HKUMed UG Prospectus 2020

17 MBBS This is when you will enter the real-life world of clinical practice and get full exposure to how doctors work on a day-to-day basis. You will spend time in hospitals, working alongside doctors and nurses as they treat patients while equipping you with the necessary hands-on skills and an in-depth understanding of clinical medicine before you join ranks as a future health professional. The clinical years have three components! Clinical Foundation Block, Clinical Clerkships, and at the end, MBBS Elective. Clinical Foundation Block The 10-week Clinical Foundation Block happens at the beginning of your 4th year. It serves two purposes. One is to enable you to review, integrate and consolidate the knowledge you acquired during the system-based blocks" the other is to prepare you for the clinical clerkships. During this block, you will study clinical cases that reÅect some of the most significant health care problems in Hong Kong. You will also be developing clinical and interpersonal skills that are essential for a rewarding learning experience in the subsequent MBBS years. Clinical Clerkships This is the largest and also the most exciting chunk of learning you will undertake, running mid-Year 4 to Year . During this time, you will be directly involved in the day-to-day patient care such as diagnosis, investigation and treatment, and have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and interpersonal skills when interacting with patients and their families. The Clinical Clerkships span over three phases! 1unior Clerkship ( weeks), Senior Clerkship ( 4 weeks) and Specialty Clerkship (49 weeks). Your rotations will be in hospitals as well as clinics offering ambulatory care and community-based primary care. The clerkships will cover! Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and .ynaecology, 7aediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Microbiology, 7athology, 7ublic Health, Family Medicine and 7rimary Care, Accident and Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesiology, Clinical Oncology, Diagnostic Radiology, Ophthalmology, 7sychiatry, .eriatrics, Rehabilitation and 7alliative Care ¶ all established specialties unique and fascinating in their own right MBBS Elective After the Final Examination in Year , you will have a four-week block when you can explore an area of medicine that interests you either through clinical attachment or laboratory clinical research. Years 4 – 6: Clinical Curriculum