Programs and Adminsion
| Programs | Annual intakes | Study duration (years) |
|---|---|---|
| MBChB (Medicine & Surgery) | 210 | 6 |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy | 55 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Science in Public Health | 35 | 4 |
| Bachelor of Nursing | 197 | 5 |
The study span and the annual number of intakes of the undergraduate degree programs provided by the four schools of the faculty are different.
Currently, the majority of the intakes is offered for students who are selected based on their strength in the local university entrance examination (HKDSE or previously HKALE) — the JUPUS students, and the remaining ones are provided for students who take oversea examinations, such as GCE — the non-JUPUS students. For example, the MBChB (medicine) program offers 210 seats annually, 160 of which are for JUPUS students and the remaining 50 are for the non-JUPUS. The duration of studies of all the programs for students under the new secondary school education syllabus (HKDSE syllabus) is equal to or above 4 years, one year more than that for the former students who received the old syllabus of secondary education (HKALE syllabus). Non-JUPUS students will be assessed by the schools to decide their stream.
It is one of the only two tertiary institutions in Hong Kong which provide medical and pharmacy programs and is the sole one that has the public health undergraduate program. The competition is therefore fierce due to the limited numbers of intakes and a good examination performance is required, especially for medicine and pharmacy. Moreover, interviews are necessary.
Medical students will be awarded the MB,ChB which is equivalent to the MBBS awarded by the other medical school in the territory, similar to the model of UK. Other graduates will also be conferred with the corresponding Bachelor's degrees.
Moreover, the schools also provide different postgraduate programs, including those of Master degrees and Doctoral degrees (PhD).
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