In a Nutshell

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• Opening Ceremony of the ESME Online Course series

• The ESME Online Experience

• Medical Teacher Club Monthly Webinar

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Opening Ceremony of the ESME Online Course series

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The signature ESME course series by AMEE takes on a different form this year. Since the traditional on-site, face-to-face training has not been feasible due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, AMEE has adapted a distant learning modality for its ESME course deliverance in the "new normal". Grown out of our fruitful collaborations with AMEE, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University is among the first beneficiaries from the new ESME Online Course series.

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After months of planning and preparations, August 10th marked the beginning of the first module of the ESME Online Course series. Connected via Zoom, Prof. Trevor Gibbs, president of AMEE, and Prof. David Taylor, senior member of AMEE, Prof XIAO Hai-peng, president of FAH-SYSU, Prof. KUANG Ming, vice-president of FAH-SYSU, Ms. DING Shu-qin, director of the Office of International Affairs, Dr. YANG Da-ya and Ms. FENG Shao-ting from the AMEE Office in China 2.0, along with all course participants, attended the opening ceremony.

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Having watched together an opening address video prepared in advance by Prof. XIAO for the ceremony, Prof. Gibbs expressed gratitude to our partnership, encouragements to our faculty members involved with clinical education, and optimism to the fruitfulness of the ESME Course series.

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The ESME Online Experience

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In August, 2020, the AMEE Office in China 2.0 has successfully organised 3 ESME courses:

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• ESME Basic (Aug. 10th - 13th); by Prof. Trevor Gibbs

• ESME-Research (Aug. 17th - 20th); by Prof. David Taylor

• ESME-Assessment (Aug. 24th - 27th); by Prof. Trevor Gibbs

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Besides the usual course content, a newly-minted Moodle platform has been established to compensate for the online deliverance of ESME. Course participants can easily access to all course slides and recommended reading materials, engage with instructors by posting questions and comments in relation to the course, and submit their course assignments all via the platform. The Moodle platform has tremendously facilitated the learning experience of ESME course series.

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As always, the ESME course modules have been well received by participants. The instructors, Prof. Trevor Gibbs and Prof. David Taylor had taken the group through a wonderful tour in medical education.

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Though connected online, our colleagues from different departments were enthusiastically interacting with course instructors and with each other. Individually and collectively in groups, class discussions had been inspiring and full of fun.

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Snapshots of course participants interacting with instructors:

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Snapshot for group work sessions during the ESME-Research course:

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Group photos from the three ESME Online modules in August:

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ESME Basic (Aug. 10th - 13th)

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ESME-Research (Aug. 17th - 20th)

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ESME-Assessment (Aug. 24th - 27th)

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Each ESME training module enrolled 25 participants. A total of 75 participants have successfully finished course training, and received their respective Certificate of Participation. They will receive their Certificate of Completion upon submission of their course assignments within three months.

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The AMEE Office in China 2.0 is instrumental in organising these ESME online course modules, and has been praised for its hard work by all instructors and participants.

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The Medical Teacher Club Monthly Webinar

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The Medical Teacher Club monthly webinar in August was held in 26th, and adopting a brand-new Journal Club format. Dr. FENG Li from Neurology, and Dr. ZHANG Huan-xiao from OB&GYN, had presented two interesting papers: Factors influencing medical students' career choice, and Factors that influence medical student learning in the operating room. 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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