Teaching Exchange with the University of Toronto – Shaping the Future of Pharmacy Education

Event Details

Date : 27 May 2025 (Tuesday)

Time : 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Venue : Learning Lab (RRS 321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU)

Speaker : Dr. Ann Leung, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU

Facilitator : Prof. Lily Zeng, Assistant Professor, TALIC, HKU

Abstract

In this seminar, Dr. Ann Leung will share her experience from a recent teaching exchange between HKU and the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy. This exchange successfully established the student exchange programme and opened the potential for joint postgraduate pharmacy education. Dr. Leung will reflect on differences in pharmacy practice and education between the two countries, and the resulting insights on how to prepare students for the future of healthcare.

About the Speaker

Dr. Ann Leung is a lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at HKUMED, where she teaches clinical pharmacy. She is the programme coordinator of the Master of Advanced Pharmacy degree. Dr. Leung was awarded the Early Career Teaching Award 2024. She is passionate about leveraging technologies to simulate real-world practice in the classroom and creating authentic learning experiences to develop students’ holistic competencies.

For information, please contact:

Ms. Canice MOK

Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre