PROF. DR. DAVID JOHN O'REGAN

Professor

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

M.Sc(BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)(DISTINCTION), (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION)
University of Leeds
DOM, (Medicine and Surgery)
University of London, UK
FRCSE(CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY), (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
B.Sc, (MEDICINE)
Southampton University, UK

PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT/ CHIEF
2025 to present (International)
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH, MEMBER
2024 to present (International)
FELLOW OF THE FACULTY OF SURGICAL TRAINERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Since 2019 (International)

Balaji A., Makam R., 2,3, Balaji A., Moktari A., O’Regan D. (2025) Realising Ideal Home Practice Models for Surgical Skill Development. J of Surg 10(5) 11323
David O’Regan,Snehlata Samberkar. (2025). Beneath the Surgeon’s Touch. 2025 | Volume 9 | Issue 2 | Article 1080
O’Regan D, Samberkar S. Beneath the Surgeon’s Touch. J Surg Tech Proced. 2025; 9(2): 1080.
O’Regan D, Samberkar S. Mastering Surgical Techniques: The Role of Hand Anatomy and Posture for Trainee Surgeons. J Surg Tech Proced. 2025; 9(1): 1077.

Basic Surgical Skills (Feel, Fidelity, Practice)
Attributes of a good trainer (Humility, Fallability)
Modernising the undergraduate medical curriculum (So what? - relevance)
Teaching communication skills to undergraduates (Verbal and nonverbal, plain speak, consent)
Learning systems (culture, systems, learning, quality, prosess)

2025 - 2026, University Grant - Managed by ADEC
Implementation And Evaluation Of Perfect- Peer Engagement, Reflection, Feedback And Effective Communication Tool For Medical Students - A Novel Peer-to-peer Assessment Tool ( Principal Investigator(PI))

Deconstucting surgical skills, UM Health Research Carnival, Faculty of Medicine (University) (09 Oct 2024 - 09 Oct 2024)

Scoring system on low fidelity model, UM health Academia Month, UM Health (University) (14 Oct 2025 - 15 Nov 2025)
Deconstuction and training of Skin Suturing, IMEC 2025, IMEC (International) (09 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025)
Traiining the trainer, 16TH CONGRESS OF THE ASEAN SOCIETY OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY AND THE 3RD CONGRESS OF THE MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAEDIATRIC SURGERY, THE MALAYSIAN PAEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION (National) (26 Sep 2024 - 26 Sep 2024)

A Journey of Mastery Through Accessible and Sustainable Learning" a, TORG-2025 2nd Annual Scientific Conference & 10th Anniversary Celebration, THE OPERATING ROOM GLOBAL (TORG (International) (27 Aug 2025 - 27 Aug 2025)

(2026) President, International, (Resource Person)
(2025) Keynote Speaker, International, (Resource Person)
(2025) Worksdhop and Presentation, National, (Resource Person)
(2025) Two Workshops At The Triennial and Icsoet Meeting Rcsed June 2025, International, (Resource Person)
(2025) Contributing in The Internal Training Workshop 2025 as a Trainer, University, (Resource Person)
(2025) Workshop and Presntation, University, (Resource Person)
(2025) Silent Mentor, University, (Resource Person)
(2025) Workshop, National, (Technical Advisor)

(2025) Silent Mentor - Indelible Signature, University, (Event Organiser)
(2025) Speaker and Workshop, National, (Course Facilitator)
(2024) Msss National Conference - Skills Competion, National, (Event Coordinator)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURGICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2025 THEME ? `A WORLD OF INNOVATION? , ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH (01 Jun 2025 - 07 Jun 2025)
ADVANCING SCHOLARS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ASCEND) S2/2024, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (09 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2024)
FACILITATING SKILLS LEARNING IN COMPETENCY-BASED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION 15 AUGUST 2024, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (15 Aug 2024 - 15 Aug 2024)
GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UM 2024, CUBE, ARAS 4, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (07 Aug 2024 - 08 Aug 2024)
FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 15 MAY 2024, BILIK FAKULTI, ARAS 5, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (15 May 2024 - 15 May 2024)