Introducing Learn Together @HKUMed: A New Video Series for Effective Learning at HKUMed

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Learn Together @HKUMed, a new video series crafted by students, for students! 

In this series, your seniors will share their best tips to help you equip yourself with effective strategies for collaborative learning and adapting to university-level education.

In the first episode, our presenters, including Teenie Wong (MBBS M24), Helen Xiao (MBBS M25) and Jeffrey AU (MBBS M26), will share their personal study strategies, tips for managing coursework, and the importance of maintaining a balanced study approach. You will uncover essential topics such as:

• Active Learning Techniques: Discover how to engage with course materials effectively.

• Study Tools and Resources: Learn about useful tools like Notion Database and flashcards that can enhance your study routine.

• Peer Collaboration: Gain insights on how to leverage group study sessions and peer teaching programs for a more enriching learning experience.

We encourage all students to watch this first episode and take advantage of the valuable insights shared by your peers. 

Hope you enjoy watching!  Stay tuned for more episodes in the series, where students from other undergraduate programmes will share their ways of learning with you!  

Join the KASES Inaugural Competition

We are excited to announce the KASES Inaugural Competition, marking the launch of HKUMed's innovative medical and healthcare sciences education platform.  You are invited to join this competition which offers you a unique opportunity to experience KASES, our new virtual patient learning environment.

About KASES:

KASES, Knowledge and Simulation Education System, is a cutting-edge medical education platform developed by HKUMed.  It allows you to interact with virtual patients as if you were in actual wards and clinics.  You will practise history taking, conduct virtual physical examinations, and order investigations to diagnose a wide range of cases curated by our academic team.

Competition Details:

• Date: October 5, 2024 (Saturday)

• Time: 3:00 – 5:00pm

• Location: TechMezz, 2/F Yu Chun Keung Medical Library

• Participation: In a team with up to 3 members

• Eligibility: Open to MBBS IV, V and VI students

• Goal: Diagnose a series of medical and surgical cases using the KASES platform; the fastest team reaching the most accurate diagnoses wins.

How to Participate:

• Form a team of up to 3 members and select 1 representative to make the application

• Scan the QR code above or click this link to access the application form

• Submit your application by September 28, 2024 (Saturday)

For inquiries, please contact simedtec@hku.hk.  This competition is your chance to showcase your clinical knowledge and diagnostic skills while experiencing the future of medical and healthcare sciences education.  We look forward to seeing you demonstrate your clinical reasoning in this exciting new format!

EdTech and SIMHSE Seminar@HKUMed July 9, 2024

Riding on the success of our inaugural EdTech and SIMHSE Seminar, a second seminar was held on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the Faculty Board Room. The seminar detailed updates on generative artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, educational technology, near-peer teaching, gamification and active learning initiatives at HKUMed. We were also joined by guest speaker Professor Cecilia Chan, the Director of TALIC, to share her insights on generative AI in education.

Speakers included: 

Professor Gary Lau, Director of EdTech and SIMSHE

Professor Joshua Ho, Deputy Director of EdTech (AI)

Dr Jian Yang, Deputy Director of EdTech (AR/VR)

Professor Cecilia Chan, Director of TALIC

Professor YF Cheung, Chairperson of the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Dr Willmann Lian, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

Dr Mei Li Khong, Coordinator of SIMHSE in EdTech and Active Learning Pedagogy

Professor Emmanuel Wong, Department of Medicine

Professor Billy Cheung, Department of Surgery

Dr Tomasz Cecot, Coordinator of Active Learning Pedagogy

Professor TM Wong, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology 

Dr Pauline Luk, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit

Justin Chan, MBBS V

Chan Man Yuet Miranda, UG Student, School of Nursing

Mak Shun Hei Anastasia, UG Student, School of Nursing

Hayley Ng, MBBS IV

Darius Chan, MBBS IV

In addition, we were joined by 6 internship students from TALIC. Here’s what they have to say: 

Going to the seminar as a secondary school student was definitely a valuable and eye-opening experience. It was an amazing opportunity for us to sit and watch proposals, new initiatives, and teaching advancement being presented by members of the medical faculty. It was amazing to see the VR technology, Anatomage, research from nursing students, and many of the other EdTech introductions, and it showed me truly how advanced teaching and learning is at HKUMed. I was also interested in KASES, and how AI could benefit clinical learning, and it gave me new resolve and motivation to study to be a doctor in the future!

-Edina Thomas, F4

The seminar was a great learning opportunity for me as a secondary student. The talks and proposals from the professors and students allowed me to understand how initiatives rise and how they are proposed. The EdTech in Paediatric Cardiology and the KASES made me realise that AI will play a key role in our future. Not only that but through AI so much more can be learnt and done.

-Joy Kaur, F4

This seminar was an amazing experience for me. It brought to light many ideas that usually wouldn’t cross my mind. For example, I never really thought about how AI literate I am, but after the seminar, it made me realise how people should be more aware of Generative AI literacy. This was a great opportunity for a secondary school student like me to broaden my horizons and see all these interesting proposals.

-Oishi Chakraborty, F4

On the 9th of July, I was lucky enough to be able to attend the EdTech & SIMHSE seminar at HKUMed. It was an amazing opportunity and a great experience, I got to meet many different professors and doctors. There were various presentations, and I learnt a lot of how AI and technology is integrated in the medical field. There was a SIMHSE roundtable discussion between the attendees and presenters, as well a lot of audience engagement which made the experience interesting (plus the food was really yummy). Overall, this was an amazing experience that inspired me a lot.

-Sherene Cheng, F4

HKUMed has many interdisciplinary collaborations in order to help students learn more. This demonstrates a strong initiative of staff at HKUMed to want to enhance medical student learning. The interactive pharmacokinetics course provides adaptive practice and feedback, while the KASES platform leverages advanced technologies to create a comprehensive database of patient case scenarios. The Technology-Enriched Learning Mezzanine or TechMezz, offers access to cutting-edge VR and AR tools, integrating these technologies across medical disciplines. The combination of all these different technologies that use AI will help to promote and inspire the future generation of medical students, it will definitely help to improve medical education at HKUMed.

-Sean Colloton, F4

It was so wonderful meeting the Associate and Assistant Dean, Professor Leung, and Professor Lau respectively, who encouraged and helped us feel at ease despite how obviously out of place we were among a group of medical and healthcare professionals. We were served with amazing snacks and after a cup of coffee, we moved on to the second part of the seminar. The roundtable discussion in particular stood out to me, with its interactive nature (with the help of mentimeter), pulling me into the discussion. It was engaging and enjoyable, while also evolving some ideas further and provided a lot of food for thought. Thank you HKUMed for the hospitality!

-Kwong Leann, F4

Visit https://ets.med.hku.hk/seminar for more information