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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong doctors get go-ahead to hold hospital, medical school jobs at same time
Hong Kong is allowing doctors to hold positions at both public hospitals and the city's two medical schools under a new 'dual-track' pathway that the government has called a 'breakthrough' in boosting the education and research talent pool. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said on Monday that the mechanism provided a 'more fitting development pathway' for talent to engage in medical, teaching and research work compared with previous arrangements. The framework also provided stronger support for their teaching and research duties, including conferring the title of university professor, he added. 'This arrangement signifies a breakthrough of institutional framework through collaboration between the [Hospital Authority] and the two local medical schools to train and retain medical, teaching and research talent,' Lo said. 'I hope that the dual-track development pathway will enable more doctors who aspire to engage in medical, teaching and research work to realise their ambitions and contribute to Hong Kong's medical innovation and research while providing clinical services to patients.' The new arrangement involves a collaboration between the Health Bureau and Hospital Authority and the two medical schools at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong public healthcare moving on right path: outgoing Hospital Authority head
The Hospital Authority's outgoing chief executive has said Hong Kong public hospitals are on the right path in terms of finances, manpower and infrastructure, with his term as the organisation's top man being a 'complete and abundant' experience. Dr Tony Ko Pat-sing, who will retire by the end of the month, described his past six years as a 'joyful time' despite having to overcome challenges brought by anti-government protests and the Covid-19 pandemic. 'I feel reassured,' Ko said on Thursday. 'I feel our financial resources are stable, manpower is fine, our infrastructure – system, software, hardware and hospitals expansion plan – I think all are in place. 'I view my six-year term as complete and abundant, and I feel joyful about it.' Staff shortages are a long-standing issue in public hospitals, but Ko said that healthcare manpower grew by about 10 per cent compared with when he assumed office in 2019. Currently, there are about 320 non-locally trained doctors from more than 10 jurisdictions working in the city's public hospitals. More overseas-trained nurses have started to join, and the authority is planning to hire allied health professionals trained outside Hong Kong.
