Detail
This demonstration session is designed for teachers interested in understanding how outdoor history education is conducted. Punctuality is important, as we will not be stationed at certain areas if participants arrive late. Most of the workshop will take place outdoors near the Pokfulam area (Gathering Point: 1:55pm at Pok Fu Lam Village Bus Stop). Participants are advised to bring an umbrella, water, apply sunscreen and mosquito repellent as needed and wear comfortable walking attire.
Abstract
“Healing in Motion: Interactive Walking Tour for Teaching the History of Medicine” is a practice-based workshop that demonstrates how place-based learning can enrich medical and general education. Using curated physical routes at Pokfulam, participants will explore local medical heritage sites connected to the development of medical education, public health, infectious disease control, vaccination, health policies, and hospital formation. The workshop will showcase how walking tours have been integrated into medical humanities curricula and university common core courses to foster historical awareness, critical reflection, and empathy. Participants will experience sample segments of an interactive tour, and examine narrative strategies, and assessment methods that support active learning. The workshop will also share how to engage students in designing their own themed walking tours, enabling them to connect archival research, local histories, and contemporary health issues in creative ways. Aimed at curriculum designers, this workshop highlights how walking tours can deepen understanding of the social foundations of medicine, stimulate interdisciplinary dialogue, and cultivate learners’ sense of professional identity and civic responsibility.
*This is an experiential workshop, participants are expected to join a 2-hour interactive walking tour at Pokfulam area.
About the Speaker(s)
Dr. Pauline Luk is a lecturer in the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit at the University of Hong Kong. She coordinates the medical humanities curriculum for MBBS Year 2 and the Common Core Course CCHU6002. Her research interests include student-teacher partnerships, out-of-classroom learning, mindfulness, and health inequalities.
Dr. Ria Sinha is a lecturer in the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit at the University of Hong Kong where she coordinates History of Medicine teaching and learning. Her research interests include infectious diseases, mixed medicine cultures and curation of Hong Kong postwar public health posters.