Oral Presentations 23: Education 2
Tracks
Track 7
| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Speaker
Dr Arlene Taylor
The University of Sydney
Transforming pharmacology learning: An AI-enhanced, simulation, role-play game (browser to VR delivery)
Biography
Dr Arlene Taylor is an independent consultant with interests in precision medicine, pharmacogenomics, and evidence-based solutions that improve health (and other) outcomes for all members of society. With a background in clinical medicine, and extensive experience in associated fields, Dr Taylor has committed herself to applying her skills to create meaningful change.
Assoc Prof Kellie Charles
University of Sydney
A new secure AI-proof assessment to measure “human” skills: Interactive oral interviews
Biography
Kellie Charles is a passionate educator and education researcher from the Pharmacology Discipline in the Sydney Pharmacy School at the University of Sydney. She is a Senior Fellow of the Academy of Higher Education in the UK and previous recipient of the ASCEPT Outstanding Teaching Excellence Award. Her recent Churchill Fellowship explored the educator's experience with adapting and integrating AI into teaching practices and assessment. Her ongoing research is about how higher education changes with disruptive paradigms.
Assoc Prof Tina Hinton
The University of Sydney
Understanding the impact of generative artificial intelligence on student psychological needs
Biography
Tina Hinton (BSc Hons, PhD, Grad Dip Sci Psych) is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology (Education Focussed) and Director of Pharmacology Education in the Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at The University of Sydney, Australia. Tina’s research focuses on complex learning environments for biomedical sciences and healthcare students and the influences of physical and virtual design, instructional design and social design on learner experience, engagement and participation in valued practices. Tina is also involved in national and international projects on pharmacology curriculum. Tina currently leads projects investigating the impact of technology-enhanced learning strategies and online education practices on student motivation and engagement from both students' and educators' perspectives.
Dr Ika Nurzijah
Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
Assoc Prof Gavin Dawe
National University of Singapore
Assessing pharmacology in integrated curricula with sequential, case-based modified essay questions
Biography
Associate Professor Gavin Dawe earned his PhD in Pharmacology from the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, part of the University of London, UK. Following postdoctoral research at the same institute, he ventured into the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, holding positions at ReNeuron Limited and Eli Lilly and Company. He later joined the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he currently serves as an Associate Professor and Head of Department in the Department of Pharmacology at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine). Additionally, he is a principal investigator with affiliations to the Neurobiology Programme at the Life Sciences Institute and the Healthy Longevity and Precision Medicine Translational Research Programmes at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Dawe’s laboratory focuses on peptide neuropharmacology in the context of ageing, neuroscience, and mental health disorders, employing a range of methods, including systems neurobiology, behavioural neuroscience, electrophysiology, and optogenetics. His contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, such as the Asian College of Neuropsychopharmacology (AsCNP) Basic Scientist Award in 2023, the Singapore Neuroscience Association Distinguished Neuroscientist Award in 2017, and the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Academic Centre of Excellence Research Award in 2010. A/Prof Dawe also directs the NUS Neuroscience and Metabolic Phenotyping Core, offering behavioural and metabolic phenotyping facilities and services to the wider NUS and Singapore research community. Committed to advancing medical and health professions education, he obtained a Master’s degree in Medical and Health Professions Education (MMHPE) from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2019. He oversees the Phase II Undergraduate Medical Curriculum at NUS Medicine and is keen on integrating digitalization and artificial intelligence into medical education.
Dr Raveendran Ramasamy
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER)
MyCalPharm: Simulated Animal Experiments for Students of Pharmacology
Biography
Ramasamy Raveendran, is an accomplished Ex-Professor of Pharmacology at JIPMER, Pondicherry. His academic journey includes an MBBS in 1981 from Thanjavur Medical College, University of Madras; an MD in Pharmacology in 1987 from JIPMER, University of Madras; and a Diploma in Clinical Pharmacology in 1991 from St. Bartholomew's Medical College, London.
His extensive professional experience at JIPMER includes serving as a faculty member at various grades (1993-2024). He was Head of Pharmacology from 2016 to 2019 and served as Dean (Research) from 2018 to 2021. One of his areas of interest is computer-assisted learning.
Raveendran has a significant publication record, with 66 research papers, 5 books/chapters, and 6 software packages. Notably, his software, "ExPharm," is used nationwide to replace animal experiments in teaching. He has also been a prominent editor, serving as Chief Editor for the Indian Journal of Pharmacology (2001-2006) and the Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics (2010-2023). Furthermore, he has conducted many workshops across India on research methodology, statistics, and biomedical communication.