Lecturer
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Franco WT Cheng completed his PhD in HKUMed. He is a pharmacist by training and obtained both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Hong Kong. He is also a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist (BCPS) and cardiology pharmacist (BCCP). Like a lot of the local pharmacy graduates, Franco worked mostly in hospital settings in Hong Kong upon graduation. He then joined HKU in 2021 as a research pharmacist in COVID-19 Vaccines Adverse Events Response and Evaluation (CARE) Programme prior to taking up the lecturer position. Currently, Franco is deeply involved in the education and training of future pharmacists. He is currently one of the programme coordinators of the Master of Advanced Pharmacy Programme in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy of HKUMed and is also the course coordinator for the certificate course in primary healthcare for pharmacists.