January 7, 2021: 4th Executive Committee Meeting of ASEAN Medical Education Alliance

The meeting was conducted via teleconference on 7th January 2021.

Participants

  1. Professor Suttipong Wacharasindhu (Thailand)
    Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  2. Professor Vishna Devi Nadarajah (Malaysia)
    Dean, Teaching and Learning, International Medical University
  3. Dr. Dujeepa D Samarasekera (Singapore)
    Director, Center for Medical Education, National University of Singapore
  4. Dr. Diantha  Soemantri (Indonesia)
    Vice Director of Medical Education, Indonesian Medical Education & Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia
  5. Dr. Tin Tun (Myanmar)
    Deputy Director General for Academic Affairs at the Department of Human Resources for Health, Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar
  6. Associate Professor Ngo Thi Quynh Lan (Vietnam)
    (The representative of Associate Professor Tuan Diep Tran President, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam)

Observers

  1. Associate Professor Jitladda Deerojanawong (Thailand)
    Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  2. Professor Pongsak Wannakrairot (Thailand)
    Consultant, Division of Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  3. Professor Unnop Jaisamran (Thailand)
    Associate Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  4. Associate Professor Naricha Chirakalwasan (Thailand)
    Assistant Dean for International Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  5. Dr Vorapol Jaroonvanichkul (Thailand)
    Lecturer, Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  6. Dr Thanapob Bumphenkiatikul (Thailand)
    Lecturer, Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  7. Ms Pajaree Yenbutra (Thailand)
    Head, Medical Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

The main conclusion was:

  • Past President:  Professor Suttipong Wacharasindhu
  • New President:  Professor Vishna Devi Nadarajah (IMU, Malaysia)
  • Secretariat office:  Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  • To invite more representatives to be EC members (from Maldives, Brunei, Cambodia)
  • To encourage interested persons to join the Alliance.