RSU Represented at QS Global Medical Summit

The global medical summit Barriers come down: Exploring a new paradigm in medical education, research and healthcare took place on 14–16 December. It is organised by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector. The summit looked at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical education, research, and innovation.

Baiba Pētersone, Director of the RSU International Department, participated in a panel discussion titled The Role of the Universities in the Development of MedTech Sector and Innovative Research. During the discussion, Pētersone spoke about the experience of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Health Community (EIT Health Hub in Latvia) in supporting the regional health ecosystem and innovative healthcare solutions. Since 2018, the EIT Health Hub in Latvia has been operating under the supervision of the RSU International Department.

Together with Pētersone, the following panellists took part in the discussion: Helgi Birgir Schiöth, Professor at the Department of Neuroscience of the Uppsala University (Sweden) and Thammasin Ingviya, Environmental Epidemiologist and Assistant Dean for Digital Innovation and Data Analytics of the Prince of Songkla University (Thailand). The discussion was moderated by Anton John Crace, Editor & Programme Designer at QS Quacquarelli Symonds (Great Britain).

The aim of the QS Medical Summit was to analyse how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed medical education. At the summit, the new paradigm in medical education was explored by speakers from medical universities, transnational organisations, national health ministries and agencies, healthcare industry, management consulting companies and the international media. The summit was attended by 900 delegates from different regions of the world.