Associate Professor Alfred Kow is the Head & Senior Consultant of the HPB Surgery Division at the National University Hospital Singapore. His main area of interest is liver transplantation and minimally invasive HPB surgery. He is also the Clinical Director of the Management & Innovation for Longevity in Elderly Surgical (MILES) patient program at NUH. He is the Assistant Dean (Education) at NUS Medicine and ACMB (Edu) at NUH. He has received many teaching awards for teaching excellence, including the Outstanding Educator Award in NUS. He is also the Chairperson of the Medical Education, Technology & Enterprise committee. He is one of the main drivers that helps to introduce advanced technology such as virtual reality and mixed reality technology in medical education and training. He also actively looks out for gamification technology that can be used in medical training.

Dr Alison Ledger has 2 roles at UQ Medical School in Australia, Academic Lead for Staff Development and lead for the Dynamic Learner and Educator theme in the MD program. Her relevant experience lies in developing learners who can adapt to changes in the clinical workplace, and in supporting educators to continually develop their practice. Alison is also known internationally for supporting researchers who are new to health professions education research, as a previous chair of the UK Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Education Research Committee and editor of the text Starting Research in Clinical Education, released in 2023.

Dr Ann Toh, MBBS, MRCPCH, GDPC
StarPALS, HCA Hospice care; and
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University of Singapore
Email: mdctyp@nus.edu.sg

Dr. Ann Toh works as a children’s hospice physician delivering family-centered whole-person care to children, adolescents and young adults with life-threatening, life-limiting illness in StarPALS, HCA Hospice Care. She also serves as a volunteer physician advocate for vulnerable people groups. As an educator, is actively involved in shaping undergraduate curriculum in the areas of community-based education for social determinants of health, social accountability, interprofessional education, global health and compassion training. She has initiated and continues to nurture a local community of practice on Humanism & Humanities in Healthcare and involved in co-creating an innovative educational model for service learning using approaches grounded in Rogerian educational philosophy to nurture the next generation of compassionate healers of tomorrow.

Dr. Ardi Findyartini is graduated from the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia (HUMI) in 2002. She completed the doctoral program at Melbourne Medical School Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science in 2012. She has been teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programs in medical education and mentoring students and graduates in conducting research in medical education. She’s been very active in conducting workshops for faculty development in medical education in the FMUI and in other institutions in Indonesia and a panel member for ASPIRE excellence in faculty development since 2014. She authored and co-authored several international publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. She’s also been involved as the reviewer of national and international medical education journals. Her research area of interest includes professional development, faculty development, clinical reasoning and clinical teaching, inter-professional education, curriculum development, and socio-cultural factors underpinning approaches in medical and health professions education.

Dr. Samaniego is the incumbent Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance of the University of the Philippines Manila (UPM). She is also a full professor of anatomy at the College of Medicine in the same university. Dr. Samaniego served as the mentor of the Center for Health Development (CHD) in Region 1 during the conduct of the project “Scaling up of CHDs Capacity in Operations Research and Implementation Research” a commissioned project by the Department of Health (DOH) and Vital Strategies, Bloomberg Philanthropies from 2022-2023. She was also one of the mentors in the 2021-2022 project partnered by UP Manila, DOH and the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development entitled “Development of Online Learning and Capacity Building Interventions in Support of Universal Health Care-Integration Sites.” As project mentor, professor, and vice-chancellor, she is able to develop and implement operations and implementation studies benefiting UP Manila’s organization, systems and processes.

Dr Ashokka Balakrishnan MBBS MD FANZCA EDRA MHPE (Maastricht) is a Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Simulation Program Director (anaesthesia division) at National University Hospital and CenMED Associate at Centre for Medical Education (CenMED), National University of Singapore. He is the director for Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) program for the Maastricht-Singapore Collaboration at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He is also the Vice President for the Pan Asia Society of Simulation (PASSH).His special interests are obstetric and regional anaesthesia, postgraduate exam support, simulation based postgraduate and undergraduate education, Inter professional education through acute care simulation and multidisciplinary team training.

Professor Kichu Balakrishnan Nair AM is Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean at the University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health and Director for the Centre for Medical Professional Development within the Hunter New England Health District, Australia He is a widely respected clinician, researcher and teacher whose contributions to clinical practice and medical education were recognised by the Australian Government in 2009 with an Order of Australia (AM) medal. In collaboration with the Australian Medical Council, Prof Nair developed the Workplace Based Assessment Program for other International Medical Graduates. It has changed the way international doctors are assessed in Australia. Prof Nair serves as a Senior Examiner and Member of the Board of Examiners for the Australian Medical Council, as a member of the National Panel of Examiners for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Prof Nair has over 130 publications, written book chapters for six textbooks and published his own books “Problem Based Physical Examination” and “Problem based Geriatric Medicine “ He is the Director of Australian Community of Practice in Research in Dementia based at the Hunter Medical Research Centre Prof Nair has received over 10 million Dollars in research funding. He is the recipient of ANZAME award for Medical Education and the Medal from the Royal   Australasian College of Physicians for services to the College.

Dr Bernadette Richards is Associate Professor of Ethics and Professionalism in the Academy for Medical Education, UQ Medical School. Prior to that she was working on the Future Health Technologies Project at the Singapore ETH Centre, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, exploring trustworthy data governance. Bernadette is the President of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL), and is an active researcher, having completed major projects on organ donation, consent to treatment and legal issues around innovative surgery. She is chief investigator on three current major grants, including the NHMRC Ideas Grant, ‘The algorithm will see you now: ethical, legal and social implications of adopting machine learning systems for diagnosis and screening’. Her co-authored book, ‘Technology, Innovation and Healthcare: An evolving relationship’ was published in February 2022 and she has published over 90 journal articles, book chapters and books.

Co-Speaker:
Associate Professor Celestial Yap
Department of Physiology
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University of Singapore

Email: phsyapc@nus.edu.sg

Celestial T. Yap, PhD (Edinburgh), MBBS (Singapore), is Physiology Programme Director for Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy at the National University of Singapore, and Medical Science Lead of the Respiratory System-Block Workgroup, which fosters integration between medical sciences and clinical practice in respiratory medicine. She is also Principal Investigator of the Cytoskeleton and Tumour Biology Laboratory at the NUS Centre for Cancer Research, with a focus on biomedical derangements underlying cancer recurrence and spread. Previously serving in hospitals and primary healthcare, she now serves in committees overseeing mentoring, curricula and assessments. A recipient of several Education and Public Service awards at national, university and faculty levels, she is also active in spearheading educational efforts in compassionate well-being. Her experiences in education, research, clinical medicine and psychological health have engendered her endeavours to build a culture of holistic professionalism, through integrative approaches to health.

Zhi Xiong is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physiology and the Assistant Dean (Education) of NUS Medicine. He completed his fellowship with Ludwig Cancer Research at Karolinska Institutet and conducts research on pediatric solid tumors at NUS Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR) and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). Deeply interested in professional development, he obtained his Master of Health Professions Education from Maastricht University and founded Asia-Pacific Biomedical Science Educators Association (APBSEA). He is also an Associate of Centre for Medical Education (CenMED) and a Board Member of International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). Involved in the education of various health professions, Zhi Xiong is passionate about transdisciplinary learning through faculty development, medical education technology and cross-faculty collaborations. As Master of NUS LightHouse, he believes that student development through human communities and connections is essential to a complete university experience that cannot be replaced digitally.

Chinthaka Balasooriya is the Director of Medical Education Development at the School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. He is an internationally recognised expert in Medical Education. His expertise has been recognised by the UNSW Medicine Teaching Excellence award, the UNSW Vice-Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence and an Australian Learning & Teaching Council Citation. He was awarded the prestigious ANZAHPE Fellowship in 2016, and served as President, Australian and New Zealand Association of Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) from 2018-2020. He is Chair of the ANZAHPE Fellowship Scheme and Chair of the AMEE-ASPIRE Panel on International Collaborations in Health Professional Education.

Ms Cindy is a Senior Nurse Educator who graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing(1997) , University of La Trobe, Australia and obtained her Masters in Health Science (Education ) in 2000 from the Faculty of Health Science (Cumberland Campus), Univ. of Sydney. She is a recipient of NHG Team Recognition award 2023- Silver (EMBRACE+) , NHG Interprofessional Teaching Award, 2023 , Merit Award 2022 and NHG Outstanding Nurse Teacher Award. Cindy has collaborated with peers on clinical service delivery , education and research on quality primary care . This included design and training implementation of workshop to upskill nurses to deliver Enhanced Maternal Baby ToddleR and Child SurvEillance (EMBRACE+) initiative . She delivered workplace based learning and nursing practice skills towards strengthening primary care nurse workforce. She was one of the core facilitators for an Interprofessional workshop at WONCA 2023.

Prof. Wickamasinghe graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo with 1 st class honours in 2009. He topped his batch and was awarded 5 distinctions and 7 medals including the student of the year and the university prize for general merit. He was ranked first in the order of merit in both the selection exam (February 2013) and MD (Surgery) part II examination (August 2016) and received Dr. P R Anthonis Gold Medal for Basic Sciences in Surgery, Prof. P S S Panditharathne Gold Medal for Anatomy and Virasapillai Gabriel Memorial Gold Medal for General Surgery.
He was promoted to the post of Professor in January 2023.
His research interests include General and Gastro Intestinal Surgery, anal Sphincter Dysfunction, Medical Education.

Diantha Soemantri is a professor in medical education in the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia. She graduated as a medical doctor from Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia in 2005, acquired Master of Medical Education from the University of Dundee in 2007 and PhD in the same field from University of Melbourne in 2013. She is now the head of Master in Medical Education Program in Universitas Indonesia and also responsible for the multi- and interprofessional education of Health Sciences Cluster in Universitas Indonesia. Since 2018, she is appointed as the vice director of medical education of the Indonesian Medical Education and Research Institute (IMERI), Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia. Her research interests are student assessment,selection, reflection, and feedback, interprofessional education and collaborative practice. She has published more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals and actively serves as a peer reviewer for various high-impact journals.

Prof. Dinithi Fernando is a professor in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, and University of Colombo. Professor Fernando’s scope of work in the area of Medical Humanities is reflected her contribution via knowledge sharing in areas of human resilience, Understanding patients through art, book reviews, adjudicating in national literary festivals, and her intellectual contributions to the Humanitas Programme.

Dr. Paull graduated from Duke University(zoology and medicine), General surgery(Cornell Medical Center) and cardiothoracic surgical training(University of North Carolina); Master’s in patient safety leadership(University of Illinois, Chicago). Dr. Paull is a veteran of the US Air Force, and was an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Wright State University School of Medicine. Since 2008, he has worked at the VA National Center for Patient Safety, sequentially as Co-Director of Medical Team Training, Director of Patient Safety Curriculum, Director of Medical Simulation, Senior Medical Officer/Deputy Director, and Acting Chief Officer. He is the author of articles, chapters, and a book on the topics of surgery, patient safety, team training, simulation, and high-reliability health care organizations. Dr. Paull is also an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he teaches graduate-level courses in patient safety leadership. He supports the ACGME as the CLER field representative.

Elisabeth FM Schlegel is a Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, and Vice-Chair, Research and IRB, at the new Western Atlantic University School of Medicine in Freeport, Bahamas. Inspired by interdisciplinarity innovation at all levels, she is curious about how basic sciences, education, and healthcare are intertwined. At WAUSM she teaches microbiology with clinicians in team settings and is experienced in coaching science educators as well as students to try new teaching methodologies. Dr. Schlegel earned both a Master of Science and a PhD (Genetics and Microbiology/ Education) from the University of Salzburg, Austria, and conducted postdoctoral studies in herpes virology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. She earned an MBA from The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business at Post University in 2012, and a Master of Science in Health Professions Pedagogy and Leadership at Hofstra University in 2019.

Rizka is a medical practitioner, pursuing a PhD at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia. Her research titled ‘Climate Action and Professional Identities in Healthcare’ will examine factors influencing health professionals’ willingness to engage in climate action. This evaluation will consider the influence of climate anxiety, perceived barriers, and contextual and cultural factors among demographically and geographically diverse healthcare professionals. She holds a Master of Medical Education from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and a Master’s in Medical Administration from the Asia e University, Malaysia.

Gavin Dawe is Head of Department and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), Singapore. He received his BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh (UK), his PhD in Pharmacology from King’s College London (UK), and his Master’s in Medical and Health Professions Education from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (USA). At NUS Medicine, he currently serves as Director of the second year undergraduate medical curriculum and as a member of the Curriculum Implementation Taskforce, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Faculty Assessment Committee, Medical Education Technology
Enterprise Committee, Collaborative Learning Cases Committee, Continuing Education Training Workgroup, and Taskforce for Future Enhancement to the Curriculum. He teaches Pharmacology to Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy and Life Science students and is an advocate for innovative technology used in teaching.

Dr. Girija Sivakumar is basically an anatomist with 25 years of teaching and research experience in the subject concerned. Being passionate towards medical education, she has undergone various medical education technologies trainings mandated by NMC and she is a FAIMERFELLOW as well. She is the founder person of Medical Education Unit in her institution and has organized various MET programs since 2011. She has trained more than 150 faculties in her previous institution and nearly 80 faculties in the current institution. Her field of interest is innovative teaching-learning technologies and improving rural health awareness through medical and dental students.

Dr Goh Yaw Chong, MBBS (Singapore), FRCSEd (General Surgery), PhD (Edinburgh)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital;
Singapore General Hospital; and
Department of Physiology
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University of Singapore

Dr Goh Yaw Chong is a Senior Consultant general surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, with subspecialties in gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgery, advanced endoscopy and endoluminal therapy. He is also Visiting Senior Consultant at the Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. His previous appointments include: Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology (SGH), Vice-President and Honorary Secretary of the College of Surgeons, Singapore. He also served as a core faculty of the SingHealth Residency Surgery Program. He is the recipient of several awards including the Clinician Scientist Scholarship from the National Medical Research Council, Long Service Award from Singapore General Hospital, Outstanding Faculty Award for Singhealth Residency Program, and Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. In addition to surgical practice, he is actively engaged in medical education and academic collaborations. He is currently an office holder at the Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Gominda Ponnamperuma has served as an invited speaker cum resource person in many international symposia and conferences. Author of several journal articles and books, he sits on the editorial boards of four international medical education journals. Gominda, who has served as an advisor, visiting professor, consultant and fellow in several academic institutes of repute, is a founder co-chair of the Asia Pacific Medical Education Network (APME-Net). He is a postgraduate tutor, examiner, and resource material developer for national and international medical education courses. His research interests are in assessment (including selection for training), and curriculum development and evaluation.

Gormit has more than 40 years of nursing experience and has worked in Singapore General Hospital, KK Women and Children Hospital and is currently posted to Sengkang General Hospital. She is the lead of Interprofessional Education (IPE) under College of Clinical Nursing, SingHealth Academy. She has worked closely with the other members of the different colleges under SingHealth Academy to champion IPE. As a member of the
Interprofessional Collaboration Practice Taskforce, she has facilitated on interprofessional education workshops and activities on asthma, sexual education, and ward rounds in collaboration with the medical team. She has also attended the Virtual Interprofessional Teaching and Learning (VITAL) Workshop in collaboration with the University of Toronto.

Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®), which accredits continuing medical education (CME) providers in the US and internationally, creating a framework that supports, inspires, and motivates educators to achieve their full potential. Dr. McMahon leads initiatives to accelerate learning, change, and growth, enabling clinicians and interprofessional teams in practice to optimize their performance and continuously improve care for patients, families, and communities. In addition to his role at the ACCME, Dr. McMahon serves as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine teaching medical students and fellows and continues to care for patients with endocrine disorders at Howard Brown Health in Chicago.

Dr. Halah Ibrahim is an internist and educator involved in post-graduate and undergraduate medical education in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She is currently an associate professor of medicine and associate dean for clinical affairs at Khalifa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences in Abu Dhabi. She is a member of several regional and international advisory committees for medical education and a member of the board of directors of ACGME-International. Dr. Ibrahim is an associate editor for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, Deputy Editor for Teaching & Learning in Medicine, and her research interests include international medical education reform and end-of-life education & communication. She completed her internship and residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (currently New York Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell). She is a graduate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Dr. Harumi Gomi graduated from Okayama University Medical School in Japan. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, and a fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Texas-Houston. She obtained her master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University and her master’s degree in health professions education from Maastricht University. Her international activities include the Secretary of the Continuing Professional Development Committee, the Association for Medical Education in Europe, and the Governor of the American College of Physicians Japan Chapter. Nationally she serves as a Board Member of the Japan Society for Medical Education, a Member of the National Board Examination Committee of the Ministry of Health, and a Member of the Revision Committee for the Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education, Ministry of Education.

Hasnain Zafar Baloch is a senior manager, e-Learning with IMU. In this role, Hasnain manages and leads e- Learning team consisting of Instructional Designer, Graphic Designer, Multimedia Designer, LMS administrators, Portal Management, providing all aspects of online, blended, Open and Distance Learning (ODL), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and including Instructional Design and e-Learning Strategies. He has more than twenty-five years’ hands-on experience with implementing e-Learning and technology enhanced learning in higher education. In 2013, he was ranked no.6 in the world and no. 3 in Malaysia on the “Top e-Learning Movers and Shakers’ poll based on votes from 1800+ learning professionals/educators
around the word. Hasnain has passion for new technologies, social collaboration strategies and the impact they have on learning. He has done research in several key e-Learning areas, including mobile collaborative learning, Hospital Management System, Student Information System, social media, Web 2.0, educational gaming, role-play simulation, virtual classroom, Learning (Content) Management system, engagement tools, e-Learning standards.Hasnain is module Coordinator for e-Learning in Health Professions Educations in PG Certificate in Health Professions Educations. Hasnain holds a Master of Science (Computer Science) from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
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Associate Professor Dr. Heethal Jaiprakash graduated with an MBBS degree from Kasturba Medical College, India. She has a Master’s in Pharmacology from RGUHS, India and a Master’s in Medical Education from the University of Dundee, UK, with a teaching experience of over 17 years. She is currently the Director of Learning resources at the International Medical University, KL, Malaysia and Associate Professor in pharmacology and therapeutics at the same University. She is the fellow of the IMU centre for education (ICE) and is actively involved in faculty development activities related to ICE. She teaches various undergraduate healthcare courses and Postgraduate courses in health profession education. She has won awards for her conference presentations and teaching and learning activities related to technology enhanced learning. She has numerous publications, conference presentations and Grants related to Medical Education. Medical Education, Pharmacovigilance and Medical Education are her research interests.

Dr Inthrani Raja Indran is a Senior Lecturer and Education Director in the Department of Pharmacology. She also serves as the director for the NUS Medicine Office of Postdoctoral Affairs. She was recently accredited as a Newfield/Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Associate Coach. Dr Indran has been leading a study focused on disruptive behaviour (DB) in our healthcare system, the findings of which have raised awareness at the national level on the need for effective measures to mitigate the causes and impact of DB. She has been serving in the Student Affairs team as the Assistant Dean. She also has been working on ChatGPT and PeerWise in medical education.

Ivan is a Senior Lecturer and the Director for Continuous Education Training (CET) in the Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also the Deputy Director of Medical Education in the department. He teaches medical and life sciences students and leads curriculum design for adult learning CET courses on topics related to exercise physiology and health. He is a strong proponent of contextualized and experiential learning and has received multiple Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards as well as NUS Honour roll in Teaching Excellence. In addition to his teaching commitments, Ivan runs a Human Performance and Applied Physiology laboratory in NUS and his main research interests lie in the area of thermoregulation and fluid balance to enhance human performance and cognition. He has a provisional patent filed for an ear-based core temperature monitoring system and has multiple publications in the field of thermal physiology and brain functions.

Associate Professor Bloomfield is a registered nurse with expertise in haemato-oncology and palliative care. She is also a qualified midwife. She has extensive senior academic leadership experience, and has worked at universities in Australia, Singapore and the UK. Jacqueline was awarded a PhD from the University of London in 2008. Her current role as Director of International Programs at the University of Sydney Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery encompasses the management of degree programs in Singapore. She is an academic lead for interprofessional education within the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Jacqueline’s research interests focus on 1. Interprofessional education and 2. Supportive care for patients with cancer and she has a substantive publication record in national and international journals and textbooks. She is co-Chief Specialty Editor of Frontiers in Medicine Health Professions Education.

Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Adjunct Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University

James is a Senior Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore. He holds academic appointments at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. James is a Council Member of the College of Emergency Physicians, Academy of Medicine Singapore. He is the Immediate Past Chair of the Core Curriculum and Education Committee at the International Federation for Emergency Medicine. Prior to his moving to Singapore, James was the Academic Lead in Emergency Medicine and Assessment at the School of Medicine, Western Sydney University,Australia. James is passionate about medical education and has led curricular development in undergraduate medical and postgraduate training programmes nationally and internationally.

Dr. Jeffrey Hsu, has 15 years of experience in clinical practice, artificial intelligence, finance, big data, and scientific research. He holds an MA in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, conducted research at Johns Hopkins University, earned a Medical Degree from Peking University and received post graduate training in cardiology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.As a digital health innovator, Jeffrey co-founded three startups, generating over USD$20 million in revenue. He holds 29 patents in digital health and led the development of a groundbreaking low-code digital health platform used in 110+ hospitals across China and Bangladesh.Jeffrey has published 40+ peer-reviewed articles conference proceedings. Through his work Jeffrey has been recognized as an Obama Foundation Leader, MIT Technology Review Global Insights Panel member, European Society of Cardiology professional member and received awards and recognition from Forbes, Fortune, and the Digital Health Hub.

Dr. Jen-Hung Yang graduated from National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University School of Medicine in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1994. He subsequently completed his dermatology residency training at Veterans General Hospital Taipei. In the past 2 decades, he played an essential role as a leader in 2 medical schools and 4 medical centers in Taiwan. Nationally he is the CEO of Taiwan Medical Accreditation Council, a senior Assessor of the Joint Commission of Taiwan, and a Medical Education Council Member of MOE. He is currently Chair of the International Affairs Committee of the Taiwan Association of Medical Education and a Member of the National Board Examination Committee of the Ministry of Examination. His international activities include the International Advisory Board of the APMEC, and Expert Advisory Panel Member of Western Pacific Association of Medical Education (WPAME). His research interests in medical education include accreditation, curriculum design, work-based assessments, faculty development, and medical professionalism & humanities.

Dr Harden is a Reader in Health in Social Sciences with 30 years’ experience of teaching and research in higher education. She is Director of Quality at Edinburgh Medical School and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM) Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Dr Harden’s expertise as an educator was recognised in the award of Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the prestigious University of Edinburgh Chancellor’s Award for Teaching in 2023. Her passion for teaching and working in partnerships with students led her to co-author the book The Changing Roles of Medical Students.

Jennifer is the Director of the NCPD and Joint Accreditation programs at the ANCC. Jennifer has her Master of Nursing from Drexel University, her baccalaureate degree in nursing from Villanova University, and a certificate in business from Johns Hopkins University, and is DrPH candidate in education and public health and co-investigator with the Global Strategic Operatives for the Eradication of Human Trafficking. She serves on the Competency Based Education Network Board of Directors (BOD), Academy for Forensic Nursing BODs and is chair of the Alliance Board Nominating Committee. Jennifer is faculty at Capella University and Villanova University, is a published author, and an associate editor for the Journal of Continuing Education.

John Norcini, PhD is Research Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Upstate Medical University and a Fellow of Presence (a Center at Stanford Medical School). Previously, he held positions at FAIMER and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has more than 200 publications, lectured and taught in more than 45 countries, and is on the editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals. He is an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (UK) and the Academy of Medical Educators and has received numerous awards including the Karolinska Prize for Research in Medical Education and the Hubbard Award.

Judy Sng, PhD, is an Associate Professor (Educator Track) and Education Director (Nursing Curriculum, Digital Transformation & Extramural Courses) of Pharmacology at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Judy has a doctoral degree in Neuropharmacology from Kanazawa University, Japan, where she received the Monbukasho (Japanese government) scholarship and a Bachelor of Science (Honors) from the National University of Singapore. Judy is a medical educator with strengths in innovative pedagogies. Her passion for neuroscience links brain circuitry to artificial intelligence and medical education. She is the co-developer and co-creator of the Virtual Integrated Patient and a series of  educational tools related to Pharmacology.

Julie Hewett is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor Degree in Entrepreneurial Management. She has over 25 years of office management experience working with small organizations in the services and manufacturing industries. This broad work experience allowed Julie to develop JulNet Solutions, offering management support services to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and eventually professional non-profit associations. Since 1998 Julie has been involved in IAMSE for Association Management and Meeting Planning. In 2010 JulNet Solutions got involved in the production of IAMSE’s online journal Medical Science Educator, and her office now offers Editorial Manager Support for the Editor-in-Chief. In her role within IAMSE she is also responsible for the social media strategy and outreach. Julie has led numerous workshops and presentations on the topic of the use of social media within Medical Education and as a tool for community building.

Dr Julie Willems is a regionally-based Australian academic with qualifications in Nursing, the Humanities, and Education. She is the Director of UCAT ANZ – one of the medical and dental student selection processes used for admission in some universities in Australia and New Zealand. She also has roles at Monash Rural Health, and in the Health and Wellbeing team on the ‘Fire to Flourish’ Project , and is a consultant in online, distance and flexible education. In addition to a long career addressing educational and digital equity, her related research interests include teaching and learning, medical curriculum, rural health, prevocational medical training, GP training, intersectionality, and disasters, trauma, recovery, and resilience.

https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/julie-willems

Dr. Jyotsna Sriranga is an educationist and public health dentist. Since 2007, she has been actively striving to reach the unreached and provide oral health services. She has supported more than 10,000 school children in improving their oral health condition by working on issues related to access, availability and affordability of care. As an academician, she has instilled the values of service in her students and supported the academic discussions around equity and cost effectiveness of care. As an educational researcher, she has investigated the transformation potential of community-based education programs in making learners socially.

Dr. Jandrey is a board-certified small animal emergency and critical care specialist as well as the Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Programs at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Besides his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from The Ohio State University, he completed a Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research at UC Davis in 2009. He studies disorders of coagulation and hemostasis in clinical dog and cat patients as well as extracurricular scholar success focused on wellbeing and resilience.

Dr. Kauser Jabeen is Professor and Vice-Chair Education, in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Aga Khan University, Pakistan. She is an alumnus of the postgraduate program of the Aga Khan University and later did MSc in Medical Mycology from University College, London, UK. She has held several educational leadership positions in the AKU Medical College; currently she is the Vice-chair of the UGME Curriculum Committee. She is an inaugural member of the AKU Haile T. Debas Teachers Academy and continues to be involved in curriculum planning and implementation and in teaching across undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs. She is a recipient of outstanding teaching award (2010, 2019, 2020, 2021) by the Aga Khan University. She was also selected as University-Level Best University Teacher Award (BUTA), AKU BUTA Selection Committee in 2021.

Kenneth is a sixth year medical student from the Taipei Medical University, in Taiwan. He is currently serving as Regional Director for Asia-Pacific for the International Federation for Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), one of the world’s oldest and largest student-run organizations representing 1.5 million medical students from around the globe. He was also the student representative at his school advocating for student rights and involvement. He strongly believes that youth is an essential component to the region’s development and their voices bring new values and perspectives to the discussion.

Dr Kevin Tan is a Senior Consultant Neurologist at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Associate Professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Duke-NUS Medical School. He completed his Fellowship in Neuroinfectious Disease and     Neuroimmunology  at Johns Hopkins University (2008) and Master of Science in Health Professions Education at MGH Institute of Health Professions (2016). His clinical expertise is in neuroinflammatory diseases and neurological infections. He is currently Education Director, NNI. His medical education interests are team-based learning, innovations in teaching and assessment, clinical reasoning and interprofessional education.

Dr Khoo is the inaugural Director of the National University Health System’s Internal Medicine Residency Programme. His area of interest is professionalism and professional identity formation. Dr Khoo is the Chairman, Medical Board of Alexandra Hospital. He is a specialist in Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Director of the Sleep Medicine service in the National University Hospital (NUH), and Associate Professor, NUS Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Kim Dahlman, PhD is Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Innovative Translational Research Shared Resource, and Immersion Phase Co-Director of Curriculum 2.0 at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSoM). Dr. Dahlman is President of the Association of Biochemistry Educators and is the Program Chair for the 2024 International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Conference. She was elected to the Vanderbilt Academy for Excellence in Education and awarded the Denis M. O’Day award for Team Implemented Curriculum (VUSoM), the Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Innovation (IAMSE), and the Stephen Abrahamson Award for Innovation (Keck SoM).

Kosha Gala is a medical doctor from the Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research, Pune, India; with four years of experience in the field of medical education and meaningful student engagement with the system on a local, national, regional, and international level. She stepped into the role of the Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues at the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA) after working as the Program Coordinator in Teaching Medical Skills in the previous year, representing 1.5 million medical students. She has developed an interest in Educational Strategies, Teaching and learning styles, Accreditation and Quality Assurance, surgery education, and Research in Medical Education. She has coordinated 11 projects in medical education with an outreach of more than 12,000 medical students at local, national, and regional levels. Her passion for capacity building has led her to become an IFMSA-certified Medical Education Trainer.

Dr. Kulsoom Ghias is Associate Professor and Chair, and The Feerasta Family Endowed Chair in the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Aga Khan University, Pakistan. Dr. Ghias was recognized as a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (previously the Higher Education Academy of United Kingdom) in 2017. Dr Ghias has held several educational leadership positions in the AKU Medical College; she was the departmental Vice Chair for Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) from 2011 – 2014, chaired the UGME Year 1 Sub-Committee from 2008 – 2011 and co-chaired the UGME Curriculum Committee from 2011 – 2018. She is a member of the inaugural AKU Haile T. Debas Teachers Academy and continues to be involved in curriculum planning and implementation and in teaching across programmatic levels, including undergraduate and graduate. Dr Ghias also chairs the AMEE ASPIRE Academy.

Associate Professor Goh Lee Gan graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Singapore, in 1971. He obtained his Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine, Singapore in 1976. Associate Professor Goh Lee Gan is currently a retired Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, National University Health System. He is also an Honorary Fellow and Senior Consultant in the Medicine Cluster, Department of Medicine National University Health System. He is a Past President, College of Family Physicians, Singapore, 2007 to 2011; Past President, Singapore Medical Association, 1999 to 2001; and a Past Regional President, Asia Pacific Region, World Organisation of Family Doctors, 2001 to 2007. He was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) Singapore in 2005 for work done as Chairman of AIDS Task Force, MOH, Singapore 2001-2006. He is also the Wes Fabb Orator, Wonca Asia Pacific Region, 2009, and Screenivasan Orator, College of Family Physicians, Singapore, 2000. He has to-date published 78 papers that are indexed in PubMed. Two of these are on Child Health.

Dr. Lee Shuh Shing is a medical educationalist in Centre for Medical Education (CenMED), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Prior joining NUS, she was a Medical Educationalist attached to the Medical Education Research and Development Unit (MERDU) in Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. After obtaining her PhD in education, she has been actively involved in MBBS curriculum planning and faculty development. She leads the Research division in CenMED in carrying out health professions education research and provides consultation to educators. She is also involved in providing research support to students as well as conducting research workshop to faculty members. Her main research interests are in teaching and learning approaches, technology in teaching and learning, student learning and qualitative research. She also has been publishing articles in medical education and author for a few book chapters.

Dr. Lois Hong is the clinical director of Maluk Timor, a local non-governmental organisation that advances quality in Timor-Leste’s national healthcare system by capacity building and service co-delivery. Lois leads a team of 80 Timorese health professionals to deliver multidisciplinary healthcare worker training, as well as clinical services including TB screening and HIV care. Lois is a family physician from Singapore. Prior to working in Timor-Leste, Lois worked in several Singaporean polyclinics and public hospitals, as well as a stint in the INGO Helen Keller International and a local hospice in Sierra Leone. Lois has been recognised as an Obama Foundation Asia-Pacific Leader for her work in developing Timorese primary healthcare.

Prof. Lynn Monrouxe: Lynn is Professor and Academic Lead of Health Professions Education Research (HPER) at the University of Sydney. Previously the inaugural director of the country-wide Chang-Gung Medical Education Research Centre, Taiwan, she has a background in psychology and cognitive linguistics. Lynn has an international reputation for high-quality research in HPE with 130+ peer-reviewed articles and books.

Prof. Madeleine Grace Matibag-Sosa, MD, FPPS, FPNA, FCPNSP, MSCE. Dr. Sosa is a Fellow of the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), Philippine Neurological Association Inc., and the Child Neurology Society Philippines Inc. She is the Most Outstanding Pediatrician of PPS in 2016, Most Outstanding Neurologist in the Academe 2022, Leadership Awardee of PPS Southern Tagalog Chapter in 2020, and Corresponding Member of Asian Oceanian Child Neurological Association from 2002 to present. Dr. Sosa is a Fellow of the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), Philippine Neurological Association Inc., and the Child Neurology Society Philippines Inc. She is the Most Outstanding Pediatrician of PPS in 2016, Most Outstanding Neurologist in the Academe 2022, Leadership Awardee of PPS Southern Tagalog Chapter in 2020, and Corresponding Member of Asian Oceanian Child Neurological Association from 2002 to present.

Marcus Henning is an associate professor and post-graduate academic advisor at the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The Centre provides a suite of post graduate clinical education courses. He has facilitated numerous workshops to clinical teachers in relation to developing pragmatic clinical teaching skills. He is actively engaged in research and his specific interests include: quality of life, the motivation to teach and learn, assessment, organizational behaviour, conflict management, and professional integrity. His background is in psychology, education and mathematics teaching. His PhD was in the area of educational psychology.

Margaret Rea, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, clinical professor in Emergency Medicine and is the Director of Student and Resident Wellness at the UC Davis School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Office of Graduate (postgraduate) Medical Education, UC Davis Health. She oversees wellness programs and services for medical students, nursing students, residents and fellows.  She is engaged in developing and providing mental health services and wellness prevention programs for students, trainees and faculty providing her with in-depth experience into the many personal and system factors that impact clinician and physician well-being.

Dr. MD Afuang is a pediatrician by profession and a public health practitioner. She finished her B.S. Psychology and Medical Degree from the University of the Philippines (UP). She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at UP-Philippine General Hospital. She obtained her Master in Public Health degree from the UP Open University. Her previous work experience was with the Manila Tytana Colleges, United Nations Population Fund, and UNICEF. Currently, Dr. Afuang is with the Preparedness Division, Health Emergency Management Bureau as focal person and supervisor on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health (DRRM-H) policy, research, Universal Health Care, programs – Minimum Initial Service Package for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support. Dr. Afuang served as one of the mentors of CHD National Capital Region during the Scaling up of CHD Capacity in Operations and Implementation Research.

Dr Lyndon is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Education in the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education at the University of Auckland, and co-founder of Tend Health a digitally led primary healthcare provider. He completed his Master of Public Health at Harvard University as a Fulbright Scholar and Frank Knox Fellow, and his PhD is focused on medical education. He was also awarded the Deloitte IPANZ Public Sector Young Professional of the Year.

Dr Low is a consultant emergency physician at National University Hospital in Singapore, and director of Phase IV of the undergraduate programme, deputy chair of the Faculty Assessment Committee, and co-lead for the Master of Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Part A examination on basic sciences at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He graduated with MBBS (Honours) and the Lim Boon Keng Medal from NUS Medicine, and completed emergency medicine residency training at the National University Health System (NUHS) in Singapore, receiving the Alison Gourdie Medal from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine in the United Kingdom as the best candidate in examinations for Membership. His teaching awards include the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence and the Special Recognition Award from NUS Medicine, and the NUHS HEROES award for sustaining and transforming education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael Wilkes – a physician and social epidemiologist – is widely known for his creative efforts in medical education. He has enormously impacted teaching the humanistic side of being a physician and working tirelessly to include the public health and social sciences as a core part of physician’s training. He has led the way toward innovative changes in medical education across the University of California system, and in nations worldwide. He has been Vice Dean of Education at UC Davis for many years and in his current capacity as Director of Global Health, he works collaboratively across the University of California Davis’s health sciences schools (medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and others) to focus on enormous global One Health problems at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health. He has been involved in the creation of new medical schools in the US, Africa, and Asia to address the world’s crucial health needs.

Michelle Lam is a medical student from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong with an intercalated Masters of Science in Global Health Delivery from the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. She has four years of experience in medical education from the local to international level and currently holds the role of Liaison Officer for Medical Education Issues at the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), representing 1.5 million medical students from over 130 countries around the world. She was previously appointed as the External Affairs Assistant of the Standing Committee on Medical Education International Team and has interests in technology in medical education, interprofessional education and collaborative practice, and research in medical education. As an IFMSA-certified trainer and Advocacy in Medical Education Training graduate , she is passionate about capacitating medical students to be meaningfully involved in their curriculum.

Mildred López is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and a Professor at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of Tecnologico de Monterrey. She is a Psychologist and an Engineer, she holds a PhD in Educational Innovation. She is an Associated Fellow of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), and a Fellow of the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education (FAIMER). As a researcher, Mildred is a Level I Researcher in the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico, and her research focuses on innovative learning environments through active learning methodologies and educational technology.

Dr. Nalini Pather is the Mayne Professor of Medical Education, the Director of the Academy for Medical Education, and the Academic Lead for the MD Design at UQ Medical School. Prior to this appointment, she was the Associate Dean Education Innovation for Medicine and Health, and Director of the Scientia Education Academy at UNSW (remaining an Adjunct Professor), where she led the MD Curriculum Redesign, technology innovation portfolio and several university-wide education projects including co-founder of the Health Universities Initiative. Nalini is an active researcher in medical education, and in image analysis and predictive diagnostics. Nalini is a Fellow and Board Member of ANZAHPE, HERDSA Fellow, Chair of the IFAA International Program, and Editor of Anatomical Sciences Education.

Dr Nathasha Luke is a Lecturer at the Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine of the National University of Singapore, and a Resident Physician at Ng Teng Fong Hospital, Singapore. She is a clinician, educator, and researcher. She teaches undergraduate students in Medicine, Pharmacy, and Life sciences. She has multiple scientific publications in leading medical journals. She takes a lead role in Medical education research and her key research interest is in artificial intelligence in medical education.

Dr. Neil Osheroff is Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and the John G. Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry. Beyond his research laboratory, he has been a medical school course director since 1990, co- leads the pre-clerkship phase, and is a Past-Director of the Academy for Excellence in Education. He is a Past-President of the Association of Biochemistry Educators and the International Association of Medical Science Educators. Dr. Osheroff has received awards for mentoring, teaching, curricular design, educational leadership and service, and promoting diversity an inclusion. He is also a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Association for Medical Education in Europe. He has published >280 papers and has presented ~400 scientific and educational talks in 38 different countries.

Dr. Nell Ard is a Director with the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. She has been in nursing education for 35 years teaching in a variety of nursing programs. She has been actively involved in nursing education at the regional, state, and national levels as well as publishing multiple articles and giving presentations extensively. Dr. Ard has been a Certified Nurse Educator since 2007 and a Fellow in the Academy of Nurse Educators since 2009. Dr. Ard’s affiliation with the ACEN began in 2004. She has been a Director with ACEN since 2012 primarily working with programs pursuing initial accreditation.

Professor Dr Nilesh Kumar Mitra has been teaching anatomy to medical and health science students since last 27 years and topics of Health Professions Education to post graduate students since last 10 years. Presently he is the Dean, Teaching and Learning of International Medical University. He has worked as Associate Dean, Technology Enhanced Learning in IMU since 2020. He is a medical doctor MBBS, specialized in Masters in Surgery and Masters in Education. His area of interest is technology enhanced learning, online assessment and microlearning and he has published 35 articles in indexed journals. In his role as Associate Dean and Dean he is actively involved in conducting several faculty development workshops at IMU centre of Education, throughout the year. He has conducted workshops at AMEE 2022, AMEE 2023 and facilitated symposium at APMEC 2022.

Norul Hidayah is a Senior Lecturer from the IMU Centre for Education, International Medical University. She has a Masters degree in Educational Psychology from Universiti Sains Malaysia and PhD in Educational Psychology from IIUM Malaysia. She is also the Programme Director for Postgraduate Programmes in Health Professions Education. She is actively involved in Medical education research and also involved in Faculty Development workshops.

Research Assistant Professor
Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, University of Hong Kong
Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, University of Hong Kong
Dr. Olivia Ngan has a multidisciplinary background in neuroscience, bioethics, and public health. She co-ordinator lead of the medical ethics and law curriculum at the University of Hong Kong. In addition to her primary research interest in reproductive health, public health genomics, rare diseases, and empirical bioethics, she is passionate about cultivating ethical sensitivity among medical students. She awarded teaching development grants in the capacity of PI, leading bioethics learning activities outside the classroom. She also supervises undergraduate and postgraduate student projects related to medical ethics and medical education, such as moral distress.

Dr. Pacifico Eric Eusebio Calderon is an Associate Professor at St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine-William H. Quasha Memorial, Philippines, where he is Chair of the Department of Professionalism, Medical Ethics, and Humanities. He is also Head of Clinical Ethics Services at St. Luke’s Medical Center. Dr. Calderon has relevant backgrounds in medicine, bioethics, and medical education. He is interested in the moral aspects of doctors’ health, particularly the ethics of self-care.

I am a professor in the Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. In addition to my specialization in General Internal Medicine and my interest in clinical infectious disease, I have also explored the interphase of medicine with the social sciences and the humanities. I am also qualified in Sociology. As former chairperson of my Faculty’s Humanities Society & Professionalism Stream, I have been part of pioneering efforts to introduce medical humanities to our curriculum.

Dr. Shankar is a faculty member at the IMU Centre for Education, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has been involved with the health humanities for over 15 years and has several publications on the subject. He has been an invited speaker for various conferences and workshops on the health humanities. He has facilitated workshops on cinema education at various fora. He has over 765 publications and has reviewed over 850 manuscripts for different journals. He is a PSGFAIMER Fellow and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators. He is an academic editor for PLOS One and an editorial board member of BMC Medical Education. He was among the top 2% of scientists globally for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021. He is a member of the ORCID Research Advisory Council (ORAC) and a member of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). His areas of research are the health humanities, rational use of medicines, pharmacovigilance, and small group learning among others. He enjoys traveling and is a creative writer and photographer.

Pat has co-authored two books with Professor Harden: The Definitive Guide to the OSCE; and The Eight Roles of the Medical Teacher. She has been responsible for the organisation of courses for health professions educators including those delivered at APMEC, IAMSE and AMEE conferences and has contributed to the development and conceptualisation of the HP-KITT Course.

Peter de Jong is a strategic advisor and senior researcher in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning at Leiden University Medical Center in The Netherlands, where he leads a team for the development, implementation, and support of learning materials and where he provides strategic advice in the field of technology enhanced learning. His research interest is in the field of Online and Blended Learning in medical education, and the use of Mixed and Virtual Reality applications. He authored several articles on the topic of the use of computers in education and online learning, and presented numeral oral, poster and workshop presentations. Peter is an active member of IAMSE (International Association of Medical Science Educators) and has been Editor-in-Chief of the association’s journal Medical Science Educator since 2010. He currently serves as the President-Elect of the organization and will take office in January 2024.

Dr Goh Poh-Sun 吳 宝 山 MBBS(Melb), FRCR, FAMS, MHPE(Maastricht), FAMEE Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM), National University of Singapore (NUS) Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National University Hospital (NUH), National University Health System (NUHS) Associate Member, Centre for Medical Education, YLLSOM, NUS Member, AMEE TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning) Committee (since 2011) Poh Sun is a Clinical Radiologist at NUHS/YLLSOM@NUS and has worked at NUH since 1989. He is also a Medical Educator, with Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE) from Maastricht University (2012); with deep passion for both eLearning/Technology enhanced Learning and Faculty Development – locally and internationally. Dr Goh is formally trained as, and is an in-house Coach at YLLSOM.
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Dr Predeebha is a Deputy Director of the Primary Care Academy(PCA) , National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP)in Singapore. She obtained her MBBS(NUS), 1988; Masters in Public Health(NUS ), 1996; a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE, NTU,2006) and a Masters in Health Professionals Education (MHPE, 2006) from SHE, Maastricht University. Her areas of teaching include health and wellness coaching , mentoring , Health literacy , interprofessional learning and collaborative practice, healthcare/inter-personal communications and health professional’s education. She has a vast experience as a clinician in hospitals and primary care, a public-health practitioner and administrator in MOH and an educator in primary healthcare. She received the NHG Education leaders award in 2014 . Besides teaching in PCA, she has appointments as an adjunct faculty at Singapore’s University of Social Sciences, a teaching appointment at LKC School of Medicine(2023-2025) and is the campus 1-coordinator and coach of the MHPE-Singapore programme.

Dr. Priya Paranthaman is an instructor in the Department of Pharmacology. She is a trained medical doctor specialising in Pharmacology. She has been working on ChatGPT in medical education and exploring the use of ChatGPT to create assessment questions and validating them. She has also been teaching various disciplines in healthcare professions.

Pushpanjali Krishnappa is an academician with more than thirty years experience as an educator. She is FAIMER Fellow from Philadelphia and has a Masters in Health Professions Education from Keele University. She heads the department of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Dental Sciences at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, India. She has explored the changing roles of a teacher in depth and has developed several faculty development initiatives to support the teachers in their role transformation.

Qabirul Karan Abdullah, faculty member at the Centre for Medical Education (CME), Dundee has over 15 years of teaching experience supporting under and post graduate healthcare professions students. A medical practitioner, before specialising in laboratory science (Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Cancer Genetics) and Medical Education. He is a Fellow with the Higher Education Academy, UK. Currently, Deputy Lead for online distance learning programme, Masters in Medical Education (MMEd); module lead for Clinical Teaching Suite of Speciality Modules and Linking Theory to Practice. Qabirul is also the convener of the Distance Learning Forum for the University of Dundee using his extensive experience in learning design. Main areas of research interest are related to technology enhanced learning, learning analytics and self-directed learning. He is currently co-authoring, ‘Jump first understand later: a scoping review exploring discourses of effective and efficient asynchronous discussion boards in online learning for medicine and healthcare’.

Qianhui is a Senior Executive at Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), Singapore, with 12 years of research and education experience. Her academic background includes Adult Education, genetics, and Nutrition. With an interest in injecting gamification in learning and technology-enhanced learning, she is currently involved in the development of an innovative multiplayer game with an interprofessional radiology team. Qianhui hopes her passion continues to drive innovation in the field of education and interprofessional collaboration.

Dr. Raj Menon Kumar is a senior consultant trauma and vascular surgeon, current head of the Trauma Service, and director of the Surgical High Dependency Unit at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He is the clinical director of the National Trauma Unit, with the Ministry of Health in Singapore and was appointed Vice President of the Asian Collaboration of Trauma, a society of Asia’s trauma fraternity in 2022. He has also been actively involved in undergraduate education, holding roles as a Phase Director for Undergraduate Surgery as well as actively participating and developing new curricula and programmes in undergraduate surgical education. He was previously the Associate Program Director of the General Surgery Residency Program in NUHS, and now contributes as core faculty for the programme. His teaching awards include the Dean’s award and honour roll for teaching excellence, the NUHS teaching excellence award and NUHS eminent tutor award.

Holding fellowships with the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine and Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Rajan Kailainathan is an influential Emergency Physician at Monash Health. Spearheading the annual Emergency Medicine Symposium, he redefines education and networking. An Associate Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administration, his practical approach aligns with solutions-driven healthcare. He advocates for quality and safety within healthcare and contributes to Dandenong and Victorian Heart Hospitals. He advances healthcare education as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University Medical School. Involvement with the University of Vavuniya’s External Advisory Board highlights his global perspective. Dr. Kailainathan’s impact showcases his unwavering commitment to transforming healthcare through education, innovation, and comprehensive patient care.

Dr.Rajeev graduated from the University of Calicut, India in 1996. He obtained his paediatric postgraduate qualifications form the same university in 1999. He completed paediatric residency training at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. He has received several academic awards during his training in India and USA. He has attended several national and international conferences and has presented various topics. He has published many articles and has reviewed manuscripts for peer-reviewed articles in international journals.

Dr. Rajeev has completed the required advanced specialist training and received his paediatric specialist accreditation in Singapore. Adolescent medicine is the sub-specialty of interest, and he has a very special interest in adolescent eating disorders. He did clinical attachment at the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders as part of the Human Manpower Development Program (Team) sponsorship awarded by National University Hospital and Ministry Of Health, Singapore in 2019.He and his team members were attached to South London & Maudsley and King’s College Hospitals, London, UK.

He is currently practicing as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital (NUH). He is Assistant Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). He is also Faculty at NUHS Paediatric residency program and core faculty for NUHS Family Medicine residency program. Dr. Rajeev is the Site Director at NUH for the NHG-Family Medicine residency program. He is also Associate Programme Director of the NUS Graduate Diploma in Child and Adolescent Health (GDCAH).

Raphael Merx is a Product & Tech Lead at Catalpa International. In his spare time, he built tetun.org, an English-Tetun translation app used by over 100,000 users, many of them nursing and medical students. He has a keen interest in low-resource machine translation, and is preparing a PhD research proposal on this topic, with a focus on medical education.

Associate Professor Goy is a Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Deputy Campus Education Director (Postgraduate Education) at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He obtained his postgraduate certification (Master of Medicine Anaesthesia, Singapore and Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists) in 2003, and Masters of Health Professions Education (Maastricht) in 2017. His medical education research interests include reflective learning and practice, complex learning, work-based assessment and feedback. He is a member of the SingHealth Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) Taskforce.

Dr Richard Lee is a Senior Consultant Family Physician at the National Healthcare Group Polyclinic. He graduated from National University of Singapore in 1997 and was awarded Master of Medicine in Family Medicine (2009) and then Fellowship from College of Family Physician Singapore (CFPS) in 2011. Dr Lee became a Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore in 2014. He has an interest in reflection and collaborative learning in undergraduate learners and workplace setting. He completed his Master of Health Professional Education from Maastricht University (2017). Dr Lee has a passion in teaching, was awarded the NHG Teaching Award for Senior Doctor in 2018, NUS Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence for AY18/19 and also the CFPS Distinguished Educator’s Award 2019. He is an adjunct Associate Professor with the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University where he is the Principal Lead of Family Medicine Year 4.

Professor Ronald Harden is Professor of Medical Education (Emeritus) University of Dundee and Editor of Medical Teacher. He is committed to promoting excellence in medical education through the development of new approaches to curriculum planning, assessment and to teaching and learning. He has published more than 400 papers in leading journals. He is co-editor of A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers and the Routledge International Handbook of Medical Education and co-author of Essential Skills for a Medical Teacher, The Definitive Guide to the OSCE, The Eight Roles of the Medical Teacher and The Changing Role of Medical Students, recently published.

Dr. Santhushya Fernando is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, and University of Colombo. She has qualified as a Consultant Community Physician while pursuing her interests in the arts. She is an author and poet, lyricist, independent film script supervisor, translator of English, Hindi, Urdu and Bengali Poetry to Sinhala and English and an Indian Classical Dancer. She develops and presents the Flagship Humanitas Programme of the Faculty of Medicine.

Sarmishtha Ghosh, PhD (physiology), has 29 years of experience in teaching & research on student stress and autonomic reactions. She has wide experience in working in three different countries, namely Nepal, India, and Malaysia, in various capacities, both academic and administrative. With MHPE from the UK, she is currently serving as a Professor in Health Professions Education, Bhaikaka University, India, and is involved in the improvement of faculty development programs. She has conducted numerous workshops both nationally and internationally. She has published original research papers in esteemed journals. Three times nominated for the Ron Harden Innovation in Medical Education, she is a reviewer for many esteemed journals.Her area of specialization is human physiology and medical / health professions education.She is a reviewer for many esteemed journals.Her area of specialization is human physiology and medical / health professions education.

Professor Saroj Jayasinghe is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Colombo and a Consultant Physician. He has widely published in the domains of Medical Humanities and Systems thinking in health sciences. He was the Founder Head, Department of Medical Humanities, and Faculty of Medicine of the University of Colombo and has championed Medical Humanities and the dissemination of its core ideas in Sri Lanka and the region. Professor Jayasinghe served on the Advisory Board, the Centre for Bioethics and Humanities, International Medical University, Malaysia.

Dr. Satish R.L is a Lecturer in the Department of Anatomy at National University of Singapore – Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He teaches Human Anatomy to medical, life science, Dental and Pharmacy students. His research interests include studying the inflammation inside the peritoneal cavity following a surgical procedure on the abdomen. He is interested in studying wound healing and Immunobiology of peritoneal wound healing. He is an executive committee member of the Singapore Neuroscience Association and Microscopic Society of Singapore. He was Mentor for the team which won the “Medical Grand Challenge 2019” the team which developed the project Kenn, a modular hand splint to provide patients with restricted movements the ability to write, type, eat and brush their teeth. He received NUS Medicine Fortitude Award in 2020. He was the Mentor and his team won the overall grand champion and best social impact award. Special Recognition Award in 2020 for being a role model to graduating medical students. His team (DrawAnat) received the “Best Video Award” during the MEGIC-2021 competition. He received “NUHS Education Collaboration Award 2022” for his collaboration with Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Department of Physiology. His special interests include teaching Gross and Microscopic Anatomy of the Gastro-intestinal System, Autonomic Nervous System and Neuroanatomy. He also teaches Clinical Examination skills to medical students. He enjoys education-based research. He has completed 3 international Marathons including New York City Marathon in 2007.

Dr Satwat Hashmi is the Vice Chair Education, and The Noor Mohamed Shamji Endowed Associate Professor in the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Aga Khan University, Pakistan. She is a Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK, an inaugural member of Haile T. Debas Teachers’ Academy, AKU and recipient of Excellence in Teaching Award (2018). Dr Hashmi chaired the Respiration and Circulation Year 1 module committee (2018-2022), co-chairs the UGME Year 1 curriculum committee (2019-present), co-chairs the Institutional Biosafety Committee (2019-present) and serves as coordinator for the MPhil in BBS program AKU. Dr Hashmi teaches in undergraduate medical, MPhil and PhD courses and is involved in curriculum planning and implementation.

Dr. Sayaka Oikawa is a Project Professor at Department of Innovative and Digitalized Medical Education, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan, and the Adjunct faculty of the SimTiki Medical Education Simulation Center at University of Hawaii, USA. She is a certified Emergency/Internal Medicine physician, and holds a Master of Science degree in Health Professions Education (MHPE) from the Maastricht University. She has been involved in simulation-based education for emergency response, interdisciplinary simulation, and provided faculty development for simulation educators. Her research interests are simulation-based education including cultural awareness in simulation, psychological safety in simulation, and systematic self-reflection in simulation.

Dr See is a senior consultant respiratory physician and Intensivist at the National University Hospital in Singapore. He is the Associate Designated Institutional Official for the National University Health System Residency Program, President of the Society of Intensive Care Medicine in Singapore, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, and Postgraduate Education Director at the Department of Medicine, NUH. Dr See’s expertise lies in critical care ultrasonography, artificial intelligence, medical education, and healthcare quality improvement. Dr See’s academic journey includes a Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery from NUS, membership in the Royal College of Physicians (UK), fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Master of Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health, Master of Health Professions Education from Maastricht University, Netherlands, European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine, and fellowship with the College of Chest Physicians in the United States.

Dr Shaista Salman Guraya is a medical educator, radiologist, and editor. She has been working in the field of academics for the past 15 years. She has authored numerous multi-center research articles about medical education and her recent research focuses on preserving professional identities in the digital world. She recently developed, validated, and evaluated the Medical Education e-Professionalism (MEeP) framework. Her main areas of expertise in medical education are curriculum interventions, simulation in teaching and learning, professionalism and ethics, and using technologies in teaching and assessment. Dr. Guraya is an active editor of the BMC Medical Education and Frontiers in Medicine.

Dr. Shorey is an Associate Professor with tenure at Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS). Her research program focuses on family and women’s health. She has designed psychosocial and educational interventions for a varied group of populations. She has conducted both quantitative (e.g. randomized controlled trials, descriptive quantitative studies) and qualitative (e.g. descriptive qualitative) studies and has published more than 190 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact factor journals. She is an expert in qualitative systematic reviews and serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for renowned international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Shorey represents Singapore for the Southeast and East Asian Nursing Education and Research Network (SEANERN) and the Global Working Group (GWG) on Salutogenesis. Dr Shorey has received various awards for her academic and research excellence.

Professor Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam is an internationally renowned clinician-scientist who is currently a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, the Founding Professor of Surgery at the University of Warwick Medical School, and Professor of Engineering & Surgery at University College London (UK appointments). She is a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, the Yeoh Ghim Seng Visiting Professor of Surgery at the National University of Singapore and the Brahm Prakash Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Science. She has published over 170 papers and book chapters, delivered > 300 presentations, and holds a significant portfolio of research grants.

Shi Sien is a fifth-year medical student at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. He was the Regional Director for Asia-Pacific of the International Federation for Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA), one of the world’s oldest and largest student-led organizations representing 1.5 million medical students from around the globe. He was also the Chairperson of the Society of Malaysian Medical Association Medical Students (SMMAMS). He strongly believes in meaningful youth engagement and strives to amplify the voice of the youth to be effective changemakers.

Adjunct Professor Shirley Ooi is a senior consultant at the National University Hospital (NUH) Emergency Medicine Department, Singapore. She is also the Associate Dean and Medical Clinical Education Lead in NUH, a member of the Emergency Medicine national examination committee and a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education – International (ACGME-I) review committee. She is the chief editor of the “Guide to the Essentials in Emergency Medicine” and co-author of “Medicolegal Issues in Emergency Medicine and Family Practice: Case Scenarios”. Her passion is in teaching/mentoring/coaching for which she has won multiple awards – the most prestigious being the 2013 National Outstanding Clinician Educator award, as well as the 2020 ACGME-I Physician Leader Award. A believer in life-long learning, she completed her Masters of Health Professions Education (MHPE) in 2017, Newfield’s Coach certification programme in May 2021 and Newfield’s Team Coaching programme in Jan 2022.

Sol Roberts-Lieb, EdD, is the Senior Director of Faculty Development at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. He has extensive experience in formulating, creating, and facilitating engaging online sessions regarding getting started in scholarship. Sol’s work on Micro-Scholarship, getting started in scholarship for everyone, has been shared at numerous professional meetings (IAMSE 2023, 2022, SGEA 2022, AMEE 2022) and been well received as an easy way for everyone to get involved in scholarship.

A/Prof Sophia Ang was a graduate of NUS medical school in 1990 and obtained Master of Medicine Anaesthesia in 1995. She specialised in cardiac anaesthesia and completed a year of cardiac anaesthesia training in Massachusetts General Hospital in 1998 to 1999 and another year in Texas Heart Institute in 1999 to 2000. She is accredited to do perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography by National Board of Echocardiography US in 1999. A/Prof Ang is interested in promoting and teaching patient safety and is the Vice Chairman Medical Board for Patient safety and operations of the National University Hospital with interest in projects promoting patient safety such as critical laboratory test communication, reduction of failure to rescue and proper handover of care. She is a Patient safety consultant with the Ministry of Health and a representative at the WHO High 5 Patient Safety Project.

Dr. Sophia Archuleta is Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the National University Hospital and Associate Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). She is a clinician educator with a focus on postgraduate medical education and has served in multiple leadership roles in this capacity. She is the current chair of the ACGME-International Medicine Review Committee and founder of the Asia Pacific HIV Practice Course. Her clinical and educational research spans multinational collaborations with special expertise in interventional clinical trials, educational transformation and accreditation, as well as the cross-cultural experience of international clinician educators. Dr. Archuleta is the recipient of various awards for academic and clinical excellence including the inaugural NUS Medicine Gender Equity Award in 2022.

Dr Srigala Nagarajan is an Emergency Physician at Box Hill and Austin Emergency departments in Melbourne Australia. She is passionate about clinician-led medical education and is thrilled to be a convener of the Emergency Medicine Symposium as well as co-author of the website ERexam.org.

Dr Srigala completed her undergraduate medical degree at the University of Melbourne and completed her Fellowship in Emergency Medicine. She also holds a Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology as well as Associate Fellowship in Medical Administration.

Dr Srigala Nagarajan is a Senior Lecturer in Critical Care at the University of Melbourne and Monash University.

Subha Ramani is the President of AMEE. She is a general internist and educationalist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions Education, in Boston, USA. She has published widely in peer-reviewed medical education journals and authored book chapters. Areas of scholarly interest include application of theory to educational practice,pedagogy and practice of clinical teaching, sociocultural factors that influence teaching, learning and feedback, mentoring relationships and the intersection of culture and education from a global perspective. Her core values are curiosity, humility, inclusion and the desire to give back to the profession.

Susie is Professor of Medical Education, Deputy Director of the Centre for Medical Education, Associate Dean at the School of Medicine and Distance Learning lead for the University of Dundee. She has developed an international reputation in healthcare professions education through her expertise in Distance Learning through the Masters in Medical Education, Quality Assurance and Technology-Enhancement across the curriculum, including faculty development and systems. She shares her infectious enthusiasm for giving agency and voice to all stakeholders, co-developing solutions not just identifying problems through her transformational leadership, whether at a meeting, through teaching or through PhD supervision.

Dr. Sadia Fatima is an Associate Professor & Chair of the Haile T Debas Teachers Academy at Aga Khan University, Pakistan. Her research interests are genetics, epigenetics of metabolic syndrome and technology enhanced learning. Dr Fatima has authored over 90 peer-reviewed papers, 4 books, and has supervised numerous undergraduate and graduate students. She is a member of Pakistan Physiological Society, International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease where she serves as deputy chair of the professional development committee. Dr Fatima has organized and conducted over 100 workshops on innovation in teaching, learning and assessment methods such as flipped classrooms, Pecha Kucha, open book exams, online assessments, team-based learning, digital tools, and artificial intelligence (AI) in medical education and research. She has received numerous honors and awards including Excellence in Teaching Award (2017, 2022), Team Based Collaborative Award for Teaching (2022,2023) and Mid-Career Researcher award (2023).

Dr. Tao Le is an internationally recognized expert in digital learning and student engagement in medical education. Dr. Le earned his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, trained in internal medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital and completed an allergy and immunology fellowship and a master’s in health sciences at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Le has authored over 40 textbooks including the First Aid for the Boards series. He is currently chief of adult allergy and immunology at the University of Louisville and Chief Education Officer of ScholarRx, a global platform for shared medical curriculum.

Dr. Tasneem Anwar is an Assistant Professor of Science (STEM) Education at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development, (AKU-IED) Karachi, Pakistan. Alongside, she is a fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK, a recipient of Higher Education Commission Pakistan (HEC)’s Best University Teacher Award 2020, a recipient of Best University Teacher Award 2020, Outstanding Teacher Awards 2023 and 2018. Dr Anwar is an inaugural member of Haile T. Debas Teachers’ Academy, AKU and lead faculty, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) project at AKU-IED, Pakistan. Dr Anwar also leads the special interest group – Critical Digital Pedagogies at AKU-IED. Dr Anwar leads various faculty development programmes within AKU, and at the national level at HEC’s NAHE led National Faculty Development Programme (NFDP) for Technology Integration in Education. Her work mainly centers around professional development for STEM integration and purposeful use of both AI and non-AI infused educational technologies in teaching and learning.

Tharindunee Jayakody is a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo. She has been coordinating and developing curriculum for a new MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology in her new position. She graduated from National University of Singapore specialising in Neuropharmacology and continues to use the innovative tools created in Pharmacology, where she did her PhD studies in and extending to her teaching in University of Colombo.

Dr. Seneviratne is keenly utilizing simulation in medical education. She has published and presented widely in simulation, medical education, Clinical pharmacology and Allergy and Immunology in National and International forums as the first author and has Presented award winning papers. As the founder vice president of the Sri Lanka Association for Simulation in Healthcare (SLASH) she organized the first ever international conference on Simulation in Sri Lanka. She is a Founder member of the Asia pacific biomedical science educators Association (APBSEA). A consistent contributor for Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) as a resource person and as an invited speaker. Her special interests are in Allergy and Immunology and has published widely on the subject. She is a Member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), Asia pacific Academy of Paediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology (APAPARI), and European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI).

Prof. Tran Diep Tuan is the Chairman, Board of Trustees of University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi.Minh City (UMP). Under his tenure, the UMP has demonstrated its strong commitment for innovation and quality improvement. Prof. Tran received his M.D. degree (1989), pediatric certificate (1993) at UMP and later in pediatric neurology. He got his Ph.D. at Tokyo University (1998-2003), post-doctoral training at Japan National Institutes for Physiological Sciences (2003) and University of Michigan (2003-2005). He was awardee of John J. Bonica Award (2002), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2003), International Brain Research Organization (2003), WHO/NINDS International Neurological Science Fellowship (2003). His research interest is pain imaging, pediatric neurology, and children’s quality of life. He has published more than 50 articles in international peer review journals. His goal is to make UMP a leading university in Vietnam and an internationally recognized institution.

Professor Vajira H. W. Dissanayake MBBS (Colombo), PhD (Nottingham), FNASSL, FIAHSI is the Chair and Senior Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Genetics, and Biomedical Informatics and the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is a pioneer in Genetics, Genomics, Biomedical Informatics and Bioethics in Sri Lanka. He is a leading researcher in these fields in Sri Lanka. He has supervised 15 PhD students and 60 MSc students. He together with his students and colleagues have been the recipient of more than 40 awards for research and innovation at university, national and international levels. In recognition of his scientific achievements he was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka in 2013, a fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics in 2020, and conferred the Sri Lankan national titular honour of vidya jyothi in 2019.

Prof. Dissanayake has held many leadership positions in the field of medicine. He was the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Association in 2012 and the President of the Commonwealth Medical Association from 2016 to 2019. The other leadership positions held by Prof. Dissanayake include Honorary Secretary, Sri Lanka Medical Association (2000 and 2005); Founder Secretary, Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (1998-2000); President, Health Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (2009-2019); President, Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (2019-2020); Vice President (Asia Pacific), International Medical Informatics Association (2019-2020); Board Member, Steering Committee, Forum for Ethical Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific (since 2010); Executive Board Member, Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative (since June 2016); Chairperson, Commonwealth Centre for Digital Health (since 2018); and Chairperson, Commonwealth Health Professions and Partners Alliance (since 2021). He is the current President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council.

Dr Veena Singaram is a senior lecturer and Academic Leader of Research in the School of Clinical Medicine. She is a steering committee member in the Doctoral Academy and Team Lead of the Medical Education Strategic Team at UKZN. Her qualifications include a BMMedSc, MMedSc (UKZN), and PhD in Health Professions Education (Maastricht University, Netherlands). She is a fellow of the Foundation for Advancement in Medical Education and Research (FAIMER). Dr Singaram recently received the Southern African Association of Health Educationalists Distinguished Educator Award. She has published widely in HPE and has graduated several doctoral and masters students. Dr Singaram has actively contributed to capacity building and development of HPE and research that has to led novel innovations and significant contributions to the training of healthcare professionals. Her scholarly interests include doctoral research, mentoring, technology-enhanced learning, formative assessment feedback, and collaborative learning environments within a transformative learning paradigm.

Prof Vishna is an experienced medical educator and biochemist at the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur. A graduate of 3 universities across 3 countries, she values diversity as a strength in any institution. She leads the educational strategies, new programme development and international partnerships at IMU as Pro Vice Chancellor for Education and Institutional Development. She is very fortunate to work with a collaborative, committed and talented multidisciplinary team at IMU and would like to emphasise that it’s the values of its people that will carry forward an institution during this unprecedented time. She has published and presented research papers in both biomedical sciences and medical education, supervises research students and reviews for indexed and international journals. Her areas of research in health professions education are in Faculty Development, Assessment and Innovative Teaching Learning Methods.

Dr Wai-Tat WONG is a specialist in internal medicine and critical care medicine. He works in the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and the Centre for Bioethics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He provides clinical service as a consultant in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Prince of Wales Hospital. He is responsible for undergraduate teaching in acute medicine, anaesthesia, communication skills, professionalism and medical ethics in the Faculty of Medicine at CUHK. He has been working on research projects on medical education, clinical ethics, end-of-life care in ICU, mechanical ventilation and infectious diseases. Dr Wong has been serving the Asian Pacific Bioethics Education Network (APBEN) as the chariperson since 2023.

Wendy is Professor of Medical Education and Associate Dean (Learning & Innovation), School of Medicine, Western Sydney University. Wendy’s careers in general practice, clinical and health services research have led to her focus on medical and health professions education research, scholarship and research translation. Wendy has published over 120 journal articles, books and book chapters and is principal or chief investigator on $5.7M grants. Wendy supervises doctoral, masters, Honours and MD students and leads collaborative research with medical schools across Australia and in New Zealand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, China and The Netherlands. Her service on national and international accreditation and education policy bodies such as the Australian Medical Council ensures that her work has reach and impact on students, patients and the community. Her research encompasses qualitative and mixed methods participatory methods; widening participation, diversity and inclusion in medical education; educational leadership and careers; research education and capacity-building.

Wong Pei Se is an Associate Professor from the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy, International Medical University. She is also the Dean of Teaching and Learning at International Medical University. She has been actively involved in faculty development conducting workshop throughout the years at IMU Centre of Education.

Prof. Dr Yawar Hayat Khan is a dentist by profession. His career is unique in a sense that he has been involved successfully in academics and management together for the last almost 20 years. He has more than 18 years of teaching experience at both undergraduate and post graduate level. After doing his dental research masters from Queen Mary University of London he went on to do his master’s in health Professions Education from University of Maastricht, Netherlands and did his PhD in Medical Education at University of Ambrosiana, Italy. Dr Khan has presented in various conferences and hold key positions both at the national level and internationally. He is currently working as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) Riphah International University. He has previously worked in different positions as Prof& HOD (Dental Materials), Asst Dean Medical Education and Administrator (Dental Hospital) at Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is also the Board Member & Director, Center of Excellence in Leadership, Innovation and Quality (CLIQ) at Ras Ul Khaima College of Dental Sciences (RAKCODS), UAE and one of the pioneers in launching the first ever master’s program in Dental Education Master of Science in Leadership & Dental Education (MSLDE) at RAKCODS. He is also a member of the Asia Pacific Biomedical Sciences Educators Association. He is a visiting Prof of Medical Education at the Academy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland (ALSS) and representing them as their Director for South Asia & UAE. Last but not the least he is a Member of the Harvard Business Review (Advisory Council) and a TMA certified professional. His special interests include Leadership & Management, Curriculum Development, Patient Safety in Health Care and Organizational Leadership.

Ting Ting is passionate about health profession education. She attained her Masters in Medical Education (MMEd) degree with the University of Dundee in 2020. She is the education lead for Allied Health for the Division of Cancer Education (DCE), SingHealth and is the deputy chair of the Wellness, Educator and Professional Development arm of the College of Allied Health (CAH), SingHealth. She is also a member of the Pharmacy Residency Examination Committee, MOH. Her education effort extends to learners from undergraduate to postgraduate levels. Her educational and research interest areas include educational environment in the workplace-based settings.

Yvonne Steinert, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and Professor of Family Medicine and Health Sciences Education, is the Richard and Sylvia Cruess Chair in Medical Education and the former Director of the Institute of Health Sciences Education in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. She is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, educational research, and the design and delivery of faculty development programs and activities. Her research interests focus on teaching and learning in the health professions, the impact of faculty development on the individual and the organization, professionalism and professional identity formation, and the interplay between culture and health professions education. She has written and presented extensively on topics related to faculty development and medical education and was named to the Order of Canada in recognition of her contributions to the advancement of pedagogical principles, faculty development, and new training approaches in Canadian medical education.

Zhi Xiong is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physiology and the Assistant Dean (Education) of NUS Medicine. He completed his fellowship with Ludwig Cancer Research at Karolinska Institutet and conducts research on pediatric solid tumors at NUS Centre for Cancer Research (N2CR) and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). Deeply interested in professional development, he obtained his Master of Health Professions Education from Maastricht University and founded Asia-Pacific Biomedical Science Educators Association (APBSEA). He is also an Associate of Centre for Medical Education (CenMED) and a Board Member of International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). Involved in the education of various health professions, Zhi Xiong is passionate about transdisciplinary learning through faculty development, medical education technology and cross-faculty collaborations. As Master of NUS LightHouse, he believes that student development through human communities and connections is essential to a complete university experience that cannot be replaced digitally.