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MH Conversations and Connections Series – Lunchtime Seminar
Title: Journey to a Career in Medicine: Non-Linear Travel
Date: 15 November 2024 (Friday)
Time: 12:30 – 1:45 pm HKT
Venue: Rm 608, 6/F, William M W Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road
Mode: In-person
Registration Link: For HKU members / For non-HKU members
Abstract:
“Journey to a Career in Medicine: Non-Linear Travel” is a narrative about the journey as an Asian immigrant woman and her beginning an academic career and motherhood in America, immigration to Hong Kong where she came of age as a clinician and physician, and her return to America as a champion of international perspectives in medicine.
Speaker:
Prof Gloria S Kim
MD, FACP, FHKAM(Medicine), FHKCP
Prof Kim is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her focus is on international medicine. She is the Medical Director of the International Medical Service (IMS) Department of Stanford Health Care and Director of Educational Programs at the Stanford Center for Asian Healthcare Research and Education (CARE). She was appointed to Harvard’s Global Health and Service Advisory Council, a body of individuals, thought leaders and leading Harvard faculty charged with providing a broad, real-world perspective on programs, and identifying new opportunities for growth and enhancement. She is also Chairman of the Chi-Li Pao Foundation USA, as well as a trustee of the Chi-Li Pao Foundation in Hong Kong, organizations committed to supporting educational and healthcare programs for the benefit of mankind.
Moderator:
Prof Julie Chen
Director, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, SClinMed
Assistant Dean (Student Wellness & Engagement), HKUMed
Welcome to join us!
Enquiry: Please contact Mr Edison Cheng (mehu@hku.hk).