Physiology Department of "Iuliu Hațieganu" the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, organized the 1st and the 2nd Romanian Edition of the Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz (2018, 2019)d, a contest whose origins are attributed to Prof. Dr. Cheng Hwee Ming from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Each time, the event took place in the "Iuliu Hațieganu" Auditorium and it brought together a number of 24 teams of medical students from several Romanian Medical Universities, and some from abroad, thus comprising a total of 110 participants per edition. We can highlight the fact that this event was also a premiere due to the involvement of English section medical students from Arad, Cluj-Napoca, Craiova and Oradea Medicine Universities.

The Quiz was named after the distinguished Romanian Physiologist, Professor Mircea Dorofteiu, remarkable scientist of Cluj-Napoca Physiology, a perfect teacher, an exceptional researcher, trainer for numerous student generations, and a real model for all of us.

Professor Cheng is a distinguished Physiologist, recognized in entire world as a specialist in innovative approaches to Physiology teaching and learning techniques. In Malaysia, this type of contest was organized for the first time in 2003, with 7 participant teams from Malaysia Universities. The enthusiasm of the students that participated to the competition, the contest’s impact on Physiology teaching, but especially the implication and the unique vision of Professor Cheng, led to a progressive increase, year by year, of interest for this quiz. The last edition of the Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz brought together 460 students from 24 countries, organized in 104 teams, with 120 physiology lecturers. Over the years, Professor Cheng was invited to participate in coordination of this type of contest in different countries of Asia, but also in the United States and Australia.

Romania is the first country from Europe that organized this competition.

Professor Simona Clichici, Chief of the Physiology Discipline, and Professor Adriana Filip organized the two editions of the Romanian contest, with the help of the University and of the dedicated students in physiology.

Each time, Professor Cheng honored us with his presence and coordinated the entire competition.