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Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
TypeStatutory body
Established1993
ChairmanProf. Gilberto Ka-kit Leung
Location
Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
Websitehttps://hkam.org.hk

Hong Kong Academy of Medicine is a statutory body being responsible for postgraduate medical education (medical / dental specialist training, continuing medical education and continuous professional development) in Hong Kong. Its powers are laid out in the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance (Cap. 419), Regulations and Bylaws.[1]

Medical or dental practitioners in Hong Kong who wished to be qualified as medical / dental specialists and listed on the Specialist Register of Medical Council of Hong Kong or Dental Council of Hong Kong should hold the Fellowship conferred by the Academy after no less than 6 years of specialist training and passing relevant examinations and assessment[2][3]. To keep their names on the Specialist Registers, Academy Fellows are required to obtain certain academic points in every 3-year cycle and fulfill certain requirements. Participation in CME / CPD events organised or accredited by the Academy is one of means to obtain CME / CPD points:[4][5][6].

Under the Academy, there are 15 constituent Colleges of different specialties[7]

  • The Hong Kong College of Anaesthesiologists
  • Hong Kong College of Community Medicine
  • The College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine
  • The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians
  • The Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong
  • The Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • The Hong Kong College of Otorhinolaryngologists
  • Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
  • The Hong Kong College of Pathologists
  • Hong Kong College of Physicians
  • The Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists
  • Hong Kong College of Radiologists
  • The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong

Governance

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The Academy is governed by a Council[8], with various Committees formed under it to carry out specific functions including but not limited to education[9], membership, as well as professionalism and ethics.

  1. ^ "Legislative Council Brief - Medical Registration (Amendment) Bill 2017" (PDF).
  2. ^ "TVB時事通識:香港醫學專科學院".
  3. ^ "Resident Training Program in the Hospital Authority" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Article by Indeed - How to be a medical specialist".
  5. ^ "The Medical Council of Hong Kong - Registration of Medical Practitioners - Specialist Registration".
  6. ^ "Dental Council of Hong Kong - Application for Specialist Registration Guidance Notes" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Cap. 419 Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance - Schedule".
  8. ^ "Cap. 419 Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance - Council of the Academy".
  9. ^ "Cap. 419 Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Ordinance - Education Committee".