Med 6 (final year) Anaesthesia Module (2-weeks)
(Lead teacher: Prof Wai-Tat WONG)
The course consists of
- Attachments to the operating theatre and related clinical areas such as acute pain service rounds, intensive care unit and pre-anaesthetic clinic;
- Tutorials on various topics likepre-operative assessment, intravenous fluid therapy blood component therapy, perioperative medicine, oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, and pain management; and
- Simulator sessions on assessment and management of various post-operative complications.
Assessment
At the end of the rotation, students are expected to pass a summative assessment consisting of 30 MCQs. Final professional examination in surgery
Our department sets and marks one Modified Essay Question (MEQ) and 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in the written examination. We also design, set up and mark one practical hand-on station in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination(OSCE). The Hong Kong Oxygen Company offers a prize of $8000 for the final-year student who perform the best in the Very BASIC acute medicine course and anaesthesia module.
Elective attachment
We also have an active elective program with students visiting from as far as Australia & New Zealand, Europe and North America. A significant proportion of these students are Hong Kong residents studying medicine overseas. More information can be obtained at the website of the Faculty of Medicine.