From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Faculties of Medicines in Hong Kong
Faculties of Medicines in Hong Kong
Main article: Medical education in Hong Kong Baptist University, the School of Chinese Medicine at the
Before the handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Repub- University of Hong Kong, and the School of Chinese
lic of China in 1997, medical education in this former Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
British colony traditionally and exclusively followed the
path of western medicine. Faculties of Medicine were
modelled after those in the United Kingdom, and only
References
doctors trained in western medicine were considered • Joint University Programmes Admissions System
"formal" and "reliable." Chinese medicine practitioners (JUPAS). Programme Information: List of
had no formal status at that time. However, after the re- Programmes by Programme Codes. 7 Dec. 2006.
turn of the territory to China, the practice of tradition-
nese Medicine were set up within some of the govern-
ment funded tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. The first
school of its kind, the School of Chinese Medicine at Hong
See also
Kong Baptist University, was established in 1998. Cur- • Higher education in Hong Kong
rently, there are two faculties with academic pro- • Medical education in Hong Kong
grammes in western medicine and three schools of Chi- • Medical education
nese Medicine in the city. • Medical school
External links
Western Medicine • Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of
There are two schools that teach Western Medicine in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, namely, the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine • Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong
at the University of Hong Kong and the Faculty of Kong
Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The • School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist
medium of instruction is English. University
• School of Chinese Medicine, the University of Hong
Kong
Traditional Chinese Medicine • School of Chinese Medicine, Chinese University of
There are three public, government funded schools of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese Medicine / Pharmacy in Hong Kong,
including the School of Chinese Medicine of Hong Kong
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