Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2001

M e d i c a l S u m m e r A t t a c h m e n t P r o g r a m m e f o r S i x t h F o r m e r s Teachers f r om the Faculty of Medicine visit over a hund r ed secondary schools each year to introduce its programmes to their students, teachers, and principals. They also invite the schools to nominat e outstanding students interested i n pursuing a medical career to take part i n its annual Summer A t t a c hme n t Programme for Sixth Formers. The objective of the p r o g r amme is t o enable the participants to understand the wo r k of medical staff i n hospitals and health clinics, and to give them more information on the M.B . Ch.B. Programme offered by the faculty. For t w o we e k s i n t h e s u mm e r months, the students are posted to academic departments w i t h i n the faculty to observe and assist i n the w o r k o f me d i c a l, research, a n d administrative staff. The students are given the chance to w o r k i n wards, clinics, laboratories, and offices. T h e I r o n M a n o f S c i e n c e C o m p e t i t i o n The Faculty of Science launched the annual Iron Ma n of Science Competition i n 1999, an event fo r sixth formers w h i c h integrates study and play. Participants are required to take part in a contest marathon i n two days. The contest has over 10 rounds, covering all ma in science subjects, i n c l u d i ng mathematics, physics, biochemistry, statistics, food an d nutritional science, environmental science, and Chinese medicine. (Left) Contestants absorbed in an experiment on the reconstruction of genes using green fluorescent protein in E coli. (Right) In this problem-solving game, contestants are asked to build a platform that can support the weight of one person with some cards and ordinary stationery. Understanding University Education and Campus Life 7