College Life

I recalled the day when the HKCEE result was released. I was frustrated and feared that all my efforts were in vain. With my strong enthusiasm of being a registered nurse, I applied for in the Higher Diploma in Medical and Health Products Management programme. The programme offered me an opportunity to study modules such as Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology as well as Drug Action and Use of Medicine. My interest in nursing continued to grow and I came to realise that this programme was essential for my future study in the university. This programme is well designed. It equips students with the knowledge and training to meet the increasing demand in medical and health industry.

The Higher Diploma in Medical and Health Products Management programme provides students with solid foundation in pharmacological and biological knowledge, and hence prepares me for the bachelor’s degree studying in City University, majoring in Biomedical Sciences.

This programme provided me an opportunity to gain solid fundamental knowledge in medical sciences. It also provided me a chance to enrich my life. Due to my unsatisfactory public exam results 5 years ago, I was not able to continue my Form 6 study. Fortunately, I made a wise choice to enroll in the Foundation Programme. My College life was not an easy one at the beginning. However, I started to enjoy studying a lot when I came across with courses covered the knowledge related to medical sciences, such as anatomy & physiology, microbiology, pathophysiology. My learning attitude had totally changed. Lastly, this programme provided me with a wide range of articulation pathways to purse my further studies. I am now studying Master of Medical Sciences in HKU and my supervisor is the lecturer who taught me Anatomy and Physiology at this College 4 years ago.

I had a wonderful College life. The programme covers professional knowledge in medical and pharmaceutical fields and the programme-specific laboratory, Health Products Teaching Room, provides an ideal place for us to have the practical lectures. All fundamental knowledge learnt in the past 2 years is useful for my University study. Moreover, this College organised various activities to widen our social network. Thank all lecturers, counsellors and friends for their supports very much!

Despite my unsatisfactory DSE result, I am glad that I have chosen to study at HPSHCC. I was impressed by the facilities and learning atmosphere here. Lecturers were passionate in nurturing students and answering questions from students. They offered help in our studies. I remember reading the student sharing page last year and I am happy to have the opportunity to share my thought here.Failure is not fatal. What matter most is to pick ourselves up from where we have fallen and to have faith in our own abilities. Do our best and leave no regrets!

The Higher Diploma in Medical and Health Products Management programme equipped me with essential knowledge of basic medical and pharmaceutical sciences such as microbiology and pharmaceutics. You may not be aware that oil can really mix with water into a continuous phase. I recalled that we had a laboratory practical for hand cream preparation through mixing aqueous and oily components well together using pharmaceutical techniques. Health products are becoming increasingly popular in the market and dispensing skills are vital and useful in our daily lives as well. I started to see the success in my future career by incorporating these two main elements in our community.

Before I studied at this College, I was not a highly motivated person. I have changed a lot in these two years, because the lecturers showed their care for me and helped me with my problems. Moreover, the programme has provided many opportunities to prepare me for Hong Kong’s medical and healthcare industry, such as internships and visits to laboratories and pharmaceutical factories. In addition, the learning content is similar to that of a university course, which has helped me lay a good foundation and make the transition easier.

The Higher Diploma in Medical and Health Products Management is a very unique programme. With the broad basic knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical sciences provided by the programme, students are provided with multiple articulation pathways, which we are eligible to apply for admission to different sciences or health-related programmes in the university. Moreover, the professional lecturers, well-designed curriculum and excellent learning environment have equipped me with a solid foundation for further study.

I have acquired various professional knowledge of medical sciences, such as Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacology and Medical Equipment and Healthcare Products, through the past 2-year study. Moreover, different projects and presentations provided me with valuable opportunities to improve my writing and presentation skills.

Because of the supportive classmates and lecturers, studying at the College has been very fruitful and memorable. This programme has offered me an alternative path towards university and the opportunity to reconsider my goals. Through theoretical and practical teaching, I am provided with a solid foundation for future study and work, especially in the area of medical science.

Automated pharmacy definitely can reduce medical incidents. In the past years, I worked as a dispenser in different contexts, such as community pharmacy, nursing home and private clinic. Although the job duties of a dispenser in different areas vary, all of them require good skills, so as to avoid any human errors due to the heavy workloads. The application of advance technology in dispensing can reduce the workload of a dispenser as well as to minimise human errors. I am now working as a system analyst in a renowned medical company, which develops the automatic dispensing system. Since I have learnt different knowledge in the areas of medical and pharmaceutical sciences when studying the Higher Diploma and the university degree programmes, I am able to serve customers by providing them with accurate information on various medical products.

The Higher Diploma in Medical and Health Products Management programme equipped me with the basic knowledge of medical and health sciences. The learning experience at this College helped strengthen my belief that a future career in medical laboratory science would be suitable to me. As I am now working in a medical science laboratory, I will be able to register as a medical laboratory technologist upon completion of the part-time studies in medical laboratory science offered by HKU SPACE.