Calendar 2000–01

$ " % Tel.: 2632 3127 Fax.: 2645 1699 E-mail: suzanne-ng@cuhk.edu.hk The department’s undergraduate teaching aims at producing doctors well taught in the art and science of medicine who will be able to care for patients in a holistic fashion. Also available is postgraduate training geared towards higher professional degrees and professional training in medical specialities: cardiology, clinical pharmacology, dermatology, endocrinology and diabetes, gastroenterology and hepatology, geriatrics, haematology, nephrology, neurology, rheumatology, and respiratory medicine. Members of the department are actively involved in academic activities at the international level, by serving on the editorial boards of international journals, or as chairpersons and members of professional organizations. " & Tel.: 2632 3333 Fax.: 2647 3227 E-mail: microbiology@cuhk.edu.hk The department runs courses for medical students, nursing students, and postgraduates specializing in microbiology. It also conducts research and provides clinical services at the Prince of Wales Hospital. With a research focus on molecular biology and infection control, the department aims at expanding and improving laboratory services related to those areas. Its other operating principles are providing education of a high standard as well as optimal patient care by continuously upgrading its clinical, laboratory, consultation, and infection control services. ' Tel.: 2609 6224 Fax.: 2603 5269 E-mail :nursing@cuhk.edu.hk The department offers a full-time four-year Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) programme to school leavers which includes preparation for registration as general nurses with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong. Students gain experience in a range of clinical settings in hospital and community under the supervision of teachers from the department. A full range of postgraduate programmes at master and PhD levels for further career progression in nursing are available. Postgraduate students benefit from staff research expertise in current projects such as stroke rehabilitation, psycho-social interventions, oncology, mental health, elderly care, midwifery practice, and women’s health.