EY1920 Year Book

47 46 MBBS Enrichment Year 2019/20 Cheung Nga Man Sem 1 < SH - Internshi p at M edArt, Hong Kong >; Sem 2 < IC - HKUWW Exchange Programme at University of Canterbury, New Zealand > During my service attachment, I visited Haven of Hope a palliative care centre, to sing Christmas songs for patients there. The objective of my NGO is to comfort and cure patients through music and medicine, and this music outreach demonstrated the power of music to our audiences. They were not very responsive but we could see they tried to interact with us. Our greatest hope was not to let feel abandoned in this joyful festival, but loved and cared by people around. I also attended the Hong Kong Humanity Award organized by Hong Kong Red Cross since my supervisor was one of the awardee. It was amazing listening to stories of all awardees. They were all determined in their service, regardless of all the challenges they have faced, just for bringing a better life for some other people living in the same community. There were also an array of opportunities for cultural exchange. Other than meeting friends from different countries, festivals of countries around the world were often organized. For example, the photo was taken in an Hindu festival called Holi Festival and people celebrated it by dancing and throwing colours to people around. They were also opportunities to meet new people and have great conversations. The favourite part of my exchange experience is tramping in New Zealand. Tramping is usually a long hike or even with overnight camping. The country has some of the most breathtaking views in the world and they are surely unforgettable. People here put great emphasis on environmental protection and conservation, so pollution is minimized even with numerous visitors, and this is something we should all learn. Cheung Nga Man What I’ve Learnt • Knowledge & skills for public health research/practice, e.g. study designs, statistical methods, economic evaluation… • Cultural Awareness: Meeting friends from all over the world and learning about their culture • Going after causes that matter to you and being courageous enough to create opportunities: Inspired by my course mates who are all very passionate about public health • Flexibility and to accept new changes: This year has been a year of changes – leaving HK and living on my own in a new country, meeting new people, and then covid-19 comes and my time in London comes to an abrupt end Master of Public Health at LSHTM Full Year < I C - Intercalated degree at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , UK > Favourite Module Epidemiology & Control of Communicable Diseases – An interesting introduction to studies and modelling for infectious diseases • Very up-to-date with lots of covid-19-related examples • Fun outbreak-simulation assignment: Worked in teams to conduct interviews, analyse data (making maps, epidemic curves, odds ratios associated with certain food/water), develop control plan for a fictional outbreak in 2.5 days Summer Project Secondary data analysis of the association between skin-prick test results & development of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis in children • Data: Born in Bradford cohort study (from a deprived UK area with high levels of childhood illness) • Objective: Identify the predictive value of skin-prick test for atopic diseases, which may allow early identification of at-risk groups for interventions. Introduction For my enrichment year, I did an intercalated master of public health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. It is a one-year taught master program with 11 modules spread over three terms and a final project. It is very inspiring to learn among diverse students united by their passion for public health.. MBBS Enrichment Year 2019/20 Cheung Tsz Yan Cheung Tsz Yan