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EARLY HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER WORK

PAVES WAY FOR MEDICAL DREAM

“I wanted to help patients – not by just giving
them medication – but also helping them psychologically
and emotionally.”
我不只想單單幫病人診症，也希望能照顧他們的心理及情緒需要。

- Judy Chan (Med 2)

or 19-year-old medical student Judy She says the teachers are also very passionate
FChan ( 陳珈慧 , Med 2), the decision about bringing up students as future leaders.
of wanting to become a doctor was For instance, she pointed out, under the Global
made when she was in secondary school. Physician-Leadership Stream, which she fondly
“When I was in Form Four or Form Five, I refers to as GPS, undergraduates in the top
became a volunteer at a hospital. I helped ten percent from each year will be given the
out in a rehabilitation ward for geriatric opportunity to shadow a mentor on a one-to-
patients and at the psychiatric department. one basis. Judy was lucky enough to be chosen
I intermingled with these patients and felt for GPS in her first year where she accompanied
quite sympathetic towards them after listening a surgeon, observing him at his clinic and in the
to their problems. It was then that I realised I operating theatre.
wanted to become a doctor. I wanted to help
patients - not by just giving them medication But it’s not all work and no play for Judy. She
- but also helping them psychologically and joined CUHK’s MedDance because she likes
emotionally.” dancing to jazz and funky music and goes hiking
with classmates. She plays the piano and the
And, her desire to help people was further oboe and was a member of her school band
reinforced when she joined The Chinese University before. But now she only sets aside one or two
of Hong Kong’s social service team as a committee hours each week for music. “Just for relaxation”,
member in her first year. There, the team planned she laughs.
and organised long-term services for the mentally
ill, the elderly and orphans, to name a few. Currently, Judy is leaning towards becoming
a paediatrician. “There’s always a lot of fun
Judy, who celebrated her birthday just last month, interacting with children and I think it’s more lively
says she is happy she chose CUHK to study to face children every day.”
medicine. “The campus environment is very
friendly and authentic and the spirit of bonding is “I don’t regret choosing CUHK”, Judy stresses.
very strong among students. And, the lecturers are “I am grateful for the opportunities the University
intent on laying strong foundations for students has given, and is giving me.”
and teaching everything in a very systematic way.”