1. Overall learning outcomes of medical curriculum Deliver effective and holistic care to patients Communicate effectively, compassionately and with respectful attitude to patients Make decisions rationally and ethically when faced with conflicting choices Critically appraise available evidence so that they can apply the best treatment to patients Have the skills for life-long learning in order to equip themselves with the new knowledge required Source : Medical curriculum website Medical student handbooks since 2001

2. Source : Submission to UGC by the Chinese University of Hong Kong 2008 And also Medical curriculum website Integrated Framework for Aligned Curriculum Adopted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Actual learning outcomes Aims/ Desired Learning outcomes Learning Activities Feedback Content / Fundamental concepts Assessment Actual Learning outcome

4. Integrated Medical Curriculum System based Horizontal and vertical integration Early clinical contact Emphasis on skills : clinical skills, communication skills and life skills Improvements on assessments

5. MB ChB curriculum at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Source : student handbook and submission to Medical Council 2008

7. Vertical integration of MB ChB curriculum PROFESSIONALISM BASIC MEDICAL & CLINICAL SCIENCES CLINICAL SKILLS INTERNSHIP NON-CORE CURRICULUM YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5

9. Vertical integration

12. Progression in the programme Year 1 – system panel, year-end integrated Year 2 – system panel Year 3 – system panel, year-end integrated, Medicine and Surgery For Years 1-3, clinical and communication skills, family & society, SSM Year 4 – Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paediatrics, Community & Family Medicine Year 5 – Medicine and Surgery

13. Failures Supplementary exams in system panel and clinical examinations Year 1 – no repeat after failing supplementary Total years allowed : seven, three for the yr 1-2, four for yr 3-5 BSc (Medical studies) for exits after three years

14. System Panel assessment Formative assessment Continuous assessment Summative assessment

15. Methodology of assessment System panels : MCQs, Extended matching, clinical scenario integrated multiple questions, structured answer question Clinical subjects : MCQs, OSCE, Osler, short cases

16. Benchmarking External examiners from overseas in every subject in the Years 1, 3, 4 and 5 year-end examination IDEAL in selected subjects (24 medical schools worldwide)

17. Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Administration & Development of Medical Curriculum Faculty Board Curriculum Steering Committee Senate Committee on General Education Clinical Science Administration Senate Committee on Teaching & Learning Faculty Office Medical Information & Technology Unit Office of Educational Services liaise support liaise support PHOM Yr 2 Committee Yr 3 Committee Yr 4 Committee Yr 5 Committee Yr 1 Committee PCAR PGIN PHUS PMUS PHES PHAE PNEU PMDT PREP PFOS LLSK COSK PCLM Different Clinical Modules SSM Committee Student Exchange & Elective Monitoring & Evaluation Committee with Student Representatives from all years Taskforce on Outcome Based Learning CLEAR Office support Governance of medical curriculum Source : medical curriculum website

18. Student Academic Advisory System Faculty of Medicine Student Needs Student Class Representatives Teachers Faculty Office Tel: 26096806 Associate Dean (Education) Prof. HK Ng, 26323335 Year Coordinators Panel Coordinators EAS Adviser Prof. Alisa Shun 26096840 Elective Adviser Prof. Gary Wong 26322857 Office of Admissions and Financial Aid 26097205 College Offices CC: 26096991 NA: 26097602 UC: 26091750 SC: 26098538 Student Counselling Service, Office of Student Affairs 26097208 Associate Dean (Student Affairs) Prof. Michael Tam 26096878 Associate Dean (Clinical) Prof. Tony Chung 26323489 Curriculum and Examination AcademicInternship Financial Aid Counselling

19. Student mentorship programme In participation with the student society 307 students (47 %) participate currently with 51 teachers / honorary teachers

20. Teaching hospitals used Source : submission to Medical Council 2008

21. Source : submission to Medical Council 2008

22. Teaching Portfolios for teachers http://tp.med.cuhk.edu.hk

23. NON-CORE curriculum Year 4 – Elective University requirements for Physical Education and IT (7 weeks) (6-7 sessions)

24. Students Elective at Yr 4 (85% go outside Hong Kong)

25. Comments of the Medical Council visit 2003 …. To continue to monitor, review and evaluate the progress in curriculum reform … the degree of integration of pre-clinical teaching in the new curriculum, which seems to be not as far reaching as in other medical schools, eg PHUS, biochemistry, pathology…...careful monitoring and review of SSM….. The Team urges the Faculty to be discriminating in assessing how objectives are addressed in each topic………

29. Updating of SSMs throughout the years MB ChB curriculum, the Chinese University Of Hong Kong