Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Ki Sum Samson is a medical humanities educator with academic background in social gerontology, thanatology, and medical education. He has extensive experience working on innovation in medical humanities, having been involved in topics ranging from ageism in healthcare, holistic are for survivors of sexual assault, to anticipatory grief in end-of-life care. Samson is currently one of the only two educators in Hong Kong accredited as Fellow (FAcadMEd) at the Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K..
Samson has received extensive external teaching awards beyond HKU: In 2022, Samson was the recipient of “Young Scholar Merit Award” at National University of Singapore’s Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). In 2023, Samson was a recipient of Gold Award in Pedagogical Innovation at Chinese University of Hong Kong’s CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo. In recent years, he was also a two-time Finalist in the “Nurturing Values and Ethics” Category at Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)’s QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023 and 2024. In 2024, Samson also served as a Judge at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
In 2025, Samson was named “Most Innovative Teacher of the Year” in Asia by Times Higher Education (THE), making history as the very-first winner of an individual award to have ever been presented at THE Awards Asia.
| 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 humanities educator with academic background in social gerontology, thanatology, and medical education. He has extensive experience working on innovation in medical humanities, having been involved in topics ranging from ageism in healthcare, holistic are for survivors of sexual assault, to anticipatory grief in end-of-life care. Samson is currently one of the only two educators in Hong Kong accredited as Fellow (FAcadMEd) at the Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K..
Samson has received extensive external teaching awards beyond HKU: In 2022, Samson was the recipient of “Young Scholar Merit Award” at National University of Singapore’s Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). In 2023, Samson was a recipient of Gold Award in Pedagogical Innovation at Chinese University of Hong Kong’s CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo. In recent years, he was also a two-time Finalist in the “Nurturing Values and Ethics” Category at Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)’s QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023 and 2024. In 2024, Samson also served as a Judge at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
In 2025, Samson was named “Most Innovative Teacher of the Year” in Asia by Times Higher Education (THE), making history as the very-first winner of an individual award to have ever been presented at THE Awards Asia.
| 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 |
| Anti-ageism Education | 反年齡歧視教育 |
| Grief Literacy Education | 悲傷素養教育 |
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