The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine established the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Medical Specialty Training Center" in Shenzhen. This year, it is the first to carry out training in the Department of Accident, Clinical Oncology, Nephrology, and Comprehensive Obstetrics and Gynecology. It is expected that dozens of people will graduate in four years and become the whole of China. The first batch of specialist doctors.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", the Chairman of the Medical College Leung Jiajie said that during the four-year training period, the level of doctors will be continuously evaluated. There are also mid-term examinations and final exams. The Mainland is responsible.
He emphasized that mainland doctors who graduated from the training center will not directly obtain the academician qualification of the Hong Kong Medical College. As for whether they can be recognized nationally, he frankly said that there is no clear answer at this stage, or it depends on the effectiveness of the training.
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Liang Jiajie pointed out that in the past, there was no specialist training system in the Mainland. Instead, a "mentorship system" was implemented, and there was no assessment. Doctors or after working with the "teacher" for several years, "the teacher says you are OK, you are OK."
The "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Medical Specialty Training Center" established by the Medical College will continue to evaluate the performance of trained doctors for improvement. The methods include on-the-job assessment, filling in training logbooks, mid-term examinations and final examinations. The principle of the examination is Objectivity, openness, fairness, and impartiality, and both Chinese and English will be used in the assessment, and each subject may be different.
Specialist examination questions will be adapted to the Mainland working environment
Regarding the content and topics of the assessment are set by the medical college or the mainland, he said that the sub-academies will review the category of the questions and whether the assessment method is correct. It is expected that the mainland party will make the decision.
Liang Jiajie said that there is no clear answer at this stage whether mainland doctors who graduated from the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Medical Specialty Training Center" can be recognized nationwide.
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The training period lasts for four years, who is responsible for the assessment?
Liang Jiajie said that it depends on the maturity of teachers in the Mainland. "If they have mature teachers, maybe they will do a part of the work. The medical college will check the quality of the test, or we will participate when the exam results." .
He said that it is impossible for the medical college to be responsible for all assessments. Just like the current cooperation between the medical college and the Royal Academy, foreigners will send experts to participate in Hong Kong exams, but they are not "exams for every student and every exam." This model is also applicable in the Mainland. I believe that the system will become mature only through exchanges and learning. "The purpose is that Shenzhen can gradually achieve a high-quality evaluation system in the future. We occasionally compare an objective opinion. It's the best."
The epidemic affects sending personnel to the mainland for supervision and assessment
When asked about the formal admissions this year, the medical college will start to send staff to the mainland to monitor the assessment. He pointed out that the medical college originally wanted to communicate with the mainland, but was unable to do so due to the epidemic. He can only find out through video conferences. Experts are also doing teacher training for doctors in Hong Kong University Shenzhen Hospital, teaching them how to evaluate trained doctors and give feedback so that students can understand their performance.
He also said that there are plans to establish a website, like the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and its sub-academies, to publish the training guidelines, assessment methods and framework of the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Medical Specialty Training Center" on the website for easy reference.
Liang Jiajie emphasized that mainland doctors who graduated from the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Medical Specialty Training Center" will not directly obtain the academician qualification of the Hong Kong Medical College.
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Regarding the issue of qualification recognition, Liang Jiajie said frankly that "there is no clear statement for the time being." He said that the center is a pilot training program closely monitored by the state. "It will definitely have a recognized status." The extent and scope of effectiveness, such as recognition only in Shenzhen, the Greater Bay Area, or Guangdong Province, or national recognition, is still unknown. It is expected to depend on the country’s medical policy direction, training results, implementation difficulties and other factors. Finalized.
Not directly recognized by the medical college, the sub-academy will review the application on its own
He continued that these mainland specialists will not be directly recognized by the Hong Kong Medical College. "Without a direct link, you will be equivalent to an academician of the Hong Kong Medical College", but will be like a specialist graduated overseas. Like doctors, each sub-academy will review the application for each case on its own, emphasizing that "this is a channel and the family is absolutely not a matter of deciding what happens, or specifying what happened."
He said that he did not oppose direct recognition. "It was premature to say that when things are not mature enough," he added that the original intention of opening training centers in the Mainland was not so, but only to assist the development of the Mainland.
Liang Jiajie (right) pointed out that there are plans to establish a website, like the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and its sub-academies, to publish the training guidelines, assessment methods and framework of the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Medical Specialty Training Center" on the website.
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