HKUMed Undergraduate Prospectus

BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & BACHELOR OF SURGERY (MBBS) MBBS/MRes[Med] Programme MBBS/PhD Programme Year 1 MBBS Year 1 + Common Core Course (CCC) + Core University English Year 1 Year 2 MBBS Year 2 + CCC + Practical Chinese for MBBS Students Year 2 Year 3 Intercalated MRes[Med] (1-year) + CCC PhD (3-4 years) + CCC Year 3-5/6 Year 4 MBBS Year 4 Year 6/7 Year 5 MBBS Year 5 Year 7/8 Year 6 MBBS Year 6 + Elective Year 8/9 OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH: THE MEDICAL SCHOLARS PROGRAMME ‘ Future Med - different pathways nurturing the next generation of clinician-scientists’ Medical research is a fascinating and fast-developing field that propels the advancement of health care delivery. HKUMed offers several pathways for embarking on medical research, starting from your undergraduate years, under our Medical Scholars Programme. Medical students who show academic promise and are interested in biomedical research may enroll in the programme, which allows you to pursue research under the joint supervision of local Faculty and/or scholars from our overseas partner universities. The research can take the form of (i) enrollment in the intercalated Master of Research in Medicine; or (ii) enrollment in the intercalated PhD, with the possibility of earning a joint PhD degree awarded by HKU and a partner university. Upon graduation, you can proudly call yourself a clinician- scientist with a unique perspective on the investigation and application of biomedical research and be qualified to pursue an academic career that will broaden your horizons. MBBS/Master of Research in Medicine (MBBS/MRes[Med]) During your Enrichment Year (Year 3 of the MBBS), you will have the option to enroll in a 1-year intercalated research training programme leading to the additional degree of Master of Research in Medicine (MRes[Med]). For this, you will need to complete a minimum of 69 credits of work comprising 21 credits of coursework (1 compulsory and 6 elective courses) and 48 credits of hands-on research training. You will also need to produce a dissertation of no more than 20,000 words at the end of the programme. When you finish the MRes[Med] training programme, you will then continue to Years 4-6 of the MBBS curriculum. Once that is successfully completed, you will have two degrees: the MRes[Med] and the MBBS. There are two pathways through which you can pursue the MBBS/PhD programme: Transfer from MRes[Med] If you decide to underake the intercalated MRes[Med] during your Enrichment Year, you can apply to transfer your candidature to the MBBS/PhD programme no later than the 8 th month of the MRes[Med]. The time you spent on the MRes[Med] would count towards the probationary period for your PhD study. After submitting your thesis in the last year of PhD study, you would then re-enter the MBBS programme in Year 4 and complete the remaining years up to Year 6. In a nutshell, this pathway involves two years of MBBS, one year of MRes[Med], three years of PhD, and three more years of MBBS, enabling you to earn the two degrees in 9 years. Enter PhD between MBBS Years 4 and 5 A slightly different pathway is to complete four years of MBBS, followed by three or four years of PhD, then the final two years of MBBS. To qualify for this route, you would need the following: 1) good results in the MBBS I-IV Summative Examinations and 2) a Bachelor’s degree with 1st class honours or a Bachelor’s degree with honours and a taught Master’s degree (e.g. MSc) prior to admission to MBBS; or a research Master’s degree (MPhil) awarded prior to admission to the MBBS. After submitting your PhD thesis, you would re-enter the MBBS programme and complete Years 5 and 6. The entire study period for the two degrees would be 9 or 10 years. MBBS/Doctor of Philosophy (MBBS/PhD) The MBBS/PhD is a full-time combined programme extending over not less than nine years, leading to the award of both MBBS and PhD degrees upon graduation. If you are accepted into this programme, you will pursue full-time research under the supervision of a teacher in the Faculty, and undertake coursework prescribed by the Graduate School and the Faculty. You may also opt to attend optional clinical studies sessions that interest you. An exciting feature of this programme is that you can receive part of your training at internationally-renowned institutions overseas through the Faculty’s international network for research collaborations. HKUMed also has joint PhD placement programmes with King’s College London and the University of Toronto. Starting from 2018-19, the HKSAR government has waived PhD composition fees for all local students. In addition, the Croucher Foundation Scholarships are available for a maximum three outstanding MBBS/PhD students each year to cover the full fee of study including postgraduate studentships and allowances for overseas conference attendance and/or exchange. 29 28