Teaching and Learning While the last few months have provided some exciting opportunities for innovation and growth in research and technology transfer, we are also reviewing our education programmes to make them fit for purpose. HKUMed continues to attract some of the best performing students from Hong Kong and abroad, and we equip them to be standard-bearers in their disciplines. But we also recognise that our teaching programmes need regular review. As times continue to change, we must adapt to new demands and needs. With that in mind, we are continuing to develop, review and refine our programmes. A new programme on the horizon is the BSc in Nursing, which will be based in Shenzhen with the local authority’s approval. This course will involve teaching and training at the HKU-Shenzhen Hospital, with some lectures and activities also being carried out in our Hong Kong campus. Similar to our efforts to build a clinical trials platform that can serve the GBA, this programme aims to train healthcare professionals for the region. It takes us in a new direction but one that I am confident will be fruitful. Our flagship MBBS is also kept under constant scrutiny. This has resulted in innovations such as the Enrichment Year and the Second Chance programme, which offers students who completed their first degree elsewhere the chance to study medicine. These students do very well with us, approaching their studies with great passion, maturity and empathy. They also help in the effort to alleviate Hong Kong’s medical manpower shortage. 5 THE DEAN’S LETTER
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