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TitlePostgraduate training and assessment in Hong Kong
AuthorsLiang, RHS1
Issue Date2011
PublisherAcademy of Medicine Singapore. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.annals.edu.sg
CitationAnnals Of The Academy Of Medicine Singapore, 2011, v. 40 n. 3, p. 116-118 [How to Cite?]
AbstractThe Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, established in 1993, is the only statutory body in Hong Kong to train, assess and accredit medical and dental specialists. According to the law in Hong Kong, a doctor or dentist who wishes to have his name included in the Specialist Register of Medical Council or Dental Council must either be a Fellow of the Academy or be assessed and certified by the Academy to have qualifications and training comparable to that required of an Academy Fellow. Once a doctor or dentist is on the Specialist Register, he must fulfill the continuing medical education requirements as determined by the Academy to maintain his specialist status. The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong has implemented the Doctor Work Reform (DWR) since 2006 which involves reduction of doctors' work hours and may affect training. The long-term strategy of the Academy with regards to the issue of DWR is to modernize postgraduate medical education and closely monitor the process to ensure that the quality of training would not be affected.
ISSN0304-4602
2011 Impact Factor: 1.245
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.077
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorLiang, RHS
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T05:30:39Z
dc.date.available2012-09-05T05:30:39Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, established in 1993, is the only statutory body in Hong Kong to train, assess and accredit medical and dental specialists. According to the law in Hong Kong, a doctor or dentist who wishes to have his name included in the Specialist Register of Medical Council or Dental Council must either be a Fellow of the Academy or be assessed and certified by the Academy to have qualifications and training comparable to that required of an Academy Fellow. Once a doctor or dentist is on the Specialist Register, he must fulfill the continuing medical education requirements as determined by the Academy to maintain his specialist status. The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong has implemented the Doctor Work Reform (DWR) since 2006 which involves reduction of doctors' work hours and may affect training. The long-term strategy of the Academy with regards to the issue of DWR is to modernize postgraduate medical education and closely monitor the process to ensure that the quality of training would not be affected.
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dc.identifier.citationAnnals Of The Academy Of Medicine Singapore, 2011, v. 40 n. 3, p. 116-118 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage118
dc.identifier.issn0304-4602
2011 Impact Factor: 1.245
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.077
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid21603728
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79955578484
dc.identifier.spage116
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/163373
dc.identifier.volume40
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAcademy of Medicine Singapore. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.annals.edu.sg
dc.publisher.placeSingapore
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshClinical Competence - Standards
dc.subject.meshEducation, Medical, Continuing - Standards
dc.subject.meshHealth Care Reform - Standards
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subject.meshHong Kong
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMedicine - Standards
dc.subject.meshQuality Of Health Care - Standards
dc.subject.meshSchools, Medical - Standards
dc.subject.meshSpecialty Boards - Standards
dc.titlePostgraduate training and assessment in Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Hong Kong Academy of Medicine