e-Bulletin December 2024

Dr Dana Vackova Received the University’s Outstanding Teaching Award
Recognising Excellence in Teaching

Dr Dana Vackova, Principal Lecturer of our School, received the “Outstanding Teaching Award” of the University’s Teaching Excellence Awards 2024.

The HKU Teaching Excellence Award Scheme aims to recognise, reward and promote excellence in teaching at the University. The awards are open to all full-time teaching staff with a substantial responsibility for teaching, curriculum design, scholarly contribution and impact on the development of effective teaching practices etc.

Dr Vackova joined the erstwhile Department of Community Medicine in 2006 and has been teaching for us for almost 20 years. She is responsible for coordinating SPH MBBS courses and Interprofessional Education (IPE), and planning and developing the MBBS curriculum. She developed MBBS courses such as interdisciplinary Health Research Project, Occupational Medicine, Challenges in Health Care Management and online Induction course for Enrichment Year students. Dr Vackova is a Fellow of the Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, HKAM (Community Medicine) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

The University’s Selection Panel was deeply impressed with Dr Vackova’s dedication to teaching, her tireless and creative efforts to make learning enjoyable and rewarding, and the impact she has made on student learning.

The School extends our hearty congratulations to Dr Vackova.