Duke-NUS SingHealth Academy Public Lectures (in conjunction with the Duke-NUS Education Symposium)

Duke-NUS and SingHealth Academy invites you to attend the Duke-NUS SingHealth Academy Public Lectures (in conjunction with the Duke-NUS Education Symposium). The public lectures is a 2-day event that focuses on the future of medical education, innovation and research.

Keynote speaker features Professor Darrell G Kirch, President and CEO of Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Speakers from Duke University will also share at the plenary lectures.

Program details:

January 30, 2012 (Monday)
11.00am - 12nn:
"Innovative Thinking - Teaching Creativity"  by Professor Edward Buckley, Duke University School of Medicine
12nn - 1.00pm:
"Creating Future Leaders - The Transformational Imperative for Medical Education and Healthcare"  by keynote speaker Professor Darrell Kirch, President and CEO of AAMC
Lunch break
2.00pm - 3.00pm: 
“Introducing a New Medical Curriculum at Karolinska Institutet”  by Professor Jan Carlstedt-Duke, Professor of Molecular Endocrinology, Department Biosciences and Nutrition of Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
 
February 1, 2012 (Wednesday) 
10.00am - 12nn: Mini Lecture Series (Part 1)
1.15pm - 2.45pm: Mini Lecture Series (Part 2)
* For the full program listing, please see attached pdf or visit www.singhealthacademy.edu.sg/public-lectures for the lecture synopsis.

Venue:
Amphitheatre, Level 2
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
8 College Road, Singapore 169857
(opposite Singapore General Hospital, Block 6/7)

For more enquiries, please email academy@singhealth.com.sg.  We look forward to seeing you at the lectures!

Biography:
Dr. Darrell G. Kirch is president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which represents the nation's medical schools, teaching hospitals, and academic societies.

A distinguished physician, educator, and medical scientist, Dr. Kirch speaks and publishes widely on the need for transformation in the nation’s health care system and how academic medicine can lead that change across medical education, biomedical research, and patient care. Prior to becoming AAMC president in 2006, Dr. Kirch served as dean of the college of medicine and CEO of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at The Pennsylvania State University and as dean and senior vice president for clinical activities at the Medical College of Georgia. He has co-chaired the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the accrediting body for U.S. medical schools, and now serves as a member-at-large of the National Board of Medical Examiners and as chair of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Special Medical Advisory Group. Dr. Kirch also is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

A psychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist by training, Dr. Kirch began his career at the National Institute of Mental Health, becoming the acting scientific director in 1993 and receiving the Outstanding Service Medal of the United States Public Health Service. A native of Denver, he earned his B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of Colorado.