Bulletin Summer‧Autumn 1992

the medical school is to give the students amedical education, not just to train medical practitioners.... Although it is not possible at this stage to envisage what sort of research w ill be conducted in the various departments, generally speaking it is expected that local problems w ill be given preference and priority.' On reviewing the activities of the Faculty of Medicine over the last decade, there is no doubt that we have fulfilled the predictions and expectations of our founders. We can let the facts speak for themselves on what we have achieved from our modest beginnings. In a short article it w ill not be possible to name all the con tributors and thank everyone who has in one way or another helped in the establishment of the medical school and worked for its betterment. We attempt instead to provide some statistics to illustrate its growth and the range of its current activities. Growth in 10 Years As of June 1992, the Faculty of Medicine has graduated 542 students, with the yearly figure increasing progressively from 46 in 1986 to 116 in 1992. The number of teachers now stands at 202. The Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences was introduced in 1990 and since then 11 students have completed the course. For the 1992-93 academic year, the projected intake of first year medical stu dents is 160, which is 60 per cent above the original capacity of 100 for the medical school. In addition to being recognized by the Medical Council of Hong Kong, the M.B. Ch.B. degrees conferred by the University have gained recognition by the General Medical Council of Great Britain, thus putting us on a par with well-established medical schools in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. A welcome addition to the faculty's existing 18 departments are the new departments of nursing and pharmacy, which were established in 1991-92. Service to the Local Community Members of the faculty have participated enthusiastically and extensively in community service and served in numerous governmental and quasi-governmental advisory bodies, boards, and committees, such as the Hospital Authority, the Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee, the Medical Council of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and its constituent colleges, the Advisory Council on AIDS, the Hong Kong Sports Institute, the Hong Kong Eye Bank, the Kidney Education and Research Foundation, and the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong. We also provide consultant services to various local hospitals Faculty of Medicine Department Yearof Establishment* Biochemistry 1971 Anatomy 1981 Community and Family Medicine 1981 Pharmacology 1981 Physiology 1981 Psychiatry 1981 Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 1982 Anatomical and Cellular Pathology 1982 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1982 Paediatrics 1982 Surgery 1982 Chemical Pathology 1983 Clinical Oncology 1983 Medicine 1983 Microbiology 1983 Orthopaedics and Traumatology 1983 Diagnostic Radiology and Organ 1984 Imaging Clinical Pharmacology 1986 Nursing 1991 Pharmacy 1992 * Based on information given in annual Chinese University Calendars, 1971-1992 .3