Medical Faculty News v25i1

Inside the Faculty The HKU Ordinance prescribes that degrees may only be conferred in a formal Congregation, therefore obliging the University to hold such a ceremony despite last year’s social unrest necessitating the cancellation of the normal proceedings. Instead, the Dean, Professor Gabriel Leung (梁卓偉) , presented all 1,195 graduands to Professor Ian Holliday (何立仁) , HKU Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), as Presiding Officer, in a simple, brief but dignified ceremony on November 30, 2019. Members of the Class of 2019 are now proud HKUMed alumni. HKUMed 202nd Congregation – Conferment of Degrees in Absentia A total of 275 future medical practitioners from MBBS Class of 2025 put on their white coat for the first time and read the physician’s pledge at the White Coat Ceremony, which was held on their first day of school on September 2, 2019. Dean of Medicine, Professor Gabriel Leung (梁卓偉) encouraged the students to have critical thinking and to always uphold professionalism with a caring heart no matter the circumstances. White Coat Ceremony 2019 58 Inside The Faculty