Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to launch new medicine graduate programme
- School is the third tertiary institution to reveal move to increase number of medical students amid shortage of doctors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has announced plans to launch a new medicine graduate programme, the third tertiary institution to reveal the move to increase the number of medical students.
The university’s faculty of medicine said on Monday it started working on the plans months ago after the University Grants Committee invited it to increase the number of medical places for the academic years spanning 2025 to 2028.
A source familiar with the matter said the committee had asked the city’s existing medical schools, at CUHK and the University of Hong Kong (HKU), to consider whether it was feasible for each to add 30 medical places each year annually, including for those who already had other degrees or qualifications.
“The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s faculty of medicine attaches great importance to the quality of teaching and endeavours to ensure that doctors trained by the faculty meet the highest standards of medical knowledge and ethical standards,” a CUHK statement read.
It said the faculty was in talks with the Medical Council of Hong Kong, the Hospital Authority and relevant government bureaus on teaching staff, entry qualifications, number of places, curriculum design and clinical practice arrangements.
The university hoped its students could master the latest medical technology and artificial intelligence to “keep abreast of the times” and provide patients with the most appropriate treatments.
