PROF. DR. CHONG MEI CHAN
Department of Nursing Science
Faculty of Medicine
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Chong Mei Chan, PhD is a Professor of Nursing at the University of Malaya. She obtained her Bachelor of Nursing Science degree from the University of Malaya in 1995, her Master of Science in Community Health from University Putra Malaysia in 2005, and her Ph.D. in Nursing from Monash University, Australia, in 2014. Prof Chong has been active in Gerontology Nursing, Maternal and Child Health, and E-learning for over 20 years and frequently contributes to health promotion and social participation activities in the community. Her international experience includes programs and collaborations with Australia, China, and Indonesia. Her current research focuses on food truck handlers' perceptions of food safety and nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof Chong is a prominent figure in nursing education, frequently speaking at nursing research workshops for the Malaysian Nursing Association. She has served as an external examiner and assessor for nursing programs and Ph.D./Master's theses both nationally and internationally. She has also been a member of the Malaysian Nursing Board and the Malaysian Nursing Council for Institutes of Higher Learning in Malaysia. Additionally, she was an advisory council member for the Malaysian Health White Paper from 2022 to 2023. Currently, she is a member of the Nursing Educational Core Team and the Health Strategic Planning team for the Ministry of Health Malaysia. She also contributes to interprofessional education at the university level. Prof Chong supervises 20 Ph.D. candidates and two Master's candidates by research. She has successfully supervised 20 Ph.D. and four Master's students, in addition to more than 20 Master's project papers. She has published over 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including more than 60 in Web of Science ISI-listed journals, and has authored four nursing books. Her ResearchGate score is 1166, with an h-index of 22 and 1450 citations. On Google Scholar, she has 2130 citations and an h-index of 25.
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