Senior Lecturer, Lead of Anatomy Education, Coordinator of HKU Body Donation Programme
LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Jian Yang graduated from Peking University Health Science Center and went on to pursue a PhD in neuroscience at University of Bristol. He joined the Department of Anatomy, the University of Hong Kong after graduation in 2007, and devoted his passion to anatomy and histology education since 2012. He is now a senior lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU, Lead in anatomy education and coordinator of HKU Body Donation Programme. His teaching expertise includes gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, histology, and problem-based learning.
He dedicates his effort to converting instructional anatomy and histology classes into indispensable active-learning experience. His research focuses on integrating digital/mobile technology to enhance active learning in anatomy and histology labs. He is now leading the virtual reality anatomy lab. The current projects include creating digital active learning and peer learning platform and integrating VR-enriched tasks (VRETs) into gross anatomy classroom.
