The Summit on The GBA International Medical Education was held in a hybrid online and offline format at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen on February 11, hosted by The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen Municipal Education Bureau and Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission, and organized by School of MEDICINE, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Prof. Yangsheng XU, President of The CUHK-Shenzhen served as the Chairman of the summit, Prof. Davy CHENG, Founding Dean of The CUHK-Shenzhen MEDICINE served as the Executive Chairman of the summit, and Prof. Rocky S. TUAN, President of The CUHK attended the summit.

The summit invited domestic and international medical education experts, leaders of government functional departments, and major leaders of medical institutions and hospitals in the Greater Bay Area to have in-depth discussions on the challenges and opportunities for medical education in the new era, focusing on topics such as undergraduate medical education curriculum, post-graduation medical education standards and accreditation, medical simulation education in the AI era, and the integration of medical education and medical policies in the Greater Bay Area. To actively explore the new mode of medical education and medical transformation under the background of the new era, provide a platform for exchanges between domestic and foreign experts, scholars and leaders of higher medical education, undertake the responsibility of cultivating compound new medical talent for society, and seek a new path for medical education in the modern era. It was livestreamed worldwide bilingually, attracting widespread attention from teachers, students, experts and scholars at home and abroad, and has been watched by over 12,000 people.

Dean Davy CHENG delivered the opening remarks and expressed his heartfelt gratitude towards all the attendees and invited experts. Dean CHENG presented The CUHK-Shenzhen MEDICINE with a concept of 'Tri-color Board': First, the world-class medical education of CUHK Shatin HK is our 'Foundation color'; second, the contextualized medical education of the Ministry of Education in Mainland China is our 'Matching color'; third, the international medical education philosophy from abroad is our 'Enhancement color'. This summit brought together exceptional experts from around the world, he looked forward to learning much from their invaluable experience in medical education.

President Yangsheng XU showed his appreciation to all attendees for their support of the summit. He pointed out that The CUHK-Shenzhen is an experimenter of cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong in the field of higher education, and with the support of Shenzhen Municipal Government and CUHK, it had become a successful model of Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation after nine years of development and exploration. And the founding of The CUHK-Shenzhen MEDICINE was the most significant and essential milestone. President XU also mentioned that the innovation and growth of the GBA were inseparable from talents, and the universities shouldered the crucial task of cultivating talents for the society. The CUHK-Shenzhen would give full play to local advantages, promote resource sharing, continue to seek all-round cooperation in medical education and medical services.

President Rocky S. TUAN extended his best wishes for a complete success of the summit. He noted that the founding of The CUHK-Shenzhen was the most influential collaborative education achievement of CUHK. As the Chairman of the Governing Board of The CUHK-Shenzhen, he was proud to have witnessed the rapid development of the University. It was our mission to establish a medical school, and cultivate a new generation of medical talents. President TUAN also pointed out that, in recent years, the two universities had launched a number of innovative and outstanding cooperation programs, which further deepen the comprehensive integration. In the future, we would continue to leverage the great advantages of the two universities in the integrated development of the GBA, thereby helping to cultivate and gather international innovative talents in the GBA.

Prof. Bao-Ting ZHU

Prof. Juan DU

The summit was presided over by Prof. Bao-Ting ZHU, Associate Dean (Postgraduate Affairs) of The CUHK-Shenzhen MEDICINE and Prof. Juan DU, Assistant Dean (Medical Education) of The CUHK-Shenzhen MEDICINE.

The participants jointly witnessed the signing ceremony of international cooperation in medical education. The CUHK-Shenzhen MEDICINE and Medical Intelligence 10 (MI10) signed a MOU cooperation agreement. Based on the existing curriculum of The CUHK-Shenzhen MEDICINE, combined with the training goals of the undergraduate program of clinical medicine, the two parties will focus on 6 "I": Inspiration, Innovation, Implementation, Integration, Impacts, International, jointly develop the "Ten Modules" medical education curriculum that integrates MedEd 2030™ Intelligent Medicine.

During the Keynote Speech Session, Prof. Carol HERBERT, Prof. Yongjun WANG, Prof. Anthony CHANG and Prof. Davy CHENG delivered speeches.

Keynote Speech —— Medical Education in a New Era: What, Why and How?

Moderator: Davy CHENG, Founding Dean of the School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen

Speaker: Carol HERBERT, Former President of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Keynote Speech 2 —— Medical Education in Healthcare Transformation

Moderator: Guangjun YU, Associate Dean of the School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen（Hospital Affairs）

Speaker: Yongjun Wang, President of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

Keynote Speech 3——A New Generation of Doctors: Genotype or Phenotype?

Moderator: Bao-Ting ZHU, Associate Dean of the School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen（Postgraduate Affairs）

Speaker: Anthony CHANG, Founding Member of AIMED

Keynote Speech 4——Modern Medical Education: East Meets West

Moderator: Michael TAM, Associate Dean of the School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen（Medical Education）

Speaker: Davy CHENG, Fellow of The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), Founding Dean of The School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen

During the Distinguished Roundtable Session, invited experts shared their insights, discussed on topics such as medical education reform in the new era and modern medical education under the guidance of the "Healthy China 2030" strategy, and interacted with online and offline audiences.

Topic : Medical Education Reform in a New Era

Moderator

Davy CHENG, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), Founding Dean of the School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen

Discussants

Carol HERBERT, Former President of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Yongjun WANG, President of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

Anthony CHANG, Founding Member of AIMED

Tien Yin WONG, Founding Head and Chair Professor, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University

Thomas COFFMAN, Dean of the Duke-NUS Medical School

Topic 1: Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum  

Moderator

Ming KUANG, Dean of Sun Yat-Sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine

Discussants

Yeung-shan WONG, Associate Dean (Education) of Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

Weimin WANG, Deputy Director of the Peking University Health Science Center

N.G. PATIL, Vice Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science & Technology

Mingzhao XING, Founding Dean of School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology

Yongsheng ZHAO, Vice President of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

Topic 2: Post-graduation Medical Education Standards and Recognition

Moderator

Kenneth M.C. CHEUNG, Hospital Chief Executive of The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital

Discussants

Qiurong YU, Director of Medical Education Division, Department of Science and Education, National Health Commission

Ming KUANG, Dean of Sun Yat-Sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine

Paul BS LAI, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

Clement C.Y. THAM, President of the College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong (COHK)

Hongzhou LU, President of The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen

Anne W.M. LEE, Deputy Hospital Chief Executive (Clinical Services, Education & Training)

Topic 3: Integration of Medical Education and Healthcare Policies in the Greater Bay Area

Moderator

Davy CHENG, Founding Dean of the School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen

Discussants

Iek Long LO, Director of the Health Bureau, Macao

Hong FUNG, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CUHKMC

Chuang LI, Member and Deputy Director of Party Leading Group of Health Commission of Shenzhen Municipality

Grace WK TANG, Medical Council of Hong Kong Special Registration Committee Chairman

Topic 4: Medical Simulation Education in the Era of AI

Moderator

Davy CHENG, Founding Dean of the School of MEDICINE, CUHK-Shenzhen

Discussants

Zhewei YE, Professor of Orthopedics, Union Hospital Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Michael TON, Chairman of Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, CUHK

Ian CURRAN, Vice Dean of Duke-NUS Medical School

Zhen LIANG, Vice President of Shenzhen People's Hospital

Hui XIONG, Executive Dean of Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen

Dean Davy CHENG made a concluding speech in which he appreciated all the experts and guests for their strong support, as well as the staff for their tireless effort during this summit. Dean CHENG believed that The Summit on The GBA International Medical Education will bring more scientists, educators, administrators, etc. together and carry out closer cooperation. Looking forward to reunion next year!

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