Health Professions Education 2026
The Learning Continuum
Engaging Learners in Transformative Practice
Come join our Monash-MAEMHS International Conference on Health Professions Education (MMICHPE) at Monash University Malaysia, Main Campus or join us online via Zoom !
Program Highlights
With the theme "The Learning Continuum: Engaging Learners in Transformative Practice", our program offers a fantastic line-up of cutting-edge topics in:
- Reflective, Transformative, and Practice-based Learning in HPE
- Learners’ Professional Identity Formation and Adaptive Expertise
- Transformative Learning Outcomes
Program Itinerary at a Glance
| DAY/TIME | EVENT DETAILS | VENUE |
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Wednesday, 8 April 2026 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Pre-Conference Workshop (Concurrent Sessions) (On-Site Participation Only) |
The Rimba, Basement, Building 6 |
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Thursday, 9 April 2026 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Main Conference Day 1 (Hybrid mode available) Keynote Address Plenary Lectures Symposium 1 Rogayah Jaafar Competition Oral and E-poster Presentations Monash-FAIMER Innovation Summit |
Auditorium 1, Building 2, Level 1 |
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Friday, 10 April 2026 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM | Main Conference Day 2 (Hybrid mode available) Coffee Table Talk Symposium 2 In-conference Workshop Presentation of Awards |
Auditorium 1, Building 2, Level 1 |
Our Esteemed Speakers
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Program Itinerary
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 9:00AM – 9:30AM | Pre-Conference Workshops Registration (Morning Session) |
| 9:30AM – 12:30PM | Pre-Conference Workshop #1 Empowering Learners Through Service: Practical Strategies for Professional Identity Development Facilitator: Brigadier General Professor Datuk Dr Arshil Moideen (Rtd), Associate Professor Dr Vinod Pallath & Dr Siti Noraida Bt Mohamad Habibullah Pre-Conference Workshop #2 Enhancing Real-Time Workplace-Based Assessment and Feedback in Clinical Teaching Facilitator: Datuk Seri Professor Dr Paras Doshi, Professor Dato’ Dr April Camilla Roslani & Professor Christina Tan Phoay Lay Pre-Conference Workshop #3 Prompts to Precision Learning: The Future of AI-Driven Education in the Health Professions Facilitator: Dr Lau Wee Ming & Dr Kyi Kyi Tha Pre-Conference Workshop #4 Accelerating Academic Research and Publication with AI Facilitator: Associate Professor Dr Anand Sanmugam |
| END OF PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (MORNING SESSION) | |
| 1:20PM – 2:00PM | Pre-Conference Workshops Registration (Afternoon Session) |
| 2:00PM – 5:00PM | Pre-Conference Workshop #5 Technology Enhances Learning – AR & VR in Engaging Learners Facilitator: Assistant Professor Dr Snigdha Mishra & Associate Professor Dr Sambit Dash Pre-Conference Workshop #6 Engaging Learners with Purpose – Constructive Alignment with Table 4 Facilitator: Associate Professor Dr Mohamad Nurman Yaman & Associate Professor Dr Nurul Alimah |
| END OF PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (AFTERNOON SESSION) | |
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 8:00AM – 8:30AM | Registration |
| 8:30AM – 9:20AM | WELCOME ADDRESS Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman, President and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Monash University Malaysia MAEMHS ADDRESS Professor Dr Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff, President of Malaysian Association of Education in Medical and Health Sciences OPENING ADDRESS Dato’ Seri Dr Mahathar bin Abd Wahab, Director General of Health Malaysia, Ministry of Health |
| 9:20AM – 9:40AM | OPENING KEYNOTE Engaging Learners in Volunteerism and Leadership Skills – Serving The Underprivileged Brigadier General Professor Datuk Dr Arshil Moideen (Rtd) |
| 9:40AM – 10:00AM | PLENARY #1 Closing The Gap: How Malaysia Can Better Align Education with Workforce Demands Dato’ Seri Dr Mahathar bin Abd Wahab |
| 10:00AM – 10:20AM | PLENARY #2 (Hybrid Session) The Engaged Learner: Modern Approaches to Assessment That Drive Learning Professor Dr Katharine Boursicot |
| 10:20AM – 10:50AM | Tea Break |
| 10:50AM – 11:30AM | SYMPOSIUM #1 From Novice to New Doctor: Embedding Professionalism to Ensure Safe and Ready Practice Professor Dr Ardi Findyartini and Dr Hirman Ismail |
| 11:30AM – 12:00PM | MEDICAL EDUCATION PLATFORM MMICHPE Sponsors (i) sAInapse Pty. Ltd. - Creating Safer Doctors of Tomorrow: Mastering Clinical Reasoning Training Today - Dr Jawahar Thomas (ii) Karanji Infotech Pvt. Ltd. - From Knowing to Doing - Transforming Medical Education using XR & AI |
| Concurrent Sessions Begin | |
| 12:00PM – 1:00PM | VISIT TO MONASH FACILITIES Host: Associate Professor Dr Narendra Pamidi ORAL AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS DAY 1 (Venue: The Rimba) ROGAYAH JAAFAR PRESENTATION (Venue: Plenary Hall 1) Host and Panel of Judges: Members of Malaysian Association of Education In Medical and Health Sciences |
| Concurrent Sessions End | |
| 1:00PM – 2:00PM | Lunch |
| 2:00PM – 3:30PM | MONASH–FAIMER INNOVATION SUMMIT Transforming The Learning Continuum: Precision Learning, Coaching, and Assessment In Engaging Future Health Professionals Professor Dr Claire Palermo, Dr Eric Holmboe, Dr Lyuba Konopasek |
| 3:20PM – 3:40PM | Tea Break |
| 3:30PM – 5:00PM | FORUM Trust In Training: Rethinking EPAs and Entrustment Decisions in Health Professions Education Emeritus Professor Dr Olle ten Cate, Associate Professor Dr Noorjahan Haneem and Associate Professor Dr Noraini Abu Bakar |
| END OF CONFERENCE DAY 1 | |
| Time | Session Details |
|---|---|
| 8:00AM – 8:30AM | Registration and Morning Tea |
| 8:30AM – 9:30AM | COFFEE TABLE TALK Re-Imaging Medical Education in AI Era–A Leader's Perspective Associate Professor Dr Jennifer Neil, Associate Professor Dr Chris Holmes and Professor Dr Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff |
| 9:30AM – 10:30AM | ORAL AND E-POSTER PRESENTATIONS DAY 2 (Venue: The Rimba) |
| Concurrent Sessions Begin | |
| 10:30AM – 11:30AM | SYMPOSIUM #2 (Concurrent Sessions) (Venue: Plenary Theater) Shaping Tomorrow’s Specialists: Reimagining Postgraduate Training Pathways Dr Ahmad Badruridzwanullah Zun and Professor Dato’ Dr April Camila Roslani IMMERSIVE GAMIFICATION (Concurrent Sessions) (Venue: Learning Suites, Building 4) Play, Engage, Learn: The Power of Gamification in Health Professions Education Assistant Professor Dr Snigdha Mishra and Associate Professor Dr Sambit Dash |
| Concurrent Sessions End | |
| 11:30AM – 12:30PM | CLOSING CEREMONY PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR ORAL and E-POSTER PRESENTATION Associate Professor Dr Sivakumar Thurairajasingam and Professor Dr Amudha Kadirvelu PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR MAEMHS ANNUAL AWARDS Associate Professor Dr Nurul Alimah CLOSING REMARKS AND VOTE OF THANKS Dr Lau Wee Ming and Associate Professor Nurul Alimah Abdul Nasir |
| END OF CONFERENCE DAY 2 | |
Registration Rates
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For further information or assistance, please contact us at meu-mmhpec@monash.edu.
