Our Enrichment programmes also acknowledge that all students need to grow not only as trained professionals, but as individuals. The Enrichment Year in the MBBS is popular among third-year students, who spend a whole year focusing on personal or professional development goals before the clinical years kick in. Our students have used that time to pursue research, do service work, study a different subject in Mainland China or overseas, or even get another degree. In the past five years, including during COVID-19, a total of 571 MBBS students took full-year intercalation activities and from that, 374 earned additional degrees. Enrichment blocks have now been extended to other programmes. This year, the first cohort of Nursing students embarked on exchanges or voluntary programmes in the Life Enrichment Learning programme with very positive feedback, while fourth-year BPharm students completed an enrichment module where they partnered with charities and non-profits to provide services to vulnerable communities. To further cater to individual student needs, we are also launching a new study track under the MBBS programme, called the MBBS (Distinguished MedScholar). Starting from the 2023 intake, outstanding students will have the option to undertake intensive research training through MRes[Med] studies at HKU and work towards a PhD on scholarships offered by the Faculty, or, have flexibility in regards to the Enrichment Year. 16
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