Our education programmes benefit from strong community support, too. Over the years, we have been privileged to welcome generous donations for scholarships and financial aid that enable our students to focus fully on their studies and realise new opportunities. The Aspiration Foundation, whose donation to support Second Chance students has granted 204 awards, mainly for students pursuing a medical education after their first degree, recently very kindly extended that support with a second donation of HK$10 million. The Second Chance scheme enables us to recruit students from more diverse backgrounds who recognise in themselves a calling to medicine. Its success inspired us to launch a graduate entry medicine programme, that will provide a pathway for students with a relevant undergraduate degree who are deeply motivated to become medical practitioners. This bespoke four-year programme will have the added benefit of accelerating the training of suitable candidates to help meet medical manpower needs, and further diversify the professional landscape. 11
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