CUHK Announces 2020/21 Admission Scores for Medicine
In the official announcement of the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) main round offer results today, among the 336 students who are admitted to the Medicine programmes in Hong Kong via JUPAS this year, 186 students chose to study at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), equivalent to 55% of the total.
Considering the full score of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) is 49 marks, 60% of the 63 students who got 46 marks or above and pursue for medical degrees opted for CUHK Medicine.
The Medicine (Global Physician-Leadership Stream) undergraduate programme of the Faculty of Medicine at CUHK continues to be the top programme with the highest median admission score among the JUPAS institutions in the territory for the seventh consecutive year.
Details of 2020/21 admission score of MBChB programmes are as follows:
| Score for 7 subjects (Median) | Score for best 5 subjects (Median) | ||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MBChB (Global Physician-Leadership Stream) | 47 | 47 | 35 | 35 |
MBChB | 43 | 43 | 32 | 32 |
Professor Francis CHAN Ka Leung, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of CUHK, extends a very warm welcome to all our new medical students, “The past year has been an eventful year for Hong Kong and we know that you have experienced and overcome many unprecedented challenges. This has not been easy and we are proud of you all. We are particularly encouraged by your determination to join the medical profession despite the threats posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We are delighted by your commitment to serve the sick and our community. As always, we are devoted to nurture you on your journey to become competent and compassionate doctors. Join us and share in our passion for our patients, our love of our profession and our excitement as we push the frontiers of medical knowledge.”
