Dujeepa Samarasekera

Dr. Dujeepa Samarasekera is the Director of the Medical Education Unit at the National University of Singapore. He provides educational expertise health professional institutions and also serves as an educational consultant to Ministry of Health, Singapore. He is Co-chair for faculty development at the National University Health System Residency program and a member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee of NUHS. He serves as a member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and heads the Continuous Quality Improvement section of the deanery education of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He serves in the boards of Association of Asian Medical Educators, Association of Medical Education in the Western Pacific Region and is also an International Liaisons Person for the Association of Medical Education Europe. Dujeepa was one of the inaugural members of the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Committee to promote learning amongst students involved in medical, nursing, dental, pharmacy and medical social work health professional programs at NUS. After graduating as a medical doctor from University of Colombo he trained further in medical education at University of Maastricht in Netherlands. Dujeepa has been involved in health professional education since 2000. Recent involvements include member of the panel of reviewers for ASPIRE – A Medical School Program For International Recognition Of Excellence In Education, institutional accreditation initiative by AMEE, member of National Assessment Committee & Chair Test Design Group – Assessment for Medical Practice Ministry of Health Singapore.