AMSAHK > Executive Committee > Academic
(From left to right: Grace Tang [Councillor], Tony Wu [Secretary], Leslie Cheng [Secretary])
Academic activities have always been an important wing of Asian Medical Students’ Association Hong Kong. In light of this, the Academic Department was established to foster understanding in medical and health problems as well as to empower medical students in using their knowledge and capacities for the benefit of the society.
The Academic Department of AMSAHK comprises of a councilor and two secretaries. The Councilor is a member from the previous Executive Committee and is responsible for providing guidance and advice to the department. The two secretaries are medical students from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong respectively.
The Academic Department, as its name implies, is responsible for all academic affairs of the association. Its four major roles are as follows:
- Directing, coordinating and facilitating
the production of academic papers, reports, presentations and posters
that will be presented at AMSA conferences
- Preparing members for the conferences' topics by organizing seminars
and discussions led by academic staff and professionals with expertise
in the relevant fields
Contacting and inviting doctors / professors to offer or present their
professional knowledge regarding the topics for the conferences or any
other academic activities organized by AMSAHK
- Communicating and working with the academic counterparts of AMSA International
in supporting and contributing to international research projects
- The short history of Academic Department has been one filled with honours
and achievements. With our members’ effort, the Academic Department
has successfully assisted the association in obtaining very satisfactory
results in various academic contests. They include the championships of
The Best Poster, The Most Popular Poster and The Most Popular Paper awards
in Asian Medical Students’ Conference 2004, and the championship
of The Best Paper Award in East Medical Students’ Conference 2005.
Marvellous results obtained more recently include ones in EAMSC 2010 Kuala Lumpur,
where we got first runner up in Scientific Poster Competition and second runner up
in Public Poster Competition.
The Academic Department will continue
to strive for its best in facilitating academic affairs of the association
and will continue to produce academic documents and presentations of the
highest standard.