Strategic Domains
Education
CPHC will drive the reform of the curricula of all professional degrees to mark Primary Healthcare as a key learning outcome, with the following highlights:
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To inspire students to consider specialising in Family Medicine and understand collaboration with primary care doctors for continuous, seamless patient care
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To better integrate and connect Primary Healthcare education within each professional programme
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To ensure that Primary Healthcare practitioners are educated and trained with the requisite knowledge, skills and attitudes and
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To establish core competencies to uphold standards and quality of Primary Healthcare
Integrating Primary Healthcare (PHC) across Professional Programmes
MBBS
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PHC‑focused elements include DHC‑based teaching, Community Pharmacy IPE, Mental health and exercise IPE, and FMCC
Bachelor of Nursing (BNurs)
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PHC practicum requirement increased from 60 to 80 hours
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Practicum conducted in Family Medicine Clinics and NGOs
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Curriculum reform to enhance PHC elements across all related nursing courses
Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm)
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Revamp increase content PHC‑related in Problem-Based Learning
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Enhancement of PHC content in curriculum
Public Health
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PHC thread embedded in the Undergraduate Public Health programme
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PHC elements such as Social Prescribing elements in Patient Care Project
Programme
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IPE Programme Model for the HKUMed Community Pharmacy
Supported by HKU Teaching Development Grant
A small‑group interprofessional education (IPE) activity on community pharmacy introduced students to pharmacists’ roles, drug classification, and case‑based learning. Participants used AI tools to address patient enquiries and assess the pros and cons of AI in healthcare, followed by role‑play sessions with tutors. Students from MBBS, nursing, and pharmacy programmes joined the activity, and reported deeper understanding of other healthcare professionals’ roles and greater appreciation of collaborative patient care.
Project lead: Ms Jody Chu
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IPE on Psychological Well-being and Physically Active Lifestyle
Launch date: March 31 – April 18, 2026
Participants: MBBS, Nursing, Pharmacy, and others
Project lead: Prof Fraide Ganotice, Prof Parco Siu & Prof Zeljko Pedisic
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Teaching Development Grant - IPE Programme Model for the HKUMed Community Pharmacy
A TDG application has been submitted to expand the project into an AI‑ and online‑assisted IPE learning platform for all HKUMed students.
Project lead: TBC
The educational videos highlight the essential role of community pharmacies. They aims to encourage the public to visit local pharmacies for minor ailments instead of A&E, while demonstrating interprofessional healthcare collaboration and disease prevention. These videos are utilised for both public outreach and teaching at HKU.
Project leads: Ms Jody Chu & Dr Janice Tam
Integrating Social Prescribing in PHC Education
Led by School of Public Health
Social prescribing has been incorporated into the Undergraduate and Master of Public Health (MPH) curricula through courses on comprehensive primary care. As part of the learning, students undertake community-engaged projects in collaboration with local stakeholders:
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Patient Care Project (PCP) for MBBS, Bnurs, BChinMed, Bpharm students:
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Mapping of community assets to increase support for patients with NCDs and address social determinants of health
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Learn to create self-management plans for patients
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Achieve patient centred-care
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MPH – Comprehensive Primary Care Concentration
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- Integrated PHC services
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- Multisectoral action
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- Community engagement: develop health action plans to support individuals in need (e.g. strategies to assist populations at risk during heat waves by leveraging available community resources)
To enhance the knowledge of Primary Healthcare among students, HKUMed offers a Common Core Course (CCC) titled “AI, Health and Me,” which focuses on how AI is reshaping primary healthcare. This interdisciplinary course equips students with technical insight, ethical awareness, and innovation-driven thinking, preparing them to navigate the evolving AI-driven healthcare landscape in their everyday live. Launched in the academic year 2025/26, the course is taught by professors from various fields, including Medicine, Nursing, and Engineering.
Project leads: Prof Grace Zhang, Prof CK Wong, Dr Cecilia Sit, Dr Diana Wu
HKU Common Core Course: AI, Health and Me
Internship / Practicum Opportunities at the University Health Service for MBBS Students in Family Medicine Curriculum
General Clerkship (Year 4)
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Family Practice Attachment -
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Focus on history-taking skills, hands-on patient-clerking experience in the UHS consultation rooms
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Family Medicine & Community Care Assistant Internship (Year 5 & 6)
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FM Consultation teaching -
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Supervised consultation from history-taking to patient management
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Expected deliverables by the UHS in Main Campus
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Research
Researcher Connect Workshop on Researching Interprofessional Education (IPE) in Primary Healthcare Settings
This engaging event brought together academics and researchers from diverse disciplines to explore pedagogical research in IPE and its application in primary healthcare training.
Ongoing plans - TBC
Exploring means of evaluation of the various PHC educational initiatives
Liaising with Faculty of Dentistry re: PHC oral healthcare education into professional programmes
Continuous enhancement of PHC elements in various programmes
Other Domains
