APBSEA Secretaries
Overseer of APBSEA's overall operations and management, the secretariat division of APBSEA ensures that the association continues to function smoothly and deliver its mission of improving and enhancing biomedical education in the Asia-Pacific.
Secretary
Vishna Devi V Nadarajah
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Provost & Professor
Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
Prof Vishna Devi V Nadarajah is currently CEO, Provost and Professor of Medical Education at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, a branch campus of Newcastle University United Kingdom. Before assuming her current position, she was a Professor in the School of Medicine and Deputy-Vice Chancellor, Institutional Development and International at the International Medical University (IMU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Her areas of research for health professions education are in Faculty Development, Assessments, Professionalism, and Innovative Teaching and Learning methods. Her professional contributions internationally include being the Deputy Editor for Medical Education, International Editorial Board for Medical Teacher, Advisory Board Member of IAMSE and Governing Committee Member of AMEE. She was a recipient of the ASME Gold Medal for excellence in Medical Education in 2023 and more recently presented with the Ian Hart Award in 2024 for her contributions in Assessments across Health Professions Education.
Assistant Secretary
Vice-Rector (Strategic Development & International Cooperation)
Karaganda State Medical University, Kazakhstan
Dr Viktor Riklefs is the Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and International Cooperation of Karaganda State Medical University (Kazakhstan). He holds the degree of International Master of Health Professions Education awarded by the Maastricht University (Netherlands) and PhD in Physiology awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan. In medical education, he is interested in assessment (progress test, OSCE), simulation-based healthcare instruction, e-learning, virtual patients, active learning (PBL, TBL) and curriculum development. He is also an active researcher of adaptation, stress, mind-body therapy, heart rate variability and non-linear analysis of electrophysiological signals. He has more than 70 publications at international conferences and workshops, including more than 30 publications in the field of medical education.