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Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
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Assistant Lecturer
Honorary Teacher, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit
Former Academic Coordinator, Medical Humanities in MBBS Year IV Junior Clerkship (2021-2023)
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Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Title:
Assistant Lecturer
Honorary Teacher, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit
Former Academic Coordinator, Medical Humanities in MBBS Year IV Junior Clerkship (2021-2023)
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Short Biography:
Ki Sum Samson specializes in ageing infusion education and medical humanities teaching development. His journey began with serving as Co-Investigator in HKU's Campus Ageing Mix Project for Univesity Students (GIE-CAMPUS), a HKD2.5-million cross-faculty initiative, where he co-led the project's development and implementation in MBBS curriculum. He has been recipient of a Young Scholar Merit Award at NUS's APMEC 2022, two-time winner (3rd Place) at HKU's 2nd and 3rd Teaching and Learning Festivals 2022. As of 2023, he has insofar attained a total of > HKD500k TDG funding in the capacity of PI.
"Humanism in Ageing" initiative in HKUMed: https://bulletin.hku.hk/teaching_learning/changing-old-attitudes/
GIE-CAMPUS: https://uvision.hku.hk/playvideo.php?mid=24319
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR | MSocSc in Gerontology (Distinction) |
| 2014 | The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR | BA (Second Class Honors - Division One) |
| 2022 | Advance HE, UK | Fellow (FHEA) |
Biography
Ki Sum Samson specializes in ageing infusion education and health humanities teaching development. His journey began with serving as Co-Investigator in HKU's Campus Ageing Mix Project for Univesity Students (GIE-CAMPUS), a HKD2.5-million cross-faculty initiative, where he co-led the project's development and implementation in MBBS curriculum. Since then, Samson has pursued several anti-ageism educational interventions that have grown to be critically acclaimed: He has been recipient of a Young Scholar Merit Award at NUS's APMEC 2022, two-time winner (3rd Place) at HKU's 2nd and 3rd Teaching and Learning Festivals 2022, and two-time winner at HKMU's International Conference on Gerontechnology 2020 and 2021.
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Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Wright, A | 2022-11-01 | Third Prize Winner of Poster Showcase: The 3rd HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2022 | Teaching Accomplishment |
Tang, CHK | 2020-11-01 | Outstanding Poster Award: International Conference on Gerontechnology 2020 | Research Achievement |
Chan, KH | 2022-05-01 | Third Prize Winner of Poster Showcase: 2nd HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2022 | 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 | 2021-11-01 | Outstanding Poster Award: International Conference on Gerontechnology 2021 – Gerontechnology in COVID-19: Experience and Revelation | Teaching Accomplishment |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 09/2022 - Present | Honorary Associate | Centre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School |
| 09/2022 - Present | Honorary Associate | Centre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore |
Major Research Themes & Current Projects
| Description | Title |
|---|---|
| Role: Co-Investigator; Funding: Sau Po Centre on Ageing and ZeShan Foundation (HKD70,000) | “Campus Ageing Mix Project for University Students” (GIE- CAMPUS)'s implementation in MBBS Curriculum (2018-2021) |
| Role: Principal Investigator; Funding: Teaching Development Grant (TDG), The University of Hong Kong (HKD200,000) | 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) |
| Role: Principal Project Coordinator; Funding: Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Fund (GHELF), The University of Hong Kong (HKD21,020) | Learning Dysphagia, Ageing, and Medical Humanities... in a Kitchen (2022) |
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