Bulletin Autumn 1978

• SEMINAR • Recent Developments in Medical Education A Seminar on Recent Developments in Medical Education was held at the University on 6th and 7th July, 1978. The Seminar was co-sponsored by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, U.S.A., and the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Delegates from medical schools and institutions from six Southeast Asian countries spoke on their country's developments in medical education over the past 25 years. They include: Dr. D. Saifuddin Dean, School of Public Health University of Indonesia Professor Daizo Ushiba Director International Medical Information Centre Japan Professor K. Somasundaram Dean, Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya Dr. Jose Cuyegkeng Dean, College of Medicine Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Centre Philippines Dr. Kasarn Chartikavanij Rector Mahidol University Thailand Dr. Wong Poi Kwong Dean, Faculty of Medicine University of Singapore Professor M. J. Colbourne Dean, Faculty of Medicine University of Hong Kong Professor W.H. Trethowan, Professor of Psychiatry of the University of Birmingham, and Dr. John Z.Bowers, President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, spoke on the U.K. and U.S.A. scenes. Professor Trethowan and Dr. Bowers are Chairman and member respectively of the University's Medical Academic Advisory Committee. In his opening address, Dr. Choh-Ming Li, Vice- Chancellor, reported on the background leading to the establishment of a second medical school in Hong Kong and the planning of the new medical school. Professor Ma Lin, Professor of Biochemistry 12