Dr. Angelica Kokkalis, O.M.D L.Ac.

I’ve been enjoying a bit of sightseeing while here in China. Some of the Chinese Delicacies look to pretty to eat!

These are some pictures from my lunch. In front of the school there are banners that say, “The 100 Year Anniversary of Beijing University”. As I wrote about earlier, Peking University was originally called Beijing University, but has since been renamed.

When I first arrived at Beijing Airport, Zhuo Laoshi came to pick me up and we had a lovely conversation about the enormous changes that have happened since last time I was there with my boys in 2007. The following are pictures taken from us having lunch with teacher Li, teacher Ma, Zhuo, and classmate, Lijing Mei.

I just arrived in Beijing, China at the Beijing Airport and I wanted to share some of my pictures from my journey to the Peking University’s 100th Year Centenary Celebration that will include a dinner gala and forum presentations from university leaders from around the world.

Here are some views from the Beijing Airport in Beijing, China.

This is me standing in front of the Pathology Building at Peking University in Beijing, China.

This picture is me standing in front of the building that says Central Laboratory Tower with a classmate from Uganda and Nepal. The second picture is in front of a VIP parking for the 100 year anniversary celebration.

This is me with my two classmates in front of the Health Science Library. Andrew is from Uganda and practices orthopedic surgery in South Africa and Urmila is from Nepal where she is a Pediatric Cardiologist.

The Centenary Celebration and Gala Dinner took place at the Conference Center at Peking University, Beijing, China, October 25, 2012.

There were representatives from All Chinese Medical Universities who delivered speeches, and to my surprise, the Dean from the University of Michigan Medical School, Dr. James O. Woolliscroft, also delivered a congratulation speech. Other speakers represented the University of Whales Medical School and Hong Kong  as well as the Karolinska Institute from Sweden.

Look how decorated the tables were. They also had wine and drinks which made it very nice.

The food included nicely decorated hors d’oeuvres and many, many dishes. Here’s my name tag as each seat at the table was reserved with each attendee’s name.

This last picture was taken in front of the stage were the speeches were delivered.

There were many participants at The President and Dean’s forum at Peking University Health Science Center. Different universities participated from around the world including Yale, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Nebraska, and UCLA.

Collaboration of medical education in China was one of the first topics by a representative from the Australian University. She talked about wisdom according to the ancient philosopher, Confucius, and how much is to be learned from the Chinese both in the ancient world and in the modern era. Their university has already established a program of exchange students and looking for further collaboration in many areas.

The last photo is a slide of a key note speaker from UCLA integrating the Chinese symbol in his presentation I found it unusual and intresting. Saturday I am going to visit the Third Teaching Hospital where I did a part of my clinical training and see the changes that have taken place since I was there 5 years ago.

Topics discussed at the President and Dean’s Forum

1. Essential Health Profrssionals for a China Century by Prof. Lincoln Chen, President,china Medical Board
2. History, Presence and Future of UCLA medicine. By Prof. Ren Sun, Senior Associate Dean, UCLA School of Medicine &Associate Vice Provost, UCLA
3. Education and Training for Health Professionals by Prof. Yang Ke, Executive Vice President of PKU and PUHSC
4. Medical Education in a Provincial Healthcare System . By Dr. Gavin Stuart, Dean of Medicine, and Vice-Provost Health, University of British Columbia