Curriculum Vitae

PROF. DR. DAVID JOHN O'REGAN

Professor
  • Dean Office
    Faculty of Medicine
  • david_o_regan
  • 0379675739

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

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Clinical Communications Skills
    01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2026 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • 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)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. 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
  2. David O’Regan,Snehlata Samberkar. (2025). Beneath the Surgeon’s Touch. 2025 | Volume 9 | Issue 2 | Article 1080

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • 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)

RESEARCH PROJECT

University
  1. 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))

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Scoring system on low fidelity model, UM health Academia Month, UM Health (University) (14 Oct 2025 - 15 Nov 2025)
  2. Deconstuction and training of Skin Suturing, IMEC 2025, IMEC (International) (09 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025)
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  1. 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)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2025) Keynote Speaker, International, (Resource Person)
  2. (2025) Worksdhop and Presentation, National, (Resource Person)
  3. (2025) President, International, (Resource Person)
  4. (2025) Two Workshops At The Triennial and Icsoet Meeting Rcsed June 2025, International, (Resource Person)
  5. (2025) Contributing in The Internal Training Workshop 2025 as a Trainer, University, (Resource Person)
  6. (2025) Workshop and Presntation, University, (Resource Person)
  7. (2025) Silent Mentor, University, (Resource Person)
  8. (2025) Workshop, National, (Technical Advisor)
Contribution to event
  1. (2025) Silent Mentor - Indelible Signature, University, (Event Organiser)
  2. (2024) Msss National Conference - Skills Competion, National, (Event Coordinator)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. 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)
  2. ADVANCING SCHOLARS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ASCEND) S2/2024, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (09 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2024)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 15 MAY 2024, BILIK FAKULTI, ARAS 5, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (15 May 2024 - 15 May 2024)