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Curriculum Aims

The Department of Medicine at the School of Clinical Medicine plays a vital role in shaping the undergraduate MBBS programme through active involvement of academic and honorary members in delivering a comprehensive curriculum.

The medical education covers the fundamental principles and practices of general medicine and its various specialties, including also general practice. Students are engaged through diverse instructional methods such as lectures, bedside teaching, problem-based learning sessions, outpatient clinic attachments, and tutorials. These approaches aim to develop the essential knowledge and skills necessary for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of common medical conditions.

The curriculum includes clinical attachment at Queen Mary Hospital and other affiliated healthcare facilities, providing students with practical, hands-on experience. During the attachment, students learn to diagnose and manage acute medical emergencies, oversee patient care from admission to discharge, and become proficient in the use of medications and procedures essential for effective treatment.

 

Teaching Activities


Clinical Teaching

  • Assistant Internship, Bedside Teaching, Bedside Problem-Based Learning, Clinical Skills Learnings
  • Out-patient Clinic Attachments
  • Day Centre/Day Ward Attachment (Procedural Skills Training)
  • Attachments at Private Hospital and Integrated Treatment Centre (ITC)
  • Attachment to HKU-Shenzhen Hospital (including Simulation Training)


Didactic Teaching

  • Whole-group/-class Sessions (Lectures, Fundamentals of Medicine, Teaching Clinics, Data Interpretation, Clinical Pharmacology)
  • Weekly Departmental Grand Rounds/Research Meetings
  • Interactive Tutorials
  • Telemedicine Tutorials
  • Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Tutorials

Overseas Elective Attachment
Students from non-HKU undergraduate medical programmes interested in participating in an elective attachment with the Department of Medicine can find more information at the following link:
https://www.med.hku.hk/en/teaching-and-learning/elective-attachment

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