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Teachers of the year Awards 2019

To Inspire…and Be Inspired
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hIghlIghTS

These doctors have devoted their
personal time to educating students of
the medical school of CUHK despite their
busy work schedules. For their dedication
and sacrifice, they have been presented
Teachers of the Year Awards 2019.

Innovative teaching matters
Dr Isaac Bruce Yang 楊鼎基醫生
(MBChB 2006) was given the honour
of being the first physician to nab the
newly-created Alumni Teaching Award A great teacher inspires
(MBChB). Currently a private orthopaedic But what makes these doctors tap into
surgeon, he has been teaching anatomy education? Apart from the strong teaching MBChB Alumni Awardees of
and orthopaedics at CUHK since 2014. culture within the team, both Dr Ma and Teachers of
“When I teach dissection, I would turn Dr Ip say they were inspired by the late
those nerves, blood vessels, bones and Professor Leung Sing-fai (Oncology). the Year Awards 2019
other body parts of the ‘silent teacher’ Dr Ip recalls what Professor Leung
into a story – a patient case that illustrates had said…‘When the sky is dark enough, Medicine (Year 4)
different symptoms when suffering from you can see the stars’. “I shall always be Professor Mamie Hui 許明媚教授 (MBChB 1994)
a particular disease.” To create a fun and grateful for his words of enlightenment. Dr Joseph Wong Ho-ching 黃河清醫生 (MBChB 1997)
clinically-relevant learning experience, he They remind me not to give up on my Medicine (Year 6)
would invite muscular male students for dream – I have to stand up and serve my Professor Thomas Leung Wai-hong 梁慧康教授 (MBChB 1995)
demonstration, he laughingly adds. “It is patients even when I face uncertainties Professor Simon Ng Siu-man 吳兆文教授 (MBChB 1995)
important for students to feel the ‘normal’ and difficulties.” Dr Ma’s recollection of
muscle strength so that in the future, they Professor Leung was that he was a life Public Health
will be able to examine patients for any coach who taught beyond textbooks. Professor Kwok Kin-on 郭健安教授 (MBChB 1993)
abnormalities.” “Before his departure, he gave us all his
teaching materials and made sure we Medical Officer Teaching Award (MBChB Year 6)
Cater to student needs would keep teaching no matter what,” Dr Karen Ma Ka-yan 馬家恩醫生 (MBChB 2011)
Dr Karen Ma Ka-yan 馬家恩醫生 she says. Dr Bonaventure Ip Yiu-ming 葉耀明醫生 (MBChB 2012)
(MBChB 2011) and Dr Bonaventure Ip Medical Officer Teaching Award (MBChB Year 5)
Yiu-ming 葉耀明醫生 (MBChB 2012), The joys of teaching Dr Angel Kwan Hoi-wan 關凱尹醫生 (MBChB 2013)
both Resident Specialists at the Prince of The fulfillment of teaching is also a
Wales Hospital’s Department of Medicine motivating factor for the doctors. They say Alumni Teaching Award (MBChB)
& Therapeutics, were the recipients of the they are impressed by the up-and-coming Dr Isaac Bruce Yang 楊鼎基醫生 (MBChB 2006)
Medical Officer Teaching Award (MBChB physicians. “They often ask challenging
Year 6). questions. I see it as ‘one teaches, two Faculty Education Award
learn’,” Dr Yang explains. He says his Professor Paul Lai Bo-san 賴寶山教授 (MBChB 1990)
They say they also value a practical first batch of students have now become
teaching approach. Since graduating, his colleagues in the ward and operating
they have become clinical tutors and theatres. Seeing his former students in
are now teaching neurology and general action makes him feel that all his hard
medicine. work has paid off as his “teaching has
been transformed into real acts of helping
“With the increased number of medical patients”.
students as well as increase in doctors’
workload, we have to make sure there Dr Ma and Dr Ip share the sentiment.
are ample opportunities for students to And Dr Ip finds a quote by CUHK’s
practise their hands-on medical skills,” former Vice-Chancellor, Professor
Dr Ma says. “Two or three medical students Joseph Sung, particularly useful when
will shadow one resident doctor for a teaching. “Professor Sung had said
week. This will allow them to experience ‘each generation differs’, so it’s hard to
what it is like to be a doctor and start compare. My motto is…treat students the Scan to enjoy interview videos:
preparing themselves for their career.” way you would treat your younger self.” www.med.cuhk.edu.hk/newsletter

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