Calendar 2001–02

156 Part 5 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies so that they can apply the highest standards of professional care when serving the general public. Research activities centre around pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice, and cover topics such as traditional Chinese medicine, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacogmetics (pharmacogenomics), drug formulation, drug stability, medicinal chemistry, pharmacoeconomics and various areas in therapeutics (e.g. infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular diseases, paediatrics, and geriatrics). Department of Physiology Tel.: 2609 6882/2609 6818 Fax.: 2603 5022 E-mail: physiology@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.psi.cuhk.edu.hk The department teaches physiology, the science of how the body works, to medical, nursing, pharmacy, Chinese medicine, and human biology students. Teaching is carried out in the form of lectures, tutorials, practicals, and demonstrations, with integrated courses and small-group teaching through tutorials as its special features. Courses are arranged according to organ systems and aim at providing students with a working knowledge of physiology and its principles. The department also runs postgraduate programmes leading to MPhil and PhD degrees. Research activities are supported by state-of-the-art facilities and techniques such as confocal microscopy, molecular biology, microfluorimetry, and patch-clamping. Department of Psychiatry Tel.: 2632 3637 Fax.: 2637 7884 E-mail: psychiatry@cuhk.edu.hk The department runs courses related to psychological medicine for medical students throughout the undergraduate years. The theory and practice of clinical psychiatry are mainly taught in the fourth year. Staff members also offer supervision in PhD and MPhil projects. Research activities focus on psychiatric disorders of major public health concern. Clinical epidemiological and basic neuroscience investigations include dementia, schizophrenia, affective disorders, substance misuse, and sleep and eating disorders. School of Public Health Tel.: 2609 6812 Fax.: 2603 7907 E-mail: sph@med.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/med/sph The School of Public Health, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, is at the precincts of its teaching hospital, the Prince of Wales Hospital. The objectives of the School of Public Health are to contribute to the improvement of health through medical education, training, research and consultancy services in public health and in