Programme Features

Classical Chinese Medicine Supplemented with Biomedical Sciences

The programme offers comprehensive and systematic Chinese Medicine and biomedical sciences courses taught by teachers of the School of Chinese Medicine and other basic sciences and clinical departments of the Medical Faculty.

Early and Comprehensive Clinical Training

Early clinical training is provided through clinical attachments under the supervision of teachers at the eight Chinese Medicine Clinical Centres for Teaching and Research which are directly under or affiliated to the School. With the support of state-of-the-art facilities in the Clinical Skills Training Centre, students receive comprehensive clinical skills training before practising on real patients. In Year 4, students will undergo a 4-week junior clerkship at the HKU-SZ Hospital to integrate and practise what they have learnt in junior years. In Year 6, students are required to undertake a 40-week clinical clerkship in the teaching hospitals of top Traditional Chinese Medicine universities in Guangzhou, Shanghai or other cities in Mainland China under the arrangement of the School.

Learning Experience Beyond Professional Core

Students are required to take Common Core Courses during their first and second years of study. These courses help students to develop broader perspective and build up critical thinking on issues that they encounter in their everyday lives.

Development of Interest in Scientific Research

Students are given the opportunity to undertake laboratory experiments in several Chinese Medicine and biomedical sciences courses. The School has also set up different research interest groups for students to participate during their studies.

Bi-literacy and Tri-lingualism

English is the medium of instruction for most of the Common Core Courses and all biomedical sciences courses. Putonghua and Cantonese will be used in Chinese Medicine courses, field trip, Chinese Medicine dispensary practicum, clinical attachments, junior clerkship and clinical clerkship, etc.

Modes of Learning

An outcome-based approach to students’ learning and multi-disciplinary teaching approaches, such as problem-based learning and clinical case discussion, are adopted.

The programme emphasizes the integration of theories and practical skills. Experiential learning is encouraged through participation in clinical attachments, junior clerkship and clinical clerkship in which students will have the opportunities to apply the knowledge acquired in practical settings.

Through the Chinese Medicine Undergraduate Student Exchange Programme, students can widen their horizons and enrich their learning experience. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to study in Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine for one summer semester.

Students will also be arranged to participate in a field trip which they can learn more about the indigenous traditional Chinese medicine herbs in the natural environment in Mainland China. The Chinese Medicine dispensary practicum will, on the other hand, allow them to obtain practical experience at Chinese Medicine dispensary.