Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森
王琦森先生是一位跨學科的醫學人文教育者,專長涵蓋社會老年學、死亡學與醫學教育。他於2014年加入香港大學醫學院,擔任已故陳立昌教授(香港大學醫學院醫學人文課程共同創辦人)的教學助理。他於2024年獲英國醫學教育者學會(Academy of Medical Educators, UK)頒發院士(FAcadMEd)。
王琦森的教學創新屢獲肯定:2022 年在亞太醫學教育會議(APMEC)上獲新加坡國立大學楊潞齡醫學院(NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine)頒發「青年學者優異獎」(Young Scholar Merit Award);2023 年於香港中文大學教學創新博覽會(CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo)贏得教學創新金獎(Gold Award in Pedagogical Innovation);2023 至 2024 年,他兩度入圍 QS 全球創新教育大獎(QS Reimagine Education Awards)Nurturing Values and Ethics Award類別決賽。
2025 年,王琦森獲《泰晤士高等教育》(Times Higher Education, THE)評選為亞洲「年度最具創新教師」(Most Innovative Teacher of the Year),成為《泰晤士高等教育 亞洲大獎》( THE Awards Asia)首位獲頒個人教學獎項的教育工作者。
Ki Sum Samson, an interdisciplinary medical humanities educator with a background in social gerontology, thanatology and medical education. He first joined HKUMed in 2014 as a Teaching Assistant to the late Professor L.C. Chan, Co-Founder of HKUMed’s Medical Humanities Programme. He is currently one of the very few educators in Hong Kong accredited at the level of Fellow (FAcadMEd) at the Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K.
Of his 11 years of service at MEHU, one of his highlights was having adapted the method of photo-elicitation for promoting medial students’ awareness of ageism in healthcare during the COVID pandemic (2020-2023). For this work, he was conferred Honorary Associate at Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) of Duke-NUS Medical School.
Samson’s endeavours in pedagogical innovation have been critically acclaimed by Asia’s leading universities and global rating agencies in higher education: In 2022, he was presented “Young Scholar Merit Award” by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). In 2023, he was a recipient of Gold Award (Pedagogical Innovation) at CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo. From 2023 to 2024, he was a two-time Finalist in the “Nurturing Values and Ethics” category at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
In 2025, Samson was rated "Most Innovative Teacher of the Year” in Asia by Times Higher Education (THE), debuting as the the inaugural recipient of this very first individual teaching award to ever presented at THE Awards Asia. Currently, he serves as a Mentor in HKU’s Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) program and as a Judge at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
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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) |
王琦森先生是一位跨學科的醫學人文教育者,專長涵蓋社會老年學、死亡學與醫學教育。他於2014年加入香港大學醫學院,擔任已故陳立昌教授(香港大學醫學院醫學人文課程共同創辦人)的教學助理。他於2024年獲英國醫學教育者學會(Academy of Medical Educators, UK)頒發院士(FAcadMEd)。
王琦森的教學創新屢獲肯定:2022 年在亞太醫學教育會議(APMEC)上獲新加坡國立大學楊潞齡醫學院(NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine)頒發「青年學者優異獎」(Young Scholar Merit Award);2023 年於香港中文大學教學創新博覽會(CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo)贏得教學創新金獎(Gold Award in Pedagogical Innovation);2023 至 2024 年,他兩度入圍 QS 全球創新教育大獎(QS Reimagine Education Awards)Nurturing Values and Ethics Award類別決賽。
2025 年,王琦森獲《泰晤士高等教育》(Times Higher Education, THE)評選為亞洲「年度最具創新教師」(Most Innovative Teacher of the Year),成為《泰晤士高等教育 亞洲大獎》( THE Awards Asia)首位獲頒個人教學獎項的教育工作者。
Ki Sum Samson, an interdisciplinary medical humanities educator with a background in social gerontology, thanatology and medical education. He first joined HKUMed in 2014 as a Teaching Assistant to the late Professor L.C. Chan, Co-Founder of HKUMed’s Medical Humanities Programme. He is currently one of the very few educators in Hong Kong accredited at the level of Fellow (FAcadMEd) at the Academy of Medical Educators in the U.K.
Of his 11 years of service at MEHU, one of his highlights was having adapted the method of photo-elicitation for promoting medial students’ awareness of ageism in healthcare during the COVID pandemic (2020-2023). For this work, he was conferred Honorary Associate at Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) of Duke-NUS Medical School.
Samson’s endeavours in pedagogical innovation have been critically acclaimed by Asia’s leading universities and global rating agencies in higher education: In 2022, he was presented “Young Scholar Merit Award” by NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC). In 2023, he was a recipient of Gold Award (Pedagogical Innovation) at CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo. From 2023 to 2024, he was a two-time Finalist in the “Nurturing Values and Ethics” category at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
In 2025, Samson was rated "Most Innovative Teacher of the Year” in Asia by Times Higher Education (THE), debuting as the the inaugural recipient of this very first individual teaching award to ever presented at THE Awards Asia. Currently, he serves as a Mentor in HKU’s Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) program and as a Judge at QS Reimagine Education Awards.
Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
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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 |
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09/2022 - Present | Honorary Associate | Centre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore |
Description | Title |
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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) |
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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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