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Message from the President, G. Tang, October 2006
Dear Fellows, I hope you have had a pleasant and refreshing
summer. As my tenure for the current presidency is coming
to an end, I would like to report to you the work that the Council and I have
done thus far. For the "deeper collaboration with China", the Academy has signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the
Ministry of Health (MOH) regarding accreditation, training and registration of
specialists in the Mainland. This is a monumental task that the HKSAR medical
profession can do for the motherland. This is recognition of the standard we
have set for our postgraduate medical training and lifelong learning. We can
be truly proud of our achievements. The work ahead with MOH is going to be
challenging, and the Academy shall call on Colleges and Fellows to
participate. I can see that through such interaction, there will be ample
opportunities for bilateral training exchanges which will be conducive to the
accrual of experience particularly for our young Fellows. I would like to
reiterate that the exchange is only for training and education, and not for
the right to practise in the SAR. Regarding CME/CPD, there has been alignment of credits so as to form a fixed cycle for every Fellow for the ease of administration, particularly should CME become a requirement for the practicing certificate. Much has been discussed about CPD and many Colleges have formulated the kinds of CPD activities relevant to their specialties. More importantly, the CPD activities must be relevant to the individual Fellow’s practice for it to be helpful in improving his/her provision of health-care. The choice of such activities rests with the Fellow, but the provision of the activities must come from the Colleges. Research into CPD and knowledge translation remains challenges that the Academy and educational organisations must take on. The Academy has discussed on manpower planning for the HKSAR. It is a difficult and daunting task. There is a clash between the number to train and the number for services. On top of that, there is a number for the public service and a number for the private service. These numbers are ever changing. I am of the view that the training number must be larger than the service number, for it takes time to fulfil the training, and the mobility of our young Fellows can be far and wide. Our job is to train them well. The manpower planning figures shall be released as soon as possible. The
medical profession has been faced with a number of issues recently. These
include the Healthcare Maintenance Organisations (HMO), the medical insurance
fees, the judicial review etc. These are not exactly under the purview of the
Academy, but I am sure many of the Fellows are actively involved in them.
Whatever may be the level of involvement, the objects of the Academy as
stipulated in the Academy Ordinance — upholding the standard of medical and
dental practice — is what your Academy shall stand by.
In harmony we serve,
Professor
Grace Tang |
