Bulletin Spring 1979

Profile Professor Gerald H. Choa Dr. Gerald H. Choa, Dean o f the Faculty o f Medicine and Chair Professor o f Administrative Medicine o f this University, is Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 1st March, 1979 to 28th February, 1981. Professor Choa received his M.B.B.S. and M.D. degrees from Hong Kong University, and is Fellow o f the Royal College o f Physicians o f London (F.R.C.P. London), Fellow o f the Royal College o f Physicians o f Edinburgh (F.R.C.P. Edinburgh) and Fellow o f the Faculty o f Community Medicine (F.F.C.M.). Professor Choa was Lecturer in Medicine at Hong Kong University from 1952 to 1956 and Part- time Lecturer and Examiner in Medicine from 1956 to 1967. He entered the service o f the Hong Kong Medical and Health Services Department in 1956 and served as Specialist o f Medicine (1956-1962) and Senior Specialist of Medicine (1962-67) at Queen Mary Hospital. He was appointed in 1967 Deputy Director (Medical Division) o f the Department and in 1970 Director o f Medical and Health Services, a post he held un til he joined this University in 1976. As Dean o f the new Faculty o f Medicine, scheduled to admit the first batch o f students in 1981, Professor Choa has played a key role in all facets o f its planning. 2