School of Biomedical Sciences
生物醫學學院
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學

Three of our School members have recently been given the annual Teachers of the Year Awards 2024 by the Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). They included:

Awardees

Programme (Year)

Prof. Simon C.L. Au, Senior Lecturer

MBChB (Years 2 and 3)

Prof. Elmer D. F. Ker, Assistant Professor (former)

Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Wong Wai-kai, Lecturer

MBChB (Year 1)


The awards are given to teachers from each programme offered under the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK. The selection is based on students’ voting and Course and Teaching Evaluation (CTE) scores, as well as other contribution towards teaching and education during the academic year 2022-2023.

Dr. Wong Wai-kai also received the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award 2023. Every year, each Faculty can nominate at least one teacher for the award whose performance in teaching is considered excellent in the eyes of students and other teaching staff. The award serves as a recognition of the contributions of Dr. Wong in the area of teaching.

The above School members were presented these awards at the Teachers’ and Students’ Awards Presentation Ceremony 2024 held on 8 June 2024 at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK. We warmly congratulate the awardees for their outstanding achievements. Their dedicated efforts and significant contributions to education have set an exemplary model at the School in the pursuit of pedagogical and education excellence.


Prof. Simon C.L. Au (left) receives the award from Prof. Philip W.Y. Chiu (right), Dean of Faculty of Medicine, CUHK


Prof. Elmer D. F. Ker (left) receives the award from Prof. Philip W.Y. Chiu (right), Dean of Faculty of Medicine, CUHK


Dr. Wong Wai-kai (left) receives the award from Prof. Philip W.Y. Chiu (right), Dean of Faculty of Medicine, CUHK


Group photo at the Teachers’ and Students’ Awards Presentation Ceremony 2024