HKUMed Undergraduate Prospectus

13 BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & BACHELOR OF SURGERY (MBBS) Years 1 and 2: Biomedical Sciences Curriculum The Biomedical Sciences Curriculum is the foundation of our programme. You will acquire health sciences knowledge and basic skills in self-directed learning by studying actual patient cases. You will also have your first exposure to patients through community visits to learn about health care in the social and economic contexts. The Biomedical Sciences Curriculum also includes the following clusters: • Introduction to Health Sciences – to strengthen your foundation in basic and health sciences. • Professionalism and Clinical Skills – to gain an overview of the processes of diseases and an introduction to the therapeutic strategies for modulating disease processes. • Precision Medicine – to explore the exciting innovations in treating disease at the frontiers of genetics and genomics, artificial intelligence, robotics and others. • Medical Humanities, Ethics and Law – to learn about the ethical and legal implications of modern medical care, medical humanities and professionalism. • Medicine and Society – to learn about caring for patients as individuals and members of families and our community. 5 14 “ I solemnly pledge to dedicate my life to the service of humanity. ” Declaration of Geneva