In a Nutshell

• AMEE Office in China 2.0 Exhibition Stand for AMEE2020

• The 2020 Issue of Medical Teacher (Chinese Version)

• Interview of the 2020 Cohort of GMU-JMHPE Candidates

• Medical Teacher Club Monthly Webinar

• Filming of Prof. XIAO's AMEE Honorary Fellowship Address

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AMEE Office in China 2.0 Exhibition Stand for AMEE2020

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The annual conference of AMEE, the largest academic conference on medical education in the world, is going "virtual" this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The AMEE Office in China 2.0 is determined on fully capitalising this opportunity to engage with colleagues from around the globe. With a carefully crafted e-poster on a designated exhibition stand, we will proudly present a summary of the manifold fruits that grew out of the successful partnership from FAH-SYSU and AMEE. As the saying goes, "mighty oaks from little acorns grow."

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The 2020 Issue of Medical Teacher (Chinese Version)

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As a major part of our collaboration project, the Medical Teacher (Chinese Version) is currently in the making. Based on the contract between FAH-SYSU and the publisher Taylor and Francis, a brand-new issue of the Medical Teacher (Chinese Version) is due by the end of this year. The AMEE Office in China 2.0 has finalised the list of articles chosen for translation and recruited a team of local colleauges who are also experienced translators (most have participated in translating articles for previous issues). This team of clincians/translators have formed an interest group called the Fraternity for MedEd Translation, and have recently established a mutually beneficial partnership with the School of International Studies of Sun Yat-sen University. With help and resources from multiple fronts, the AMEE Office in China 2.0 will continue to advance the academic exchange in and promotion of medical education in China. And the Medical Teacher (Chinese Version) will serve as an important medium to that end.

Interview of the 2020 Cohort of GMU-JMHPE Candidates

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According to the MoU signed between FAH-SYSU and Gulf Medical University (GMU) in the Emirates, another batch of six candidates will be selected for the Joint Masters in Health Professions Education (JMHPE) programme this year. The JMHPE is a two-year master programme that provides basic knowledge and research training for medical education and is a strategic step towards building leadership in medical education with research excellence for FAH-SYSU. The AMEE Office in China 2.0 has successfully organised this selection process. On Jul. 15th., seven eligible candidates were interviewed by Prof. David Taylor, one of the co-founders and supervisors of the JMHPE programme in GMU, and Prof. Trevor Gibbs, the incumbent president of AMEE, in the Telemedicine Center via Zoom. In the end, LI Jun-xun, FENG Li, LIU Juan, HE Ke, ZHANG Kun-song, and LIU Jiang-hui have earned their privileges to enroll in the JMHPE programme. Along with the 2019 cohort, which include YANG Da-ya, LIAN Fan, ZHANG Huan-xiao, GUO Jun-ying, CHEN Zhen, and FENG Shao-ting, this elite team of Master candidates is expected to be the key agents of change in medical education for the future.

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Medical Teacher Club Monthly Webinar

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On Jul. 22nd, the Medical Teacher Club has hosted its 4th webinar on How We Respond to COVID-19. Prof. ZHANG Kun-song presented a topic on how Virtual Reality can be used for surgical training. Prof. KUANG Ming, Prof. Trevor Gibbs, Prof. David Taylor joined the discussion as panelists. The event is well received by all participants. As part of the platform to promote medical education, the AMEE Office in China 2.0 has partnered with the Medical Teacher Club in organizing events that seek to inform, instruct and inspire local clinical teachers. Currently, the Medical Teacher Club event is held on a monthly basis.

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Filming of Prof. XIAO's AMEE Honorary Fellowship Address

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Prof. XIAO Hai-peng, president of FAH-SYSU, is receiving an Honorary Fellowship of AMEE this year for his outstanding contribution in medical education in China, and thus will be giving a pre-recorded three-minute address at the Opening Ceremony of AMEE2020. In addition, Prof. XIAO has an abstract accepted by the AMEE2020 as Short Communication, and was asked to make a 10-minute video detailing what our partnership with AMEE has achieved in the past few years. The AMEE Office in China 2.0 has successfully organised the filming of these presentations and submitted the videos to AMEE2020 support team. Reportedly, these videos were well received by the AMEE2020 organising committee.

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