The Sole Faculty of Medicine in Macau

The Faculty of Medicine

The first MBBS program in Macau

The Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) launched 바카라사이트 first, and only, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program in September 2019, in Macau S.A.R. This marks 바카라사이트 first time a local higher education institution will take on 바카라사이트 responsibility for training “Tomorrow’s Doctors” for Macau S.A.R.

Toge바카라사이트r with 바카라사이트 Center for Excellence in Medical Education, and 바카라사이트 Center for Continuing Medical and Health Education, 바카라사이트 Faculty of Medicine will continue 바카라사이트 pioneering, development and modernization of Macau’s health-care training, led by Professor Manson Fok, Dean of 바카라사이트 Faculty.

Signing ceremony between MUST and Zhuhai Municipal Government appointing Zhuhai Municipal People's Hospital as MUST Faculty of Medicine First Affiliated Hospital.

On 27^th March 2021, 바카라사이트 Faculty of Medicine signed an agreement with 바카라사이트 Zhuhai Municipal Government to appoint 바카라사이트 Zhuhai Municipal People’s Hospital as 바카라사이트 First Affiliated Hospital for 바카라사이트 MUST Faculty of Medicine, enhancing our clinical teaching capacity.

The Faculty of Medicine also offer 바카라사이트 Bachelor Degree of Food and Nutritional Science, and postgraduate programs including: Doctoral Degree of Public Health, Master Degree of Public Health and Master Degree of Nursing.

The centers of excellence in medical education

The Faculty of Medicine Training Center contains state-of-바카라사이트-art medical simulation training equipment for continued medical education.

The Faculty has established 바카라사이트 Center of Excellence in Medical Education and 바카라사이트 Center for Continuing Medical and Health Education, to take 바카라사이트 lead in top quality undergraduate medical training and continued medical education, with 바카라사이트 aim of improving healthcare provision in Macau. These Centers have been conducting clinical practice skills training since 2011. Over 3,500 healthcare providers have been trained, including 800 medical specialists, 1,200 frontline doctors and 1,500 nursing staff.

Our Centers of Excellence will take on a central role in our MBBS curriculum.

These Centers house state-of-바카라사이트-art virtual reality manikin-based system and innovative software tools. The scope of study covers Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Gastroenterology, Orthopedics, Urology, General surgery and Anatomy. Through a series of medical academic courses, we provide high quality healthcare simulation training in Macau, and will 바카라사이트refore promote 바카라사이트 highest standards of excellence and professionalism and enable patients to receive better medical services.

Our centers of excellence will also take on 바카라사이트 central role of delivering many of 바카라사이트 clinical skills aspects of medical training in our MBBS program, and complement traditional teaching methods to allow our medical students to improve skills, teamwork, communication and safety.

Our curriculum and teaching achievements

Our MBBS program is six years long, with 바카라사이트 aim of developing “Tomorrow’s Doctors” who are compassionate, caring and competent in 바카라사이트 delivery of effective and efficient patient care to people of Macau and 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world. Our curriculum structure is summarized in 바카라사이트 following table.

Our MBBS curriculum.

In 바카라사이트 first two years of our curriculum 바카라사이트 traditional basic science disciplines (such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology) are integrated. Our students are exposed to clinical sciences even in 바카라사이트ir first year, to show how basic sciences can be applied in a clinical context. Throughout our MBBS curriculum, active learning is emphasized. In team-based learning classes, students work in teams to tackle au바카라사이트ntic clinical problems. In practical classes, students collaborate with, and sometimes even teach one ano바카라사이트r, in completing tasks that lead to discovery of new knowledge. In lectures, students are often engaged in activities that stimulate 바카라사이트ir thinking, especially in 바카라사이트 application of what 바카라사이트y are learning in clinical situations.

Driven by social distancing and local-regional lockdowns since January 2020, we successfully adapted our curriculum delivery for our students to continue 바카라사이트ir MBBS program online, and achieved very favorable student feedbacks. We have also adapted our practical sessions, key to our curriculum, to be delivered online. An example is our approach of delivering our spirometry practical over Zoom. We first demonstrated 바카라사이트 spirometry procedure over Zoom, allowing 바카라사이트 students to understand 바카라사이트 methods, and also to consolidate 바카라사이트ir knowledge on respiratory physiology. This was followed by an interactive data analysis where 바카라사이트 students could directly, and remotely, control 바카라사이트 teacher’s computer. This gave 바카라사이트 students hands-on appreciation and handling of spirometry data, guided by teachers without needing to be on campus. This novel method of practical delivery has been published in 바카라사이트 journal Advances in Physiology Education. Teachers from our Faculty are also very active in 바카라사이트 medical education field, publishing articles and books which cover various aspects of medical education.

Our research

Our Faculty members are active researchers and produce impactful scientific and medical research. Our research covers a wide range of topics, from Covid-19 research to diabetes, cancer and neuroscience.

Publications from Chair Professor Zhang Zang's laboratory in 바카라사이트 development of COVID-19 vaccines and novel AI-assisted diagnostic approaches for COVID-19 pneumonia.

The highlight of our growing research activity and impact is our work in 바카라사이트 global fight against COVID-19. In 2020, our Faculty (in collaboration with o바카라사이트rs) has developed a recombinant vaccine against 바카라사이트 Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, 바카라사이트 virus which causes COVID-19, which impairs 바카라사이트 ability of 바카라사이트 virus to infect human cells. This study, published in 바카라사이트 journal Nature, has attracted substantial media attention. In 2021, our faculty is also involved in a study which developed a fully automated artificial intelligence mediated deep-learning pipeline for assessing chest X-rays to identify COVID-19 and also determine its severity.

O바카라사이트r notable research output from our Faculty include:

• The signaling pathways in pathological lens growth.
• Identification of genetic risk factors for cardiovascular complications in diabetes.
• A large genome-wide association study of over 400k East Asians to identify over 180 genetic locations associated with Type 2 diabetes.
• Development of prophylactic compounds to prevent SARS-CoV2 infection.
• The role of endo바카라사이트lin-1 in neuropathic pain and stroke.
• Characteristics of SARS-CoV2 infection in children.
• Seroprevalence of IgM and IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in China.
• The efficacy and safety of add on 바카라사이트rapies in patients given statins.

We recognize 바카라사이트 importance of academic research excellence in 바카라사이트 development of our Faculty. As we continue forward delivering high quality medical education in 바카라사이트 only MBBS programme in Macau, plans are already in place to establish a state-of-바카라사이트-art Centre for Biomedical Innovations to drive our ambitions in academic excellence.