Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Ki Sum Samson is a QS-nominated medical educator having served for 10 years in Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit. He is a Fellow at both Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K. (FAcadMEd) and at Advance HE (FHEA). His teaching innovation has been recognized with awards from top institutions on QS World University Rankings 2024. In December 2023, he was shortlisted by QS as an Award Finalist (Nurturing Values and Ethics Category) at QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023.
Samson has also been involving in different professional recognition schemes to promote and recognize teaching excellence. Currently, he is a Mentor/Reviewer for the HKU Advance HE Fellowship Scheme, an Assessor for Academy of Medical Educators (U.K.), and a Mentor in HKU’s Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) programme.
| 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 is a medical educator currently accredited as Fellow (FAcadMEd) at The Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K. and as Fellow (FHEA) at Advance HE. In January 2022, he was a recipient of Young Scholar Merit Award at Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC2022) hosted by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. In December 2023, he was shortlisted by QS as an Award Finalist (Nurturing Values and Ethics Category) at QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023.
Samson has been actively involving in different professional recognition schemes in higher education to promote teaching excellence. Currently, he serves as Mentor/Reviewer for the HKU Advance HE Fellowship Scheme, Assessor for Academy of Medical Educators (U.K.), and Mentor for the HKU Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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