Page 12 - CUHK MEDICAL ALUMNI Newsletter Issue 1 Vol 13 2020

CU Physician Alumni

(Internal Medicine)

Gathering 2019

The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine,
Professor Francis CHAN, was among nearly 50
alumni who attended the biennial CU Physician
Alumni (Internal Medicine) gathering on
15 October 2019. The event, organised by the
Medical Alumni Buddy Programme, was held
in adrenaline at the Hong Kong Jockey Club
in Happy Valley. It was an occasion for our
physicians to get together in camaraderie -
exchanging stories and updating their status.

An intern was also invited to the event and she
took the opportunity to extend her heartfelt
gratitude, on behalf of other medical students,
to the Faculty and alumni for their invaluable
support, advice and guidance.

Pre-Clinical Years Survival Workshop

As always, a workshop on how to survive
pre-clinical years was held for medical
students. The annual workshop had been
running for three consecutive years with
the aim of helping freshmen acclimatise
to life on campus…with the help of their
seniors and alumni buddies.
About 40 pre-clinical years medical students
turned up for this year’s workshop on
29 October. Dr. Wing Yee SO (MBChB 1992) and
Dr. Ngai Chuen SIN (MBChB 1994) and two
medical students, Maggie LAM (Med 4) and
Ocean HO (Med 4), dished out tips on how to
study and master examinations. They also gave
advice on how to adjust their mindset to living
and studying at the university and stressed the
importance of establishing life-long friendships.
Dr. Bonita LAW (MBChB 1992), a staunch
alumni buddy, was the moderator
who gave words of encouragement to
students and assured them that alumni
buddies would always be there to
provide support. Most of the participating
students found the workshop very fruitful
and inspirational.