Bulletin Number Five 1986

punctuated by examinations. For us, these examinations had a special significance - not only were they tests on our abilities and assessment of our five-year study, but they were also a means to gain international recognition for the Faculty of Medicine. The conclusion of our five-year university life does not mean an end to our association with the University. Our ties have in fact become closer — the effort and achievement of the University in the provision of medical education will be assessed by our performance. Evaluation by society at large has exerted on us another kind of pressure and we have to be even more conscientious and prudent. As we changed our status from student to interns, we will have to be more modest and independent in our study and to equip ourselves with more practical knowledge so that we will be able to meet the many challenges ahead of us. How can we not be serious in our learning and work when everyday we encounter matters of life and death? Medical training is a lifelong process and we will have to be ever on the go in search of knowledge in order to keep abreast of the most recent development in the field of medicine. The practice of medicine to me is not only a profession, a training or ajob ， it is life itself. Medicine is an art as well as a science, and medical practitioners, like artists and scientists, must be creative and humanistic. Otherwise, they will be treating diseases only, not patients. To a good doctor, patients are human beings and must be treated equally. Finally, on behalf of my classmates, I wish to take this opportunity to thank all our teachers and staff of the medical Faculty for their guidance and solicitude, and for paving the way for our development during these five years. The first class of medical students taken with teachers of the Faculty in 1981 The first batch of medical graduates taken after the 32nd Congregation with teachers of the Faculty and MAAC members 14 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS