HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1936.
MEDICAL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG
ቅ
(Continued from Yesterday)
to suit home institution metifed local requirements, and in Hong Kong that demands more emphasis to be laid on public health, preven- tive medicine, tropical medicine. parasitic diseases, bacteriology. ante-natal work and nutritional p.oblems.
ELOQUENT APPEAL
Our late Chancellor. Sir Wm Peel, made an eloquent appeal but a short time ago; an appeal which many of you here will no doubt re- member. This was for money to enable us to give instructions in public health and preventive med!- cine so necessary for doctors in this part of the world. As far as
Prof. D. T. Ride sald:- Then comes the last great hur- dle, the finals, those days of tor- turing written papers in Medicine. Gynac- Surgery. Obstetrics and cology. followed by clinical tests on actual cases and orals conduct- ed by people who seem to the can- didate to bave forgotten what an examination feels like on the other side of the table: then the period of enforced inactivity and almost insurpressible excitement avait- ing the result, and at last the suc- cessful candidate hears the words he had begun to think would never be directed to him "Congratula- tions Doctor," I don't know what the usually accepted proceedure is
work is concerned, no here in Hong Kong after the post-original ing of results; whatever it is it medical school can be considered as playing its part fully unless it fortunately falls outside the realm of the Dean. but it will surely have contributes to medical science as a this in common with all such whole the experience to be gained celebrations in other places that from its own peculiar environment. it will be associated with the feel-Opportunity carries in its train re- ing that all life's struggles are sponsibility, and any medical man, in this colony for ever such a short period cannot fail to be impressed! by the magnitude of our oppor tunities. It is often said that our duty in the University is to teach and not to indulge in research.
over. But it takes more than suc- cess in a Anal examination to ac- complish that.
our
It seems therefore that if this colony wishes to have a univer-
STUDENT'S PROGRESS
Just let us see how far student now has really progressed. He has learned the normal me- chanism and function of the body:alty which others consider worthy he has learned how to apply that knowledge to the detection of disease. Its diagnosis, its preven- kion and its treatment. Bet all the patients he has dealt with were selected ones; he starts off with the premise that the patient is 13, otherwise he, would not be in hos pital. It is one task to find out what is wYONZ when you know something is wrong, but how much more dimclut it may be to have to decide whether anything is amiss. or not. especially if you have to take the whole responsibility of your decision on your own should-
ers.
Therein lies the immense value of house officership and I would like to-day to try and impress on you (because my experience your
Dean now for a number of years makes me feel it is necessary) how valuable the tenure of such a post js. The house officer is not only completing his medical education but, coming in contact with the familles of his patients as he is for the first time, he is learning to deal with his patient as the loved or all Important unit of some human home however humble; he should- ers responsibility while still under the eye of his teachers, with whom he now comes in contact in a man- ner not possible in his student days; he plays a very important role in the efficient working of his ward and his hospital, and he gets his first real introduction to what' should be the motto of his future life. "service before melt." "This is not a time for holidays; holidays during these appointments defeat the whole aim both from the point of view of the house officer and that of his clinic and hospital
And now this period being com- pleted, what next? For the major ity it is the wide world. for a chosen few. demonstratorships or assistantships. in the University departments. These posts we were able to create with our share of the Boxer Indemnity money, given to the University a few years ago.
ments in Universities in China.
THE FUTURE"
men
MIXED DOUBLES TENNIS TITLE
Championship For Next Month
An Open Mixed Doubles cham- plonship will be held under the auspices of the Chinese Recrea- tion Club, and entries are invited.
The following are the condi- tions
The tournament will be conduct. ed under the present rules of Lawn Tennis and the Rules and Regula- tions of the Hong Kong Lawn Ten-
3 to go to China, and 2 or 3 to far eastern countries. other Through the kindness of Dr. Uttley I am able to quote the following Agures. The 1931 census revealed that in Hong Kong we had one registered medical practitioner to every 2,800 persons whereas in to every England there was one 800. The difference is made grea- ter because bere we have a large percentage of the population at- tended by practitioners of Chinese medicine. The number of western trained practitioners in Hong Kong has increased four fold benis Association." tween 1921 and 1931. It seems to me therefore that we must either educate the local Chinese to pas- tonise western trained practi- tioners or else limit the numbers of our "graduates. Indiscrimmate overloading of the medical market especially amongst a population such as ours in Hong Kong is fraught with serious problems both economical and ethical.,
SUPERSATURATING
of
If our function is merely to sup~, ply" Hong Kong with medical prac- titioners then we are overstepping the mark in two directions (1), we are in danger of supersaturating the local market and (f) we are sending 25% of our graduates elsewhere, educating them in fact of the name, more funds inust be
to serve other masters. Is that provided for one thing is certain and that is that at the moment what the colony wishes us to do our endowment will not allow of with its money? But if we desire money being spent for such a pur- to provide a medical centre
no need to em- value in China pose. There is
as well, surely phasise the fact that one does not again we are falling very far short of our aim for only 10% of our graduates and their life's work 3m met there. Immediately I with this arguraent. "Yes, true, but that is probably because very few of your students come from China in the first place." to which in turn say, "Yes, true, but if we gave a course designed to pay special attention to those aspects of medicine of most value' to me- dical ploneers in China, we would attract more students" from China." The need is there, we have Since all other universities ex-
but in provide the mean for pect their professors to engage in meeting that need. and by so do original work, how can we expecting we would be fulfilling what in our graduates to attain that stan- my humble opinion is our highest dard if we do not provide facilit- les for training in method of ori-
use the term research in a uni- sense of the narrow versity in original work conducted in a la- boratory but in the real sense of honest thinking applied to accur- ate observations. There is yet another important reason why we should make provision here for medical research. We endeavour to so train our demonstrators and assistants that they will ultimate- ly become fitted to occupy Univer- sity Chairs and Senior teaching posts
ginal work? Our "duty towards the higher education of our best" graduates demands attention to this neglected side of our activit
tes
function.
LADIES' GOLF
Competition Results
The following are the results of competitions held in the Ladies' Section of the Royal Hong Kong Gold Club:--
Captain's Cup (Happy Valley) Miss C. B. Robinson qualified. 98- 1878.
Eclectic Pool (Deep Water Bay) Won by Mr. McGowan. -3044= 251.
L.G.U. Medals (September Fanling) No entries,
The Committee regret that the Medal Pool at Happy Valley for July and August" has had to be cancelled, owing to the fact that cards have been tampered with and several lost. Entrance tees are being refunded on the Sep.
accounts:
Each competitor shall pay the sum of $2.50 as the entrance Kee. The first round shall be played off on or before 7th November, 1936. The other rounds except the semi-finals and the final shall be played on before 15th November,tember 1936 The competitors shall make their own arrangements as to the ground on which the sald rounds shall be played, but the first nam- ed`pair in each bracket shall have the choice of ground,
The Semi-finals shall be played, ground on 23rd on the C.R.C. November, 1936 and the Final shal! be played on the CRC. ground on 30th November.. 1938.
The Tennis Sub-Committee of the C.R.C. may extend the time limit if they think at on account of bad weather or other unfore- seen occurrence.
For each match four new Sla- zengers balls will be provided by the C.R.C. free of charge. The first
named pair in each bracket shall apply to China Sports. No, 18, D'Aguilar Street for the balls.
Best of three sets shall be played in all the matches, and all results must be immediately sent in to the undersigned.
Suitable prizes will be provided and runners-up. for the winners
All entries shall be sent to the оп or before 15th undersigned October, 1938.
which may
artse
A four elub Bogey competition will be held on Tuesday, 20th Oc- tober, on the new course. Fanling. The prize has kindly been given by Mrs. Withington for this petition.
GOLF FINALISTS
Miss Wade To Play Miss Morgan
nam
Hasling Island, Oct. 1. Miss Phyllis Wade, 1934 winner.
champion, will contest, the final and Miss Wanda Morgan, 1931
of the English women's golf cham- pionship here to-morrow,
Miss Wade-to-day eliminated Miss Diana Fishwick by 3 and 1 fa the quarter-final, while Miss Morgan beat Miss Bridget Newell. runner-up in the British cham- pionship by 4 and 2- Reuter
HOME SOCCER
London, Oct. 1.
The draw which may be seeded by the Tennis Sub-Committee of the C.R.C. 11 they think fit will take place at the C.R.C. at 6.30 pm. on 16th October, 1936.
In the Third Division (South) All disputes
Notts of the Football League, shall be decided by the Tennis | County, playing at home. shared Sub-Committee of the C.R.C. six goals with. Walsall
The holding of this tourna- | Reuter. ent is conditional on the receipt of not less than 10 entries and should a less number be received. the tournament will not be pro- with and the entrance
Which then is our policy? Neither; we have no policy; but in spite of
talk the length of this that is 100 depressing a theme for a finale. In fairness to the Medical Faculty it must be stated It does more
few than train a graduates to win scholarships, and❘ceeded
(In discussing our shortcom- ings I have omitted all mention of those very important branches of medical training, viz., dentistry | turn' out unwanted, or misplaced lees received shall be returned to and nursing. They open a much doctort. larger field than we can be pre- pared to discuss now).
IMPORTANT QUESTION
The moment one begins to can sider possible and desirable deve- lopments, one must first of all
former be our true function, we
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Remember how la, the ❘ the senders. days of the college the teaching was done all over the colony. When through the munificence of the | Rockefeller Foundation money was provided to establish the three | clinical chairs, the arrangement was made with Government
even the
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London, Oct. 1.
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PLUS SATISFACTION
The King's Prize For MAMAK & CO.,
Suffolk Brigade
The King's Prize for 9.2in. bat- teries of the Royal Artillery, Ter- ritorial Army, was won recently by the Buffolk Heavy Brigade, re- presented by the 176th Battery,
ed here to-day. Leicestershire de- Major J. H. Allen. The provision- In a League rugby match play- frum Dovercourt, commanded by
Icated the Eastern Counties 18-8al figure of merit announced at Reuter.
the end o the competition was .392
the government to increase a few years ago its annual grant to the
University, but the fact remains that without the Medical Faculty of this University it would cost the colony a great deal more to carry out all this essential work through other departments, for `the simple, reason that at pre- sent University money it also be
"GROWED"
the manage.
In addition to the King's Cup, the winners take the Corporation of the City of London prize of £25 the Haberdashers" Company's tional Artillery Association's prize prize of two guineas, and the Na-
of £2 18s. The battery comman- der is awarded the cup given by Sir William Dupree.
10, "PEKING ROAD, KOWLOON.
PHONE 56469.
ders" and ended with a couple more salvos. The salvos really were what they were intended to be, and not two guns Aring one after the other.
IMPORTANT TO LIVER SUFFERERS
By Dr. Quignon Of The Faculty Of Medicine, Parie
- There was a slight haze early in the day and one or two showers, but none of the batteries had bad visibility, and conditions were as competition which, because of de- an epidemic of "liver disorders
early equal as they can be in a Just now I am kept very busy, LY tays caused by shipping sailing a great many people feeling" out within range and other causes im- of sorts," bilious, depressed and possible to prevent, is spread over unable to enjoy their food. Un- about seven hours. None of the jdoubtedly the best remedy for an batteries shot so well as they did upset liver is provided by certain practice camp. in which they famous Continental Mineral earned the right to compete. Springs, but science has now made Officers and men in the it possible for all liver sufferers to competition are anxious and over- fenfox, in their homes, all the bene
keen; they are performing their fits of Continental Spa treatment, duties in something like the men- at little cost. By reproducing in --- tal conditions which would obtain crystalline form the essential prin- in war. For this reason if for no ciples of seven world renowned other the annual matches for the Spas, including those at Vichy, King's prize are well worth while. Carlsbad, Aix-les-Bains and The National Artillery Association Marienbad. Alkia Baltrates pro is not so well supported as it vides what is probably the finest should. be, and the council has liver tonte and corrective known, this year slightly reduced their It is obtainable from all high clas money prizes,
Dispensaries and Stores.
answer this important question.whereby all the clinical teaching the Govern- "Is there a real need for medical should be done at education of this standard and ment Civil Hospital. Through the along these lines in Hong Kong? co-operation of the medical de- Should we aim at supplying local partment we have now taken over demands only, or should we at- and are responsible for the treat- tempt to provide education of such ment of patients in a number of dents from all over the far east, patient clinics. a type that it would attract tu-
wards as well as certain out-
resulting in the raising of the
ANTE-NATAL CLINICS prestige of the British Education- al aystem in general and British The whole of the Tsan Yuk Hos- medical training in particular?"pital with its in-patients of over These to my mind are our only 1,800 (as shown in the last annual and they provide our best
tw possible alternatives: if the report) is run by our Department with opportunities for teaching-e-
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology perience and further study fitting must not only shape our course together with ite out-patients and them for spécialization. In clinical
accordingly," but must limit our ante-natal clinics. By means of subjects, or for academic and re- numbers so as to prevent growth the University assistants in these search posts: Without this fur-
past the size calculated to fulfil departments, larger numbers - of ther training and teaching experi- focal requirements, and we could patients can be dealt with and
Next in the competition was the ence we cannot possibly expect reasonably expect the necessary thus treatment as up to date and
Forth Brigade, represented by the our graduates to reach the stand- monetary support for such a medi-efficient as Hong Kong can supplying used for this purpose.
162nd Battery (Major G. W. Har ard required from those who wish cal school from local sources. But is made available for
vey). This battery" came" all the to take charge of teaching depart-if the latter be our accredited po- poorest of Hong Kong's boor. Ap-
way from Edinburgh for a few licy, developments such as I have paratus and drugs otherwise una-
minutes' shooting Their figure of Will you permit me now to summ- Indiented are essential to its vallable are provided in a small marise my thoughts in a few sen- merit was 288, and they win the A student who has been through achievement and the financial res- but definite degree from the Uni-tences? We have inherited from Saddlers' Company's prize of eight guineas and the National Artülery this training and obtained M.B., ponsiblilties for such a scheme veralty funds allotted to these de-worthy forerunners B.8., degree is entitled to practise should not begin and end with this partments, and the appointmentment of medical education in this Association's prize of £6 128,
The A far sighted policy such of three clinical professors as Gov-colony. For many years the in- anywhere in the Empire subject colony.
Arst battery to shoot as this should demand and receive ernment consultants in their own stitution has flourished, but four-was only to local regulations and re-
182nd, of the East quirements that is a fact of which
Brigade, support both moral and Dnancial branches makes it possible for shed, I am afraid more after the Riding Heavy
which from medical funds in England. we are rightly proud, and the re-
any one in the colony, rich
manner of Topsy, for as far as she comes from Huli. They were un cent achievements of our graduates
poor, to obtain the benefit of their knew she just "growed" now we lucky enough to have a missfire TWO ALTERNATIVES
expert advice. confirm DUT opinion that we do ļ i.
are of age we are faced with the with the first round because of an provide facilities for a reasonably In order to arrive at conclusions Our graduates enable the Co-problems of manhood" What is to excess of zeal; on the part of the
́alternatives | tony to all certain medical posts be the life's work of the Medical loading numbers, who rammed the Besides Major-Generál · F. W good medical education. For the concerning the two
To men and women who are last three years Boxer Indemnity cited above, let us now see what at a cost much smaller than that Faculty? What is our polley? The charge in too far. In the case of Barron, Inspector of Fixed Defen- feeling liverish and "out of sorts,” Scholarships in Medical Sciences we are at present accomplisning.in which would be necessitated by decision is for the colony to make, a missfire the breach may not be ces, there were present at Penlee and to those who are suffering from
the Medical Faculty. This is a recruitment from England, and our task is to carry out that de-opened for half an hour. This Bathery Brigadier W. B. Have been allotted by open com-
G.Rheumatlari Lumbago, Kidney petitive examination throughout point which I was very pleased to also provide such organisations etalon. I can only hope that this considerably delayed the shooting Barne (Brigadier, Royal Artillery, trouble and High Blood Pressure I China, and each year we have been see discussed in the leading article as the St. John Ambulance. Asso- address may help to put the case and probably accounted for the Eastern Command), Colonel A. F. can recommend 'Alkia Sallentes successful in gaining one of these in the "China 'Mail" on August | ciation with medical officers for more clearly before you and the rather low figure of merit by the V. Jarrett (Commandant, Coast | with confidence and I advise them
Artillery scholarships, the frequency with 15th, last. On the subject of their dispensaries, officers who public at large, and to stimulate battery
School, Shoeburyness), to start the treatment visit which we receive word concerning "Unwanted Graduates," the writer have an intimate knowledge of them to give us a mandate, and
who acted as The competition is by no means
chief umpire, and delay.
Our
Lieutenant-Colonel E T. Lea and graduates who gain special said concerning our University It the language, and of the lives of what more fitting occasion than
an easy one. The target, repre- post-graduate diplomas in England would be interesting to know what the poor people whom they suc-1937 for them to say "Go ahead seating an attacking cruiser, is Major G. L. Kitson (hon, secretary
percentage of graduates each year | cour. is gratifying in the extreme; but
Our University Depart and produce a memorial worthy of towed by a launch at 8.000 yards. and assistant hon. secretary of we are nevertheless conscious of is in fact absorbed into the pro- ments of Pathology and Physio- Manson your founder, so that from The target is wound in as the the National Artillery Association) two great shortcomings. in tessions and business house. local-logy carry out hundreds of tests | your walls you may continue to launch steams across the front of The competition for Bin guns, educational scheme, the first is in y."
per year for patients in the un-send forth men and women im- the battery, going at a speed, of' for which the chier award is the
Magdeburg, Oct. 17 our curriculum and the second in Bince for the last 11 years we versity wards of the hospitals and | hued with such spirit and endowed about 12 knots. The Suffolk Bri- cup given by the King when Prince The death announced
have the abscence of provision for.re-
on an average granted 16 the expenses are met from depart with such learning that they may gnde deserved to win for they per- of Wales, will be fixe⠀⠀⠀ from · General Von Arun who con search work. From the foregoing medical degrees per year, we might mental funds. This of course is be a source of help to fellow formed in a really workmanlike the Watch House Battery, manded the Fourth German Army.
expect 10 new doctors to be added ¦ no new disclosure, for it was one countrymen "as was your first manner. They began with a couple and will not be over until early Corps during the war it can be seen that our curriculum must of necessity be that of a to the local register per year, 1 or of the arguments which persuaded graduate, "Sun Yat Sen.".
of salvos, then put in two "lad- the next morning.
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