Medical Faculty News v25i1

MBBS Students Receive Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Award MBBS students Mr Hugo Leung E-heng (梁以鏗 , left 2 ) and Mr Thomas Wong Tsz-hang (黃子 衡 , right 1 ) were awarded the SEY Scholarship and SEY Medal of the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Award, respectively, in a ceremony held on March 17, 2019 at the City Hall. In addition to celebrating their achievements, the reception gave students the opportunity to take photos with Lady Youde. The Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund was established in 1987 to commemorate the late former Governor Sir Edward Youde. The purpose of the Fund is to provide for and encourage education initiatives and research by the people of Hong Kong. MedStart 2019: Emergency Medicine On March 23 and 24, 2019, the Asian Medical Students’ Association of Hong Kong (AMSAHK) held its two-day medical school immersion programme “MedStart”. The programme caters to secondary school students interested in pursuing medicine in the future and was organised by the association’s operations department, 4Hands. The theme of the 2019 programme was “Emergency Medicine”, with activities ranging from insightful lectures by both CUHK and HKU professors to interactive workshops including clinical skills training and basic first aid. MedStart helps to build participants’ understanding of medical school and medical careers, and to assist them in making well-informed decisions throughout the university application process. 72 Next Generation