Calendar 2001–02

154 Part 5 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies 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. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Tel.: 2632 2810 Fax.: 2636 0008 E-mail: tonychung@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.obg.cuhk.edu.hk The department provides a 10-week module of clinical clerkship to Year-4 medical students, during which students are exposed to various clinical problems in the discipline by rotating through clinics, wards, and operating theatres. They are required to spend two weeks in labour wards, and another two in other hospitals. The objective is to cultivate problem-solving techniques, critical thinking, and communication skills. Major areas of departmental research include assisted reproduction, gynaecological oncology, endoscopic surgery, female pelvic floor dysfunction, information processing and computerization in obstetrics and gynaecology, intrapartum monitoring, foetal physiology, and foeto-maternal medicine. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Tel.: 2762 3123 Fax.: 2715 9490 E-mail: agneslam@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.ovs.cuhk.edu.hk The department provides clinical training in general ophthalmology to Year-5 medical students. The objective is to teach the basic skills and knowledge of ophthalmology and to help incorporate eye examination into the routine evaluation of patients. Training includes clinical tutorials, ocular examination, use of ophthalmic equipment, outpatient management, emergency eye care, and surgery observation, all of which are conducted in the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Hong Kong Eye Hospital. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Tel.: 2632 2728 Fax.: 2637 7889 E-mail: oliviaho@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.ort.cuhk.edu.hk The department provides services in patient care, research, and medical education at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The undergraduate programme