Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Ki Sum Samson Wong is a medical humanities educator with a background in humanities (BA, HKU), social gerontology (MSocSC, HKU), thanatology (Certified in Thanatology, ADEC). He first joined Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit in 2014, initially serving as a Teaching Assistant to the late Professor L.C. Chan, and Prof Julie Chen, Co-Founders of Medical Humanities Programme at HKUMed. Samson has received multiple teaching-related accreditations, including as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K. (FAcadMEd), as a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA), and as a 3-time Finalist at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
Having served for more than 11 years in MEHU, Samson is a member of the founding medical humanities teaching team at HKUMed. In 2022, he was recipient of Young Scholar Merit Award at National University of Singapore’s Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference. In 2025, Samson was rated “Most Innovative Teacher of the Year in Asia” by Times Higher Education (THE), debuting as inaugural awardee of an individual award to have ever been presented by THE in Asia.
王琦森先生是一位醫學人文教育工作者，擁有人文學（香港大學文學士）、社會老年學（香港大學社會科學碩士）及死亡學（ADEC死亡學認證）的學術背景。他於 2014 年加入港大醫學院醫學倫理及人文學部，最初擔任醫學人文課程共同創辦人陳立昌教授（已故）及陳芸教授的教學助理。Samson 獲得多項教學相關的專業認可，包括英國 Academy of Medical Educators 院士（FAcadMEd）、英國高等教育學院院士（FHEA），以及三度入圍 「QS全球教學創新大獎」決賽。
在醫學倫理及人文學部（MEHU）服務逾十一年期間，Samson 是港大醫學院醫學人文教學創始團隊的成員之一。2022 年，他獲新加坡國立大學主辦的亞太醫學教育會議（Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, APMEC）頒授「青年學者優異獎」。2025 年，他獲《泰晤士高等教育》（Times Higher Education, THE）評選為「亞洲年度最創新教師」，成為泰晤士高等教育首次在亞洲頒授個人教學獎的得獎者。
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The University of Hong Kong | MSocSc Gerontology (Distinction) |
| 2014 | The University of Hong Kong | BA (Second Class Honors - Division One) |
| 2022 | Advance HE (United Kingdom) | FHEA |
| 2024 | Academy of Medical Educators (United Kingdom) | FAcadMEd |
| 2025 | Association for Death Education and Counseling® | CT® (Certified Thanatologist) |
Ki Sum Samson Wong is a medical humanities educator with a background in humanities (BA, HKU), social gerontology (MSocSC, HKU), thanatology (Certified in Thanatology, ADEC). He first joined Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit in 2014, initially serving as a Teaching Assistant to the late Professor L.C. Chan, and Prof Julie Chen, Co-Founders of Medical Humanities Programme at HKUMed. Samson has received multiple teaching-related accreditations, including as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K. (FAcadMEd), as a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA), and as a 3-time Finalist at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
Having served for more than 11 years in MEHU, Samson is a member of the founding medical humanities teaching team at HKUMed. In 2022, he was recipient of Young Scholar Merit Award at National University of Singapore’s Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference. In 2025, Samson was rated “Most Innovative Teacher of the Year in Asia” by Times Higher Education (THE), debuting as inaugural awardee of an individual award to have ever been presented by THE in Asia.
王琦森先生是一位醫學人文教育工作者，擁有人文學（香港大學文學士）、社會老年學（香港大學社會科學碩士）及死亡學（ADEC死亡學認證）的學術背景。他於 2014 年加入港大醫學院醫學倫理及人文學部，最初擔任醫學人文課程共同創辦人陳立昌教授（已故）及陳芸教授的教學助理。Samson 獲得多項教學相關的專業認可，包括英國 Academy of Medical Educators 院士（FAcadMEd）、英國高等教育學院院士（FHEA），以及三度入圍 「QS全球教學創新大獎」決賽。
在醫學倫理及人文學部（MEHU）服務逾十一年期間，Samson 是港大醫學院醫學人文教學創始團隊的成員之一。2022 年，他獲新加坡國立大學主辦的亞太醫學教育會議（Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference, APMEC）頒授「青年學者優異獎」。2025 年，他獲《泰晤士高等教育》（Times Higher Education, THE）評選為「亞洲年度最創新教師」，成為泰晤士高等教育首次在亞洲頒授個人教學獎的得獎者。
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Tang, CHK | 2020-11-01 | Outstanding Poster Award: International Conference on Gerontechnology 2020 | Research Achievement |
Ray, NL Kerzin, BM Wright, A | 2018-12-01 | Award of Merit - Free Paper Presentation (Poster): Frontiers of Medical and Health Sciences Education | Research Achievement |
Chan, KH | 2021-11-01 | Outstanding Poster Award: International Conference on Gerontechnology 2021 – Gerontechnology in COVID-19: Experience and Revelation | Teaching Accomplishment |
| 2022-01-01 | Young Scholar Merit Award: Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2022 - Our Heritage, Our Strength: Future Proofing Healthcare Professionals – Trends. Issues. Priorities. Strategies | Research Achievement | |
Chan, KH | 2022-05-01 | Third Prize Winner of Poster Showcase: 2nd HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2022 | Teaching Accomplishment |
| 2023-12-15 | Award Finalist for "Nurturing Values and Ethics Award": QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023 (13/12/2023-15/12/2023, Abu Dhabi) | Teaching Accomplishment | |
Chan, KH Wright, A | 2022-11-01 | Third Prize Winner of Poster Showcase: The 3rd HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2022 | Teaching Accomplishment |
| 2023-11-23 | Third Prize Winner of Poster Showcase: The 5th HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2023 (23/11/2023-23/11/2023) | Teaching Accomplishment | |
| 2023-12-14 | Finalist (Nuturing Values and Ethics Award), QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023: QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023 (13/12/2023-15/12/2023, Abu Dhabi) | Teaching Accomplishment |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 09/2022 - Present | Honorary Associate | Centre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore |
| Description | Title |
|---|---|
| Co-Investigator; ZeShan Foundation via Sau Po Centre on Ageing (HKD70,000) | “Campus Ageing Mix Project for University Students” (GIE- CAMPUS)'s implementation in MBBS Curriculum (2018-2021) |
| Principal Investigator; HKU Teaching Development Grant (Amount: HKD200000) | Exploring Photo-elicitation as a Teaching & Learning Tool to Foster Medical Student’s Awareness of Age-related Biases in Healthcare and to Develop a Humanist View of Ageing (2021-2022) |
| Principal Project Coordinator; Funding; Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Fund (HKD21,020) | Learning Dysphagia, Ageing, and Medical Humanities... in a Kitchen (2022) |
| Principal Investigator; HKU Teaching Development Grant (Amount: HKD297000) | Adapting Immersive Gameplay and Design Thinking for Learning Anticipatory Grief in End-of-Life Care and for Training Medical Students’ Grief Literacy (2022-2024) |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Medical Humanities Education | 醫學人文教育 |
| Anti-ageism Education | 反年齡歧視教育 |
| Grief Literacy Education | 悲傷素養教育 |
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