Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1999
The Only Programme in Hong Kong Sports medicine is a field that's closely connected to everyday living. Why then does sports medicine as a discipline have only a short history of 20 years? The main reason, Prof. Chan explained, is because medical education has always been strong in upholding its own tradition. Sports medicine is about taking a new perspective of the relation between medicine and health, so it is eyed with skepticism by the more traditional medical schools. On the other hand, the University's Faculty of Medicine, being relatively young, is highly sensitive to the new directions taken by medical development in the world. Sports medicine hence constitutes an important part of its medical curriculum. Medical students spend four weeks in their third and fifth years studying orthopaedics, of wh i ch sports medicine is one of the modules 一 a unique characteristic of the University's medical programme. And since 1984 the University has been providing the only postgraduate training in sports medicine in the territory. It also collaborates with the Chinese-speaking Orthopaedic Society in providing advanced training for Chinese orthopaedists annually. Publications The University's publications relating to sports medicine over the years have been profuse. They range from more popular titles such as Sports Medicine and Science to specialized publications such as Principles and Practice of Isokinetics in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Other publications include Chinese Sports Medicine Summit, Hand and Upper Extremity, a nd the recent Sports and Children a n d Controversies in Orthopedic Sports Medicine. These publications serve to educate both professionals and the general public in this new but important discipline. Their contribution to sports medicine education has been significant. Medical Teaching and Research at CUHK 19
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