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Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森

Title:
Assistant Lecturer
Curriculum Coordinator for Medical Humanities in MBBS Year IV (2021-2024)
Departmental Coordinator for HKU Graduate Internship Scheme (2020-2022)

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Tel:
3917 9309
Office:
FMM 423 

Mr Wong, Ki Sum Samson 王琦森

Title:
Assistant Lecturer
Curriculum Coordinator for Medical Humanities in MBBS Year IV (2021-2024)
Departmental Coordinator for HKU Graduate Internship Scheme (2020-2022)

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Short Biography:
Ki Sum Samson specializes in teaching development, pedagogical innovation in undergraduate medical humanities teaching. Prior to switching to a frontline teaching role, Samson had served for 7 years as the Founding Programme Manager for the longitudinal, core Medical Humanities Programme in MBBS Curriculum at HKUMed. Samson is especially passionate in devising anti-ageism educaiton. His journey began with serving as a Co-Investigator in HKU's "Campus Ageing Mix Project for Univesity Students (GIE-CAMPUS)" where he managed the project's development and implementation in MBBS curriculum.
 
Samson's teaching excellence  in the field of  anti-ageism eduation has been inernationally recognized. In 2022, Samson was a recipient of  Young Scholar Merit Award at NUS's Asia Pacifice Medical Education (APMEC) 2022. In 2022, he was conferred Honorary Centre Associate at the Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE) of Duke-NUS Medical School. 
In 2023, he was a shorlisted candidate for QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023  in the Nurturing Values and Ethics Category. At The Univeristy of Hong Kong, Samson has also been a three-time winner (third place) at various HKU Teaching & Learning Festivals in 2022 and 2023. 
 
Samson holds a FHEA and is currently serving as a mentor in the HKU Advance HE Fellowship Scheme.
 
 
"Campus Ageing Mix Proejct for Univesity Students (GIE-CAMPUS)": https://uvision.hku.hk/playvideo.php?mid=24319

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
2018The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARMSocSc in Gerontology (Distinction)
2014The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARBA (Second Class Honors - Division One)
2022Advance HE, UKFellow (FHEA)
Biography

Ki Sum Samson is a QS-nominated teaching practitioner in values education. He holds a BA (Hons) in Sociolinguistics, MSocSc (Distinction) in Gerontology, and has been accredited as a Fellow of Advance HE (FHEA). Samson joined the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit (MEHU) in 2014, initially as a Teaching Assistant to late Professor LC Chan, Founding Co-Director to the Unit. At HKU, Samson is currently a Reviewer and Mentor in HKU Advance HE Fellowship Scheme, and a Mentor in the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) at HKU. Outside HKU, he is also currently an Honorary Associate at Centre for Ageing Research and Education (CARE), Duke-NUS Medical School.

Samson’s teaching practice has been recognized with multiple external teaching awards: He was a recipient of a Young Scholar Merit Award at NUS Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2022, and a Gold Award (Pedagogical Innovation Category) at CUHK Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo 2023. In December 2023, Samson was also selected by Quacquarelli Symonds (rating agency behind QS World University Rankings) to be their Award Finalist for“Nurturing Values and Ethics” Category at QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023. He was the very first delegate from Asia to enter as a Finalist for this category.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
Ray, NL
Kerzin, BM
Wright, A
2018-12-01Award of Merit - Free Paper Presentation (Poster): Frontiers of Medical and Health Sciences Education
Research Achievement
Chan, KH
Wright, A
2022-11-01Third Prize Winner of Poster Showcase: The 3rd HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2022
Teaching Accomplishment
Tang, CHK
2020-11-01Outstanding Poster Award: International Conference on Gerontechnology 2020
Research Achievement
Chan, KH
2022-05-01Third Prize Winner of Poster Showcase: 2nd HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2022
Teaching Accomplishment
2022-01-01Young 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
2021-11-01Outstanding Poster Award: International Conference on Gerontechnology 2021 – Gerontechnology in COVID-19: Experience and Revelation
Teaching Accomplishment
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
09/2022 - PresentHonorary AssociateCentre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School
09/2022 - PresentHonorary AssociateCentre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Major Research Themes & Current Projects
DescriptionTitle
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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