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The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) has announced the main round offer results today. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) admitted half of the top 100 students in Hong Kong, among whom 80% of those top students who joined CUHK chose to study for the medical programme. Among the 339 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) students admitted to study medicine through JUPAS in Hong Kong, 207 have been admitted to the Medicine Programmes at CUHK, accounting for over 70% of our total intake.

About 70% of students who scored 46 or above (out of a possible top score of 49 marks across seven subjects) have chosen to study at CU Medicine. The Global Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS) is the programme with the highest median admission score (46.5 in seven subjects) among all universities in the territory for the 10th consecutive year.

Over 70% of intake at CU Medicine are via JUPAS

The intake of each of the two local medical schools is 295 in 2023/24. About 70% of the DSE students who scored 46 points or above and were admitted to medicine programmes have chosen CU Medicine. The details are as follows:

Admission scores adjusted for local medical schools

Grade Point Conversion: Level 5**=8.5, 5*=7, 5=5.5, 4=4, 3=3)

Grade Point Conversion: Level 5**=7, 5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3)

Global Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS) continues to be the top programme for the 10th consecutive year

Since its launch in 2013/14, the Global Physician-Leadership Stream has continued to be the programme with the highest median admission score among all the universities in the territory for 10 consecutive years. Details of 2023/24 admission scores of MBChB programmes are as follows:

Grade Point Conversion: Level 5**=7, 5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3)

Professor Francis KL Chan, CU Medicine’s Dean, said, “We are very pleased that we continue to admit outstanding DSE students with very high admission scores and maintain a 70% intake of DSE students. This reflects the continued recognition and popularity of the teaching and research quality at CU Medicine among the academic community, parents and society.

“Medical research and innovation have advanced by leaps and bounds. In addition to nurturing the next generation of healthcare practitioners, CU Medicine also aims to cultivate a new generation of clinician-scientists. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the Global Physician-Leadership Stream. Since it was established, we have not only admitted students with the best results in the Hong Kong public examinations but have also successfully cultivated numerous clinician-scientists who have dedicated themselves to medical research. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of GPS programme, we recently published a book recording the learning experiences and achievements of our GPS students in the past decade. CU Medicine will continue to wholeheartedly nurture every student enrolled in the medical programme, equipping them to become competent and compassionate doctors who can meet the needs of Hong Kong and the global healthcare system.”