Page 4 - CUHK MEDICAL ALUMNI Newsletter Issue 1 Vol 1 2015

MESSAGES
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MAKE US PROUD
“Oh, you are a doctor who graduated from CUHK…Wow!”
ho are you? What is your identity?” Think,
“Wfor a moment, how a new acquaintance
would respond when you simply said: “My career
started after obtaining an MBChB degree in Hong
Kong.” Would he or she immediately know that
you graduated from CUHK’s Faculty of Medicine?
How about ten years from now? Our Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programme,
or MBChB (and naturally the Global Physician-
Leadership Stream) is unique in Hong Kong.
There is no other programme offered by any other
university in Hong Kong that awards such a degree.
Wouldn’t you like to hear a response from your
new acquaintance: “Oh, you are a doctor who
graduated from CUHK…Wow!”
But how do we get there? It takes more than
just smart individuals, dedicated teachers, great
educational programmes, altruistic volunteers and
outstanding researchers, all of whom,
undoubtedly, already exist among
us. Any successful enterprise
needs a robust network - a
network that connects existing
learners, potential newcomers,
essential workforces, those
who have moved to another
establishment and those who
have retired.
This newsletter is aimed
at cultivating existing
relationships among our
graduates, strengthening
bonds among different
generations of Hong
Kong’s MBChB’s, reaching
out to potential new
brothers and sisters, and
- Dr Byron Chu (MBChB 2004)
Chairman of the Editorial Board
expanding our footprints, both locally and globally,
while making new friends from all walks of life.
I know the newsletter is in good hands. Our
editorial board members and many volunteer
advisors are leaders, aspiring doctors, academics,
intellectuals, private entrepreneurs and excellent
communicators. On top of that, our behind-the-
scenes support team is providing the ever-present
toughest backbone.
What makes Hong Kong’s MBChB special? It is
the long-lasting relationships that have developed
over time among students, alumni, faculty, staff and
friends of the Faculty which make this place feel like
home. 2015 marks the 34th year since the admission
of the first batch of Hong Kong’s MBChB’s.
Currently, our Faculty is well-positioned to embark
on the next stage of exponential growth and
development. Apart from achieving new heights
in research and in academic reputation, we have
and will continue to witness the affirmation and
recognition of our outstanding alumni by local,
national and global communities. Our growing
influence in medical and healthcare sciences and
services has been creating new opportunities for
building closer bonds with prestigious international
institutions. As of today, Hong Kong still does not
have a retired MBChB (projected by age) alumnus
or alumna. In the near future, some of us will
begin to ponder about retirement and move on to
accomplishing more life goals. I am confident that all
of us, besides wanting to be remembered as a great
individual, would also yearn to be immortalised
through our distinguished contributions to
communities and humanity.
Make us proud.