MEDICAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1936.
NEW VICTORIA
HOME AND ORPHANAGE
Interesting Lecture By Building In Course
Prof. L. T. Ride
A comprehensive study of medical education in Hong Kong was given by Professor 1. T. Ride, Dean of the Faculty of Medi- cine, University at Hong Kong, in a lecture delivered before a Jarge audience at the Union Assembly Room yesterday after- noon, The lecture was given under the auspices of the Hong Kong University Medicul Society.
Among those present were Professor W. I. Gerrard, Professor L. Forter, Professor C. A. Middleton-Smith, Dr. I. Newton, Dr. E. L. de Souza, Dr. K. H. Uttley, Dr. P. F. S. Court, Mr. A. N. Macfadyen, Mr. E. E. Golago (President of the Society), and Mr. K. W. Gol (Hon. Secretary).
ira opening his lecture, Prof. 3rd Degree Examination he enters Ride gave an interesting historic on the clinical period of his preamble dealing with the Hong studies. Kong College of Medicine, the late. Dr. Bun Yat Sen and the .Hong Kong University.
Professor Ride continued:-
The history of medical education in Hong Kong began long before the University was brought into being and that we in the Univer- sity are in duty bound to preserve: our inheritance and uphold the prestige of medical education so ably begun by our parent founda- (Ton, "The Hong Kong College of Mcdicine."
At the opening of the Univer- "sity in 1912, the teaching stam of
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the College of Medicine became lecturers in the. Faculty of Medi- ene and the students were trans- ferred to the University. The next event of vital Importance to the Medical Faculty was the record in the minutes of that body of the receipt in September 1913, of a letter from the 'Registrar of the General Medical Council in Great 'Britain announcing "that the Council had decided to recognize the degree in Medicine and Sur- gery."or this University, granted after examination, for registration In the Medical Register."
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MEDICAL EDUCATION
It is important that you should realize exactly what the General Medical Council is. This Council was established by the Medical Act In 1858 in order "that persons re- quiring medical aid should be en- abled to distinguish qualified from unqualified practitioners."
WEDDING
The forthcoming wedding is an¬ nounced of Mr. Rudolph Victor Lederhofer, of Chatham Apart- ments. Kowloon, and Miss Olivia dos Remedios," of 174 Prince Ed-
Building In Course ward Road, Kowlcon.
Of Erection
TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR
The New CM.S. Victoria Home and Orphanage has begun build- ing and, strange though it may seem. it is building in two different places about fourteen miles apart!
To understand how this has come about, it is necessary to look at the plans made for the New CMB, Victoria Home and Orphan age during the past ten years, since the Hong Kong Government 20 nounced its intention to resume the old site and give in exchange a new site on a neighbouring hill, together with compensation for PLEASING EXPERIENCES
the old building. At Arst a larger So far he has found the student Home was contemplated, with life a joyful succession of new' and necessary hygienic improvements. pleasing experiences Interspersed more class-rooms, and dormitories. with a few weeks of nightmares in There was to be plenty of space the form of examinations, que al- outside tor practical garden- ways (we bope) followed by the ing and rearing of poultry dawn of brighter days in the form
where those orphans. "not At- of enjoyable vacations. He hasted for scholastic life, could be sampled the struggles of athletic usefully employed. Afte. several contests with bis fellows and tusted the joys of social inter- course in the various societies uni- versity life has to offer. "But now he comes face to face with de- vastating disease, with crippling accidents and yes, even with death itseif; he hürries off to operations early in the morning, stage late at nights dressing patients, goes about with measured tread, a pen- sive mlen and stethoscope, and eventually climbs back to his hostel at night more tired than he ever felt after re- turning from the sports field.
conspicuous
For three long years he must continue to serve his tiring ap prenticeship in the wards, taking an ever increasingly active part in the actual treatment and heal- ing of fellow human beings; he forms an integral though small part of the hospital mechanism: his absence from duty means either more work for one of hus fellow students or more suffering for one of his fellow men,
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of these three clinical years is divided up into three-monthly ap- pointments called clerkships; first come two medteal and two sur- gical clerkships during which time actual" cases in the wards are assigned to "the students, who themselves are responsible for certain parts of the treatment, case reports and clinical labora- tory investigations.
PATHOLOGY
plans had been drawn, considered and rejected; chiefly through lack of funds, it was suggested that the New C.MS. Victoria Home and Orphanage should be built in the country, as many of the children cared for in the Home have ten- dencles
towards physicul weak-
SOCIETY FOR
PROTECTION
OF CHILDREN
Donations Received Last Month
The following subscriptions were received by the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children dur- ink Beptember:-
Mrs. J. F. Barnard、、、 Mr. and Mrs. O. el Arculli Mr. F. H. Tyson ....... Mrs, Beatrice Church "Anonymous" W.S.C.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruttonjee Mr. Abbas Khan Mr. A, el Arcull Miss J. el Arculli Mr. D.. S. Paowalla Mr. A. II. Madari Mr. M P. Madar Mr. Yu Wan
Mr. C. G. Perdue Donations already acknow-a
ledged from another source
Total
$ 50
30
25
25
10
10
10
5
37
$252
Further donations will be gladly accepted by the Hon. Treasurer. Mr. A. McKellar, C.A. c/o Mackin- non & Co. P. & O. Building.
neses and nearly all arrive in ing a thirteen years course of Poor health. The suggestion from education and, what is even more this point of view was an excellent important, a 13 years' course of one; but, if acted upon, it would study in the Word of God. It is have meant the removal of C.ME. the Erst boarding school of its kind Victoria Home and Orphanage to be established for Chinese girls from Kowloon City and the com-in Kowloon City. Let us thank munity would have been deprived God for it and pray that it may be
of the Christian school in Its midst. around which, much of the Chris- tian life of the district revolves.
TWO BUILDINGS From this emanated the idea that there must be two buildings for the New C.M.B. Victoria Homc and Orphanage-one on the new site in Kowloon City and one out in the country.but how could this be? The Bnancial difficulty loom- ed bigger than ever.
the forerunner of many more such 'schools in the neighbouring dis- tricts.
was
WEEKLY RETURN OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
19 Persons Injured:
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Four Killed
In the Colony of Hong Kong in- cluding the Idland, -Kowloon and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 am, on Satur- day, September 26. there were altogether 55 traffic accidents, as the result of which 4 persons were killed and 19 persons were in- Jured.
boy died as the result of injuries Of the persons killed, a Chinese
received when he was knocked by a bicycle whilst running across the road.
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A Chinese woman, aged 10 years, who ran across the road, was knocked down and fatally injured by a motor lorry.
A Chinese girl, aged 13 years. (whilst running across the road); way knocked down and killed by
a private motor car.
A Chinese boy, aged 5 years, who walked across the road, was knocked down and killed by a motor lorry.
Of the persons Injured, 12 were pedestrians who were either walk- ing or running across the road or playing in the roadway and were struck by vehicles.
TWO
tramcar passengers' were injured while alighting from mov- ing gramcars.
One bicycle rider was injured through falling from the vehicle whilst in motion.
Two bicycle riders and a private motor car driver were injured as the result of collisions between vehicles.
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One bus passenger was injured when changing his seat, he collided the rear window of the vehicle.
Of the 55 accidents, 24 were between, vehicles: 25 collisions were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians, and 6 accidents were due to other causeя.
MUSIC LECTURE
Now what of the other building out in the country? It was beset with dimer't'es on every alde. Where was a suitable site to be. found? Hlsides were too re- mote, valleys were notorious for mosquitoes, pure water was not
Under the auspices of the Hong everywhere avallable, transport Kong University Arts Association d'ficult. cottage homes Mr. Gerald Sydney of the Royal idea in Dr. Barnardo's villages Academy of Music will give an were opposed to Chinese custom address in the Union Assembly and hence looked upon with dis- Hall. the University on Tuesday, ke and fear. What was to be October 6 at 8.30 p.m. entitled "All things are possible Elocution as an Aid to Art" and to him that believeth." so, be- I will be assisted by Doris Blair, Keving that it was God's purpose Soprano. All interested are wel- for the New Home to be in the
WAS continued search country, made for ä su1table site, till at last one was found in the district of Taipo-a beautiful expanse of undu ating land stretching to the water's edge overlooking a long arm of the sea. Pure water can be led to it and there is a beach
In show how these came, it is necessary to know that in Hope Kong there are two C.M.S. Schools housed in one building-St. Step-done? ben's CMS. Girls' College. for Chi- nese girls seeking an English education, occupies most of the' upper stories and Fairlea, CMS. School, where Chinese is the me- diam o instruction, dwells below. It is not easy for two such schools to live in one building and both have been hainpered, but at the time when re-building was necess- ary, there was not sufficient money
provide a suitable building fo each school.
The Council nas "no power to make rules, but it makes recom mendations and is in a very strong position to see that they are car- ried out, and this it does not in order to inconvenience Univer- sities or other teaching bodies, but for the benefit of members of the public, so that they may have a means of recognising a person who has had
During the next year the clerk- a reasonably efficient medical training and one who has ships are in pathology, where "proved himself reasonably pro- practical experience in obtained in ficient in his profession. We, the study of diseased organs and of disease causing organisms (of therefore, in Hong Kong follow
In 1930, when the standard o; so much more importance in tro- the scheme of medical education in England which briefly is this. pical countries). in anaesthetics education in the Colony of Hong Kong was raised. girls who want- The student first of all before and practical pharmacy, in radio-
ed to be teachers or nurses. had to entering his university or medical logy and venereal disease, and in
attend an advanced school, "inust receive a good gen-obstetrics, during this latter period
course of eral education; this is ensured by
the student recelves practical ex-
two additional years. study for demanding that he or she should perience in the conduct of labours This Fairlea C.M.S. School provid- pase an examination, such as a both normal and abnormal. Con-ed for the girls in the upper class
at CMS. Victoria Home, so university
the matriculation
currently with this, lecture courses which. under
two schools became linked more certain conditions is re-
In pathology. 'bacteriology, public health and medical Jurisprudence
Then came the sugges- closely. cognised as suitable for a general education test. The student then are taken, and at the end of the tion that these two schools should starts his course oy studying the fifth year comes the Fourth De- unite to form one New School The sciences of Physics. Chemistry and
gree Examination in these sub-
more it was considered, the more Biology (including Botany), the
jects. Then follows the final or
feasible it seemed, but what of the first two because, however much sixth year with further clerkships financial difficulty? the practice of medicine may be
in medicine. surgery. Obstetrics considered an art, the principles and Gynaecology, along with in- of medicine are basically scienti-struction in those special subjects fic; the last because medicine is ever increasing in both numbers really only one aspect of the hu- and Importance: -vaccination, man branch of the general sub- févers, children's diseases. veno- Ject of biology. Here the study of
real disease. public health, thesc subjects occupy
one year ophthalmology, therapeutics and and the examinations in them form the 1st Degree Examination.
SECOND YEAR
nate-natal work,
(To Be Continued)
"MAX MALINI
St. Stephen's CMS. GEL' · Col-
lege had been collecting funds to build a new Kindergarten Depart- ment. If Fairlea School moved ont the empty rooms could be used for the Kindergarten, and from the funds collected, could be given to Fafrles the value of its share in the bullding. This, added to what
Victoria Home had received from the Hong Kong Government, wax nearly enough for the New School
In the second year the medical sübjects proper are begun with Organic and Physical Chemistry. At the end of the second year the And Degree Examination in this
Max Malini, the famous magi branch of chemistry is taken and clan, played to execi'ent houses at the successful student then enters the Goucester Hotel on Wednes-called "Hip Yun* CM.8, School.
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night.
come..
toys, as Chinese homes readily open to needy boys.
It is hoped that the girls, when" fully trained, wil. be sought after for wives by Christian farmers.
providing bathing and swimming They will then go out into the
facilities.
T:
FEAR · OVERCOME Out of funds subscribed for the
country districts of China carry- ing with them a practical know- ledge of simple hygiene, of agri- culture and poultry raising. that
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purchased. Then the idea WES bessing and profit to those who conceived of building separate adopt it Chinese, like other cottages or units under one roof people, are quick to appreciate -each to be self-contained, where what is profitable, so the girls and atcur ten children equid ve un- their services will find a welcome der the care of one "Mother." | in the rural districts: and the Only the European Superintendent villagers will be he ped misterially, or those in charge would need to as well as spiritual'y through the pass from one unit to another. Instrumentality of this New -Vic- In this way, the Chiese datikë toria Home. and fear of separated bul dings has been overcome. There will be On March 30th, 1938, a Tree a Common hall that can be used | P'anting Ceremony took place on for Church, school and assembles. the new site. The orphan boys The children wil te taught and prepared the holes and the trees trained by their "Mother". to do were a git. Sir Thomas and the work of their home, They Lady Soutborn, the Co onial Secre- will spend a certain amount of tary and his wife, planted the first time each week at lessons under trees, and about seventy albers a qua'ifted Chinese teacher, who were planted by friends or the is a so a graduate in Agriculture Home who had come out for this and whose services have already Seen acquired. The remaining pecasion. Standing on an emin- will be devoted to practical ence commanding a view of the work on the land-growing of whole site, one cou'd, in Imagina- vegetables, fruit, etc., rearing of tion, took down, the years and tee chickens, pigs, etc, according to approved methods.
purpose, It was a very happy
"UNITED GRACE" To-day the foundations of the
the trees grown" big." providing New School are actually being laid
del'ghtful shade for the buildings In Kowloon City and the contract One of the Arst visitors to see and the animals, while happy time for completion of the build- the site, promted to provide two gr's of all ages, were passing to ng la Febuary 1937. It is to be years' salary for a trained nurse and from about their dai ý tasks,
so that the children might nót It is expected that the New which means the school of “Unit- suffer by living so far from hos- Victoria Home will be ready for.
Grace." The character "Hip" ispital or medica aid Bince then, occupation by the end of this year. made up of the character for and is preceeded by a cross, com-
a Chinere nurse has promised to Thus the work, begun in Hong strength occurring three times accept the position for a year and Kong just fifty years ago, by the site will live in the Home An-. Rev. and Mrs. B. Ost when they memorating the fact that the other friend, realising the dim- | received mul tsala and orphan school has been helped into being culties of transport, as the site, gir's into their home to teach through the willingness of each of though near a road, is far from them, continued by Miss A B three schools to make a sacrifice the railway station and bus routes, Hamper in the early days, when for the good of all,
has given a motor car." This was Vetoria Home and Orphanage WAS to be put into use at once by the moved over to Kowloon City and teacher and eight orphan boys, later by Miss A. K Store," "when fifty boarders and two hundred who are already Uving on the site the Home had to be enlarged to of drugs on the normal functions. A mah Jongg drive featured the and fifty day scholars. The cur In a temporary: matshed, A accommodate all the needy ones of the body-pharmacology-and weekly meeting of the St. Ag- riculum will begin with the Kin- reparate building wil be erected seeking admission, is aga'n moy« after having been tested and found drew's Women's Fellowship held devwarten, and continue through for them on the spacious grounds ing on in Its Year or Jublee into proficient in these subjects of yesterday afternoon The lower and under primary, middle as soon as funds for the purpose larger and wider channels of ser- Anatomy and Physiology includ.ceeds are in aid of charity. Tea and upper high school classes to are availab's. “It is not likely that vice. — M. A Jennings in the ing Pharmacology, which form the was served.
University standard, thus provid | there will ever be many orphan" | "Andrian."
on his third year where he com- day -night and pletes his Anatomy and Physiology Amazing dexterity seasoned with courses. In the former 'he' learns
wielicisin and supported by an the structure both macroscopic orchestra provided var ety enter and miseroscopic of the body tammen, or a high standard. and in the latter he becomes ac- quainted with the functions of the different parts of the body, and how these functions are correlated In the harmoniously working upit. we call the normal individual. At the same time the student be- comes acquainted with the actioli"
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