Dr. Jian Yang: Body Donation Programme, Medical Pedagogy, Professional Development

The guest for this episode is Dr. Jian Yang, a Principal Lecturer at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed), University of Hong Kong (HKU). Dr. Yang graduated from Peking University Health Science Center with MBBS and went on to pursue a PhD in neuroscience at University of Bristol. He is the head of the anatomy education, Deputy Director of EdTech HKUMed, and Coordinator of HKU Body Donation Programme. He dedicates his effort to converting instructional anatomy and histology classes into indispensable active-learning experience. The host for this episode is Marjovie Cheuk Nam Liu and Conrad Helau, who are both Founding Editors of Ethos. CHAPTERS (00:00) - Introduction  (00:38) - Body donation and the HKU programme  (10:40) - Dealing with cultural sensitivities  (14:16) - Informed consent and challenges in obtaining cadavers  (18:32) - International oversight and scandal stories (American Association for Anatomy)  (21:31) - Digitalizing anatomy learning and virtual reality (VR)  (27:54) - The Death Café, MEHU at HKUMed, and empathy  (31:43) - Personal philosophy: meaning of life, death, and legacy (34:10) - Closing WEBSITE & SOCIALS Website (Publications, Essay Competitions, and more): ⁠www.ethos.hku.hk⁠ Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/hkuethos⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/hkuethos/⁠ Subscribe to the Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iG2Uvs Introduction Animation by Veda Lee  @SakuraOpalArt  Sound Composition by Brian Ma