HKBU partners with Baptist Hospital to launch new medical school initiative

The Hong Kong Baptist Hospital (HKBH) will serve as a teaching hospital if Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is selected to establish a third medical school in Hong Kong, according to the university.

HKBU announced a strategic partnership with the Kowloon Tong hospital as part of its bid to host the city's new medical school.  

“Under the strategic partnership, HKBH will serve as one of the primary teaching hospitals during and beyond the interim period should HKBU’s new medical school proposal be endorsed by the government’s Task Group on New Medical School,” the university said.

The task group has indicated that the approved university will be allowed to teach students at public hospitals. 

“The strategic partnership with HKBH will allow students at HKBU’s proposed medical school to gain clinical experience in both public and private hospital settings, which is an important innovation in HKBU’s medical education," HKBU said.

The collaboration with HKBH will extend beyond the completion of the new integrated hospital in the Northern Metropolis, projected to become the permanent teaching hospital by 2034.

HKBU highlighted that the Baptist Hospital, equipped with over 680 beds and more than 2,100 staff members, offers comprehensive medical services across various specialties.

Eddie Ho Kang-wai, chairman of the hospital’s board of directors, expressed enthusiasm for the innovative medical education approach proposed by HKBU. 

“We are excited about the innovative medical education approach proposed by HKBU and are delighted to work together by providing our hospital as one of the teaching institutions for the medical students who will be admitted into this new medical school,” he said.

Also, HKBU has secured the support of the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong in establishing the third medical school and has invited world-renowned medical educator Ronald Harden to serve as chief advisor on HKBU’s medical curriculum development.

(Wallis Wang)