of Bioethics held in Singapore (July 2010).
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KHOO Hoon Eng
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry
Deputy Head (Academic), Medical Education Unit
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Professor Khoo has just returned from a three year leave of absence from NUS during which she started a new liberal arts university, the Asian University for Women, in Bangladesh as its inaugural Provost and Acting Vice–Chancellor. She is currently the Deputy Head (Academic), Medical Education Unit, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System (NUHS). She has a Diploma in Medical Education from University of Dundee. Professor Khoo has been actively involved in curriculum planning, evaluation and student assessment at the YLLSOM. She is co–author of two books on medical education: Basics in Medical Education and Practical Guide to Medical Student Assessment. |
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Rajendran KANAGASUNTHERAM
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Rajendran Kanagasuntheram graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in 1971 and practiced general surgery before joining the Department of Anatomy in 1979 where he has served for the past 30 years teaching both medical and dental undergraduates as well as postgraduates. His main interest besides medical education has been in the development of multimedia material for the teaching of anatomy. Assoc Professor Rajendran is actively involved in the curriculum development of the medical school. He chairs the Structure/Development Track for First Year Medicine. He has received the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards in 1997 and 1998 and the NUS Outstanding Educator Award in 2004. |
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Anne L. FARMAKIDIS
Director, Academic Medicine
Association of American Medical Colleges, USA
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| Anne Farmakidis is the director and managing editor of Academic Medicine, the scholarly journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. She received her Master's in Publishing from the George Washington University and her Bachelor's of Arts in English and Spanish from The Ohio State University. She has worked in the scholarly publishing industry for almost a decade and has helped Academic Medicine cope with the evolving digital side to the industry by migrating to a new manuscript submission and peer–review system, overhauling the online presence for the journal, and transitioning to a publish–ahead–of–print production model. |
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Jing Jih CHIN
Adjunct Associate Professor
Centre for Biomedical Ethics
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
National University Health System, Singapore
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| Dr Jing Jih Chin is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He practices as Senior Consultant Geriatrician in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he Chairs the Division of Integrative & Community Care. He is a member of the Singapore Medical Council and the National Medical Ethics Committee, and serves as 2nd-Vice President of the Singapore Medical Association (SMA). As the Executive Director of the SMA's Centre for Medical Ethics & Professionalism, he has been directing the Course on Medical Ethics, Professionalism and Health Law for Advance Specialty Trainees since 2005. He is the Chairperson of National Healthcare Group's Research Ethics Committee, and serves as member of the institutional review boards of Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Health Promotion Board. He is also a Specialty Editor of the Singapore Medical Journal. |
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