EY1920 Year Book

7 6 Research Attachment With the coronavirus pandemic, the past year has not been easy for many of us. Like most educational programmes, many of the Enrichment Year activities have been affected in one way or another. Nevertheless, despite the difficult circumstances, the past year has also been a unique opportunity for personal growth, self-reflection and enrichment. Indeed, our HKUMed students have demonstrated resilience and a high level of maturity. This is reflected in this yearbook where you will find, despite hardships, the wide range of activities and achievements that HKUMed students have been engaged in and have accomplished during their Enrichment Year. I am sure the skills they have equipped themselves with during the Enrichment Year will benefit them throughout their career. May I congratulate our HKUMed 19/20 Enrichment Year graduates in completing a most challenging, and certainly memorable, Enrichment Year. I wish them all the best in their upcoming clinical years! Dr Gary Lau Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong The Enrichment Year is a truly an exciting opportunity for personal growth and professional development. Being a trusted doctor requires substantial real-world experience, responsibility and maturity. As an HKUMed graduate from more than a decade ago, it is easy to forget how academically myopic we can become as students, owing to the intensive curriculum. The enrichment year is a chance to take well-deserved break from your studies and stimulate your mind in new refreshing ways. For those who may be interested in research modules or research- related intercalated degree, it is an opportunity to not only try your hand at laboratory or clinical studies, but also a chance to have a taste of what your future career may hold, in terms of being part of a specialty and a team. To cap off your year, you will have gained new skills, lasting friendships in new places, and worked towards having your very own first- authored publication in a medical/scientific journal. When you look back though, you will find that the year-long journey itself, with all the trials and tribulations, the disappointments and the triumphs, was most rewarding of all. I firmly believe you will only become a wiser and empathetic doctor as a result of it. Dr Kendrick Co Shih Specialist in Ophthalmology Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong It has been a difficult time to keep the lab running during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for holding the research attachment for student in the Enrichment Year. My student started the research attachment right at the beginning of the pandemic. We initially planned an exciting pilot study, but we decided to switch to literature review in view of the infection control measure. After the submission of the literature review/attachment report, my student contacted me again to look for summer attachment before the start of the clinical year. We are very happy to welcome her back to the lab. I really appreciate her motivation to learn and experience. The Enrichment Year provides a great opportunity for MBBS student to experience different types of learning. Dr Cora Lai Assistant Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Messages from Supervisors The Enrichment Year (EY) is a well structured and credit-bearing curriculum of MBBS III and not a “Gap Year”. Our students have the options to choose Service/Humanitarian Work, Research Attachment or Intercalation/electives programmes. It was an exciting year for our students to acquire new knowledge apart from medicine and to engage in experiential learning in or outside classroom environment either locally or overseas. This EY yearbook is a collection of students’ e-posters which also celebrates the great success of their journey. The e-poster is an abstract of their EY experience which is also one of the assessment components. The second EY cohort underwent tremendous difficulties from the complex environment in Hong Kong and the COVID-19 pandemic. Our MBBS students have shown maturity and resilience in coping these challenges and still achieved many accomplishments. To our students, we give them a big CONGRATULATIONS! Behind the scenes, the academic and administrative staff have given great support to our students. We thanked them for their unwavering commitment. Dr George Tipoe Assistant Dean (Enrichment Year) LKS Faculty of Medicine The University of Hong Kong EY – An Essential Part of the MBBS Journey