Page 3 - CUHK MEDICAL ALUMNI Newsletter Issue 2 Vol 2 2015

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WELCOME MESSAGE

“Through jointly publishing newsletters with CUHKMAA, we
wish to keep our alumni connected and informed of the latest

developments in both the Association and the Faculty.”

- Professor Enders Ng Kwok-wai

Associate Dean (Alumni Affairs), Faculty of Medicine

t is an undeniable fact that the very first issue of CUHK Medical Alumni
Inewsletter, which is a new collaborating initiative between the CUHK
Medical Alumni Association (CUHKMAA) and the Faculty of Medicine,
is a very successful one, and we have received a lot of good comments
and feedbacks in the past few months.
This success actually rode on the very strong foundation laid by CUHK
MAA who had previously published a large series of newsletters.
The newsletters, (Fig.1) were the products of the relentless efforts by
generations and generations of council members of the Association over
the years. It is understandable that it was a hard job for the editorial board
members in those days, because most of them then were busy doctors with
heavy clinical workload in their daily duties. Resources, not only budgetary
but also manpower, are very important to make things successful and
sustainable. It is, therefore, the Faculty’s wish to join hands with CUHKMAA
to enhance the efforts to connect and communicate with our alumni.

Since I was appointed as the Associate Dean of
Alumni Affairs last year, I have been thinking
how we could gather the hearts of over
3,000 medical alumni back to their
alma mater. Through jointly publishing
newsletters with CUHKMAA, we wish to
keep our alumni connected and informed of
the latest developments in both the Association
and the Faculty. While the sense of belonging
we wish to see from the present and future
alumni is very abstract, it is an invaluable
asset to the Faculty and the University.
As our Dean of the Faculty of Medicine,
Professor Francis K L Chan, mentioned in
the last issue, it is the strength of unity that
matters. Your support is, therefore, the most
important driving force to all of us. With that, our
Medical School shall excel and become the best of Fig. 1 Newsletters published previously
by CUHKMAA
the best.

PS: Due to the overwhelming response to the Medic Bear, we are now working on a Bear in surgical gown. Very soon you will have
choices to match your profession.