Rewind1887 | 今昔對照

In December 1916, the University of Hong Kong held its first congregation, with just 23 graduates. In November 2021, the Medical Faculty alone conferred more than 1,240 degrees at the 205^th Congregation.

After 135 years of training students in western medicine in Hong Kong, HKUMed recently ranked at a historic high of 20^th position globally and 3^rd in Asia for “clinical and health” subjects in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

1916年12月：香港大學舉行首屆學位頒授典禮，當時只有23名畢業生
2021年11月：港大醫學院舉行第205屆學位頒授典禮，頒授逾1,240個學位

創立於1887年，醫學院前身—華人西醫書院由首年只有十幾名學生入學，到今天港大醫學院每年訓練不同範疇的專才，成為世界級的醫學教育學府。

135年來，港大醫學院致力為華人社會培育醫護人才。今年更於泰晤士高等教育世界大學2022年排名，躋身全球第20位、亞洲第三，排名創歷年新高。

Built in 1965, the Li Shu Fan Building marks the beginning of the Medical Faculty’s Sassoon Road Campus. For the first time, it centralised all pre-clinical teaching and was where many famous doctors, and even multiple Deans of Medicine undertook their medical training. With a student body now numbering in the thousands across seven undergraduate programmes this year, we continue to expand our campus. And an ongoing revitalisation of the William MW Mong Block provides improved communal spaces for our students’ everyday learning.

Featured students (from left to right): Ho Mun Kay (BBMS III), Aesha Ijaz (BASc[GHD] I), Jessie Tsang (MBBS I), Kelton Wong (BChinMed I), Louie Wu (BNurs III), Crystal Lam (BPharm II), Allan Chu (MBBS III).

1978年：醫科生在李樹芬樓外合照， 該處是當時主要教學大樓
2021年：來自各個本科課程的學生，在翻新後的蒙民偉樓地下大堂合照。校園提供愈來愈多空間，讓學生自由交流和互相學習

醫學院李樹芬樓於1965年落成，是沙宣道校園第一批建築，容納所有臨床前部門。當時醫學院僅提供醫科一個本科課程，取錄120名學生。 歷代有不少名醫、甚至醫學院院長和教授都在這裏度過他們的學醫生涯。

135年來，港大醫學院不斷擴展教研設施，以配合社會對醫護專業人員日益增加的要求。課程亦進行革新，除了醫生外，亦為香港培育更多不同範疇的專業醫護人員。2022學年，醫學院共提供七個本科課程，預計取錄逾600名學生。

2021年照片學生（由左至右）：Ho Mun Kay（BBMS III）、Aesha Ijaz（BASc[GHD] I）、Jessie Tsang （MBBS I）、Kelton Wong（BChinMed I）、Louie Wu（BNurs III）、Crystal Lam（BPharm II）、Allan Chu（MBBS III）

Captured on Medic Night 1962. Once an annual event to encourage students from different years to interact, Medic Night (later replaced by Medic Festival) combined inter-class drama competitions, quizzes and band shows. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has halted many social events, but a student-led acapella group, Medici Cantano , has livened up our campus with their passion for music. Their voices brought us together on several occasions this academic year. Particularly during the Christmas festivities when their performances helped carry us through these difficult times.

Featured students and members of Medici Cantano (from left to right): Edwin Wu (BChinMed V), Kelvin Cheng, Tiffany Siu, Ian Leung, Asta Lee, Valerie Kwan (all MBBS II).

Words by Ian Leung

1962年：醫科生在Medic Night聯誼晚會一展歌喉
2021年：由醫學院學生組成的無伴奏合唱團Medici Cantano成員獻唱

醫學院的校園生活，除了埋頭苦幹學習，同學之間的課餘交流也是重要一環。以前每年舉辦Medic Night（後改為Medic Festival），讓不同學年的醫科生聚首一堂，以話劇比賽、樂隊表演等盡展才能，又透過問答比賽和遊戲互相切磋。

時至今天，醫學院學生仍然在繁重的課業以外，發展各樣興趣。其中無伴奏合唱團Medici Cantano，透過音樂減壓，建立友誼。過去一年他們在聖誕節亮燈儀式等不同場合演出，以悠揚歌聲為同學打氣。

Medici Cantano部份成員：（左起）Edwin Wu（BChinMed V）、Kelvin Cheng、Tiffany Siu、 Ian Leung、Asta Lee、Valerie Kwan（均屬MBBS II）

Treating babies traditionally posed a challenge for nursing students as they had to understand a patient who could not communicate their needs, however technology now helps bridge that gap. Established in 1995, the School of Nursing (then the Department of Nursing Studies) is a pioneer in adopting innovative technology to enhance students’ clinical competence. In 2021, it introduced the latest high-fidelity baby simulators to give students first-hand experience in assessing and managing common urgent conditions in paediatric nursing. No longer constrained by limited exposure to paediatric patients in clinical settings or the COVID-19 pandemic, these simulators allow our nursing students to further develop their empathy and confidence in a safe learning environment.

Featured students and teacher (from left to right): Ng Wing Yan (BNurs V), Karen Chan (Assistant Lecturer), Ryan Lee (BNurs II).

護士照顧病童的一大挑戰，在於病童未必能充份表達自己的狀況。在訓練護士時，科技有助填補這個不足。自1995年成立以來，護理學院（前身護理學系）一直致力在教學中採用創新科技，包括2021年引入先進的嬰兒及兒科高仿真模擬病人，讓學生在安全可控的環境下接受訓練，加強臨床能力、同理心和自信心。即使受到疫情限制，學護仍能為將來在真實病房實習做好準備。

護理學院成員（左起）：Ng Wing Yan (BNurs V)、Karen Chan (Assistant Lecturer), Ryan Lee (BNurs II)

HKU Open Days are a triennial event when the University opens its doors to the local community. Taking the opportunity to engage with the public on that day in 1989 was the Medical Society’s Health Committee. Since 1972, its active committee members have worked to promote health consciousness among the wider population through various outreach activities. Accompanying their community visits are some trusty tools to help people monitor their health. One is the sphygmomanometer, a blood pressure monitor. Currently, our students are taught to use both digital and manual monitors to ensure they are prepared for all clinical settings.

Featured students and former Health Committee members: Chanel Chan (MBBS II) & Vincent Chan (MBBS III)

Words by Chanel Chan

1989年：醫學會健康委員會成員在香港大學開放日，為市民量血壓，提供健康建議
2021年：學生在臨床技能及模擬培訓中心練習

醫學會健康委員會成立於1972年，是由醫學院學生組成的學生組織，以義務外展服務社區，應用他們在課堂所學的醫學知識和技能。

雖然現時醫學院在教學上使用更先進、多功能的臨床儀器，但醫學院學生亦會學習使用較基本的工具，例如手動血壓計，在不同臨床環境仍能發揮專業。他們仍然心繫社區，前往屋邨、社區中心、學校等進行外展服務，推廣健康教育。

醫學會健康委員會前任成員：Chanel Chan (MBBS II)、Vincent Chan (MBBS III)

In 1961, HKUMed admitted its first student for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. Six decades later, we have more than 900 research postgraduate students from 35 different countries. As our community of researchers has grown and diversified, so have the facilities and technologies available to them. One area where this evolution is visible is the pipettes our scientists rely on. These core laboratory instruments allow for more efficient and accurate research.

Featured students from the School of Biomedical Sciences (left to right): Victor Gray (Year 3 PhD candidate), Winnie Tong (Year 3 MPhil candidate) & Aqsa Rubab (Year 3 PhD candidate)

科研推動醫學進步，改善大眾健康。1961年，港大醫學院取錄第一位博士研究生。時至今日，醫學院發展成為首屈一指的醫學教育學府和研究先驅，發表的研究在全球極具影響力。現時醫學院有來自35個國家的逾900名研究生，在醫學上探索和鑽研。

今天的研究工具亦不再只局限於滴管、培養皿等，研究人員還可根據自己的研究範疇，運用泛組學科研中心、國家重點實驗室、世衞合作中心等的最先進設備、儀器和技術，去提升實驗的效率和準確度。

生物醫學學院研究生（左起）：Victor Gray (Year 3 PhD candidate)、Winnie Tong (Year 3 MPhil candidate)、Aqsa Rubab (Year 3 PhD candidate)

The Anatomy Dissection Laboratory and Museum is a sacred place where students from across our medicine, Chinese medicine, nursing, pharmacy and biomedical sciences programmes learn the foundations of healthcare. In recent years, the anatomy team has developed virtual reality software to complement the great body teachers and preserved human specimens used to train our healthcare apprentices. These three-dimensional images allow students to better visualise important structures in the human body during this early stage of their learning.

Featured students and lab technician (from left to right): Xu Xin (BChinMed V), Patrick Wong (Technical Manager), Vanessa Lam (BBMS IV) & Kelvin Lo (MBBS II)

解剖學是醫學教育不可或缺的元素。每年港大醫學院的醫科、中醫、護理、藥劑及生物醫學的學生，均會在解剖實驗室，透過人體標本和模型，學習人體結構。他們亦會接觸第一位病人：「大體老師」捐贈的遺體。

解剖學團隊近年研發VR虛擬實境和AR擴增實境技術輔助教學，讓學生多角度觀察人體各部份，模擬不同人體狀況，豐富學習體驗。

學生及解剖學團隊人員（由左至右）： Xu Xin (BChinMed V)、Patrick Wong (Technical Manager)、Vanessa Lam (BBMS IV)、Kelvin Lo (MBBS II)

“In 1887, the opening of Alice Memorial Hospital played a crucial role in helping our founders establish a medical school in Hong Kong. For 135 years and counting, we have sent our medical students to public and private hospitals across Hong Kong to experience the real-life world of clinical practice. A year-four medical student, Ivan Leung (middle) believes bedside teaching accelerates learning. “It allows you to quickly internalise concepts that would otherwise require years of self-exploration to acquire,” he said.

First image: Professor AJS Mcfadzean in a ward round
Second image: Professor Leung Wai Keung, Ivan Leung (MBBS year 4) and peers.

雅麗氏利濟醫院於1887年落成啟用，後即兼充香港西醫書院之校舍，為本港首間醫科學校創校埋下重要的基石。

教學醫院，是醫學傳承的主舞臺。

135年來，無數港大醫科生到全港的公立及私家醫院，接受臨床教學，親身體驗行醫和把課堂學會的理論實踐。

MBBS IV學生Ivan Leung（圖中）深信臨床教學可大大提升學習速度：「臨床教學讓我們快速地把概念融會貫通，否則要花上數以年計的自我探索，才可徹底掌握這些知識。」

舊照片：麥花臣教授巡房
2021年照片：梁偉強教授、Ivan Leung (MBBS IV) 及同學

For almost a century, Sassoon Road has served as the heart of the Medical Faculty. We first arrived in the area in 1937 when clinical teaching was transferred to Queen Mary Hospital – HKUMed’s teaching hospital. Decades later, teaching and research facilities opened on Sassoon Road to produce the next generation of healthcare professionals for Hong Kong.

The addition of a footbridge this month connecting our teaching hospital to the Sassoon Road Campus further aids the flow of knowledge. This enhanced connection comes as the achievements of our scholars reached new heights recently with a record 17 HKUMed academics ranking as ‘2021 Highly Cited Researchers’.

將近一個世紀，沙宣道校園是港大醫學院作育英才的核心基地。

港大醫學院的臨床教學於1937年移師至瑪麗醫院。作為教學醫院，瑪麗一直在築夢杏林路上同伴港大左右。除了是培育歷代醫護人才的木人巷，更是造就多項醫學創舉和里程碑的基地。

瑪麗醫院的重建，亦帶動沙宣道校園的擴建計劃。新大樓陸續落成，為香港培育下一代醫護人才提供更多空間與設施。

迎來醫學院135週年，沙宣道3號的學術樓近日正式啟用，學生職員可沿行人天橋由學術樓直達瑪麗醫院，令沙宣道校園無縫連接教學醫院範圍。

Established on 12 Jan 1914, the Medical Society has since become a quintessential part of life for all HKUMed students. They can enrich their university experience through a wide range of activities, most notably the orientation camps to kickstart their university life, while also fostering a spirit of comradeship and professional unity with their respective programme societies. “Rather than merely fulfilling the so-called ‘five things’ in university, the Medical Society gave me the humbling experience to thrive as a good listener and cooperate with others. It has become an integral part of who I am,” said Pricilla Ng.

Old photo: Voting for the next cabinet during the 1964 AGM

New photo: Medical Society Executive Committee Chairperson Alan Yim and Internal Vice-Chairperson Priscilla Ng (Both MBBS II)

Words by Alan Yim.

In 2003, students from the School of Nursing joined the fight against SARS by teaching primary school pupils proper hand hygiene and launching a public education campaign across Hong Kong. When SARS-CoV-2 (#COVID19) emerged globally, our nursing teachers and students once again stepped up to support anti-pandemic measures. From producing educational videos on infection control to testing and vaccinating citizens, and running a community isolation facility, our highly trained students were fully prepared to serve the community. The advanced teaching facilities at the School’s new home at 3 Sassoon Road allow our professional nursing members develop their skills to serve the public should the need arise again.

Featured students (from left to right): Tang Tsz Yu, Chan Yuen Mei, Lie On On Jennifer, Chung Wai Lam, Cheuk Oi Ching, Cheuk Ka Chun, Wong Sze Kit, Ma Fai Siu (All BNurs Year 4)

*This recreation was photoshopped for safety.