Tsun Wo Fan

- To learn the basics of prescribing as a doctor

- To learn the skills required to take psychiatric histories from patients

• As a summer intern who was able to observe simple selective and out-patient clinic sessions
• Observed an ear laceration repair surgery which demonstrated the required precision and dexterity
• Witnessed a surgeon diagnosed patient through systematic review of medical history and physical examination deepened my aspiration on the versatility of a doctor
• By Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
• By Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

• As a volunteer assisting in general office duties and an observer in a case meeting
• Recognized the complicated design and purpose-built features of the facilities, learnt about the limitation of medicine on life-limiting illness and the core of palliative care “when days cannot be added to life, add life to days” and witnessed the functioning of multi-disciplinary team

• Shadowed a psychiatrist
• Observed how a psychiatrist deal with emotionally distressed patients and appreciated the need for patience and resilience in building rapport with patients