Dr Chee Yeen Fung is the Preparedness for Practice Development and Pre-Foundation Assistantship Lead at the Imperial College School of Medicine. In addition to her work at Imperial, Dr Fung also holds national educational and leadership roles with Health Education England, the Medical School Council and the General Medical Council, working on various educational leadership, assessment and widening participation projects.
In this interview, Chee Yeen discusses how her career has led to teaching, her passion for widening participation in education and her recent President’s Medal.
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