Calendar 2001–02

Department Profiles • Medicine 153 breast imaging. Its undergraduate and postgraduate training is recognized by the colleges of radiologists of Hong Kong and the UK. Members of the department publish extensively in renowned journals and are frequently invited to lecture, teach, and demonstrate new imaging techniques at international meetings and conferences. In order to facilitate exchange of expertise in various aspects of imaging, the department has established exchange programmes with the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences in Guangzhou, the General Hospital of the Chinese PLA in Beijing, and the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College. Department of Medicine and Therapeutics Tel.: 2632 3127 Fax.: 2645 1699 E-mail: suzanne-ng@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/med/mect/index.htm 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. Department of Microbiology Tel.: 2632 3333 Fax.: 2647 3227 E-mail: microbiology@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/med/mic 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 through the continuous upgrade of clinical, laboratory, consultation, and infection control services. Department of Nursing Tel.: 2609 6224 Fax.: 2603 5269 E-mail :nursing@cuhk.edu.hk The department offers a full-time four-year Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)