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Health
arm of the Radiation Board, the DH's Radiation Health Unit (RHU) carries out licensing controls and conducts inspections of radioactive substances or irradiating apparatus. It also provides health surveillance and radiation monitoring for radiation worker, maintains the metrology standards for environmental and occupational protection level radiation dosimetry measurements, and provides the related standard calibration services. The RHU advises the government on the protection of public health in nuclear incidents and management of radioactive substances and wastes.
Training of Medical and Health Personnel
Doctors
Degree courses in medicine and surgery are offered at the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which admitted a total of 424 medical students to the six- year bachelor degree programme in 2014. In 2014, 73 medical graduates with professional qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong passed the licensing examination conducted by the Medical Council of Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine is an independent statutory body which approves, assesses and accredits specialist training within the medical and dental professions. Its 15 colleges conduct training and examinations to award specialist qualifications to qualifying candidates.
The HA also trains specialist doctors. Each year, the majority of medical graduates of the two local universities are offered appointment to the HA for specialist training while working in the HA. The HA recruited about 310 doctors for specialist training in 2014 and some 310 doctors completed training at the HA and obtained specialist qualifications.
Dentists
Degree courses in dentistry are offered at the University of Hong Kong, which admitted 53 dental students to its six-year bachelor degree programme in 2014. In 2014, three candidates who completed their dental training outside Hong Kong passed the licensing examination conducted by the Dental Council of Hong Kong.
Chinese Medicine Practitioners
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University and the University of Hong Kong offer full-time undergraduate degree courses in Chinese medicine. In 2014, 71 full- time local Chinese medicine bachelor's degree graduates who passed the licensing examination were registered as Chinese medicine practitioners (CMPs).
The 18 public Chinese medicine clinics are required to employ new Chinese medicine degree graduates from local universities as junior CMPs and to provide them with three years of training. As at the end of 2014, these public Chinese medicine clinics provided 72 CMPs places for their first year of training and 144 CMPs places for their second and third years of training.
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