Undergraduate
The Department's main teaching commitment is to the undergraduate M.B.,
B.S. course (Bachelor
of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery). Medical students
receive instruction in principles of pathology and systemic pathology in
the form of lectures, practicals, tutorials, structured tutorials, Problem-Based
Learning and class cases mainly during the
first and second year of the 5-year curriculum. The intake of medical undergraduates
is approximately 120 per year. Some students take an intercalated course
leading to the B.Sc.(Biomedical Sciences) degree, in the third year of
their studies.
For details of our undergraduate medical teaching involvement, please refer to this document.
Download our 2012 Brochure hereThe department's second main teaching commitment, B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery), follows a 5-year curriculum and Pathology teaching takes place in the second year of the course. Besides principles of pathology and immunology, teaching includes some aspects of systemic pathology which are relevant to dental practice, and brief introduction to clinical laboratory practice. In addition, some aspects of applied oral pathology are covered in the fourth year. The B.D.S. degree of this University is recognized by the General Dental Council of the U.K. for registration purposes. The average annual intake of B.D.S. students is 50.
We also participate actively in the teaching of Years II & III
students of the Bachelor of Chinese Medicine programme run by the University's
School of Chinese Medicine. Teaching by our department covers Principles
of Pathology and Immunology in Year II, and Fundamentals of Diagnosis
in Year III. Student will also have a chance to visit our diagnostic
laboratory so as to appreciate the optimal use of pathology service for
patient management. The current annual student intake is approximately
30 and the programme has been fully recognized by the Committee on Assessment
of Chinese Medicine Degree Courses of The Chinese Medicine Council of
Hong Kong.
Other teaching commitments of the department include B.Sc.(BiomedSc) - Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, and B.Sc.(NurStud) - Bachelor of Science in Nursing Studies.
The training of junior pathologists is also a major responsibility of the Department. Such training is given as direct head-to-head microscopy sessions using multi-headed microscopes, postgraduate training seminars, departmental slide seminars, and post-mortem supervision.
Useful Links
Pathology Online Teaching Material
University Undergraduate Prospectus 2012/2013
3-Year Curriculum / 4-Year Curriculum