Led by:

Vishna Devi Nadarajah, BSc (Hons), MHPE, PhD

Professor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Education, International Medical University Centre for Education (ICE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Models of medical education around the globe have similarities and differences due to shared outcomes and contextualized needs in healthcare. Other factors that contribute to the why and how medical education is delivered include resources, historical context for example colonization, governance structures and political influence. In South East Asia, the medical education models and how they are evolving provides an interesting opportunity for global medical education scholars to learn from and engage with ethically. This presentation will offer an insight into the similarities and differences in South East Asian medical education with the aim of expanding the diverse and valuable narratives in medical education.

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the models of medical education in South East Asia and factors that have shaped it

Identify areas of common interest for future engagement with scholars in the region

Inform and action their own practice with diverse and inclusive approaches

Prof. Dr. Vishna Devi Nadarajah is currently a professor in the School of Medicine and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Education at the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her areas of research for health professions education is in faculty development, assessment and innovative teaching learning methods and she has over 20 years of teaching experience in medical, dentistry, and pharmacy education. She has published and presented research papers in both biomedical sciences and medical education, supervises research students, and reviews for indexed and international journals. She is a member of the international editorial board of the journal Medical Education.

Prof. Dr. Nadarajah graduated with a First Class Honors degree in Biochemistry from the University of Malaya (1994) and obtained her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in biochemistry (2000). She is also a graduate of the Masters in Health Professions Education from Maastricht University (2014). She was awarded the Malaysian Women’s Weekly (2012), Great Women of Our Time award for her contribution in Science and Technology in Malaysia.

UCSF is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The above credit is inclusive of all UCSF Educational Skills Workshops and the Teaching Scholars Program. Credit available for this event only is 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

UCSF Educational Skills Workshops and Med Ed Grand Rounds have been approved by UCSF Rehabilitative Services for up to 7 continuing education hours per year total. Questions regarding this approval should be directed to (415) 514-6779.

Psychology: This educational activity is recognized by the California Board of Psychology as meeting the continuing education requirements toward license renewal for California psychologists. Psychologists are responsible for reporting their own attendance to the California Board of Psychology. Psychologists from other states should check with their respective licensing boards.

Course No. MGR23075.