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MESSAGE
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WELCOME MESSAGE

“GPS is still a developing programme and
it won’t be successful without the generous
support of our fellow alumni.”

- Professor Justin Wu Che-yuen

（胡志遠教授, MBChB 1993）
Associate Dean (Development)

e are already past the first half has also brought innovations and medical undergraduates.
Wyear mark, and so much is to the pedagogy of medical T h e GP S tea m p r o a c t i ve l y
happening with our CUHK Medical education in CUHK. In addition identifies and approaches high-
Alumni Association. And, in this to the core professional training performing MBChB students
issue, I am taking the opportunity of medical knowledge, skills and and invites them to apply for the
to speak about something that attitudes, GPS offers personalised programme. To date, GPS has
is close to my heart…the Global mentorship, medical leadership evolved to become a platform
Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS) workshops, supervised projects that serves the individual learning
(環球醫學領袖培訓專修組別) of the and internship opportunities in needs of all MBChB students with
MBChB programme. world-renowned institutions. special talents and aspirations.
W e p r o v id e c o u n s el l in g
The programme, established in Since 2014, GPS has become the
2013, is the first undergraduate top JUPAS programme in Hong suppor t, academic net work
medical leadership scheme of its Kong. It continues to evolve as and postgraduate scholarships
kind in Asia. The primary objective an international benchmark and to all MBChB students who
is to nurture medical students role model of medical leadership are determined to pursue a
with talents and aspirations to education for other medical special career path. GPS is still
become future world leaders in schools worldwide. Despite a a developing programme and it
different sectors of the medical very short history of less than four won’t be successful without the
profes sion, namely clinic al years since its establishment, over generous support of our fellow
service, research, education and 20 students have been awarded alumni. I am looking forward
management. The establishment prestigious scholarships in the field to more contributions from the
of GPS is based on core values of innovation and technology. Our alumni as mentors and advisers
of early nurturing of leadership students have published dozens on course development and
skills in medical education. We of first-authored papers in top networking.
wish to develop budding leaders biomedical journals and earned To this end, I wish you all the very
with servant leadership, integrity a number of young investigator best and will leave you with this
and strong desire to serve others quote: ”The greatest leader is not
and address societal needs. awards and oral presentations at necessarily the one who does the
international medical conferences.
Our strategy is to encourage greatest things. He (or she) is the
experiential learning through GPS of fer s dual admis sion one that gets the people to do the
reaching out to the community pathways for both prospective greatest things.” (Ronald Reagan,
and going international. GPS students from secondary schools former US President)