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Mr. Sloss also emphasises that under the new conditions the University would need to maintain close association with the Home Government, as distinct from the local Hong Kong Government, a vital change from past policy.
4. CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE RESUSCITATION
OF MEDICINE.
OF THE FACULTY
The main problems are briefly touched upon under the following eight headings:
(a) The re-establishment of a high-grade Medical College in Hong Kong should be aimed at. The College should offer at least all that is offered in the best Chinese Medical College. In addition to the ordinary under-graduate work the College should provide attractive post-graduate facilities.
(b) A first-class Staff of Teachers would be needed. The
staff would need to be considerably larger than before the war.
Teachers of pre-clinical subjects were grossly over-worked and had little time for research. Subjects such as Medicine and Surgery are now too vast to be handled efficiently by single Lepartment Heads. Sub-departments, headed by their own chiefs, would need to be organised for each of the main specialties in Medicine and Surgery. A large proporation of the senior members of the staff would probably come from Great Britain, but I think it is important that, where possible, Chinese of proved ability and higher qualifications should be appointed to positions of responsible importance.
(c) The establishment of Visiting and Exchange Professorships
should be a prominent feature of the new College. · Visiting Professorships (for periods of 3 to 6 months) would bring eminent men to the East for short visits. Rapid post-war aerial transport would make such arrangements very easy of execution, and the idea would probably appeal to men of high standing in the profession. Such visits would be of great teaching value, would stimulate the development of special lines of work in HongKong and would add greatly to the prestige of the College in the Far East. The Rockefel- ler Foundation accomplished much by arranging such visits to the Peking Union Medical College. Exchange Professor- ship arrangements with Colleges in Great Britain and elsewhere, including China itself, would also be beneficial to both sides. From my association during the last two years with Chinese medical educators I have every reason to believe that they would welcome such exchange arrange- ments between their own and our teachers.