院长家书 | 疫情当下，致MED学子的一封信

郑仲煊教授

香港中文大学（深圳）医学院创院院长、

校长讲座教授

“During this period, we, especially medical students, have seen and truly experienced the power that medicine gives to society and the responsibility it assumes.”

Dear students,

The spread of COVID-19 pandemic cases is tugging at our heartstrings. Currently, the pandemic is raging in Hong Kong. Although Longgang and Shatin, where the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong locates, are only 1 hour away, we can only care about each other from afar. Today, let us wish Hong Kong wins the battle against the pandemic and look forward to seeing Professor Tam and our Hong Kong colleagues soon!

Currently, we can feel the warmth of spring on campus already but can only meet with each other online. To keep everyone safe, I hope you understand our university's decision at this extraordinary time. Even though we encountered many difficulties, I have seen the actions of our university during the pandemic. Online teaching is in good order. I want to thank every faculty member for their tremendous efforts and thank our students for their great cooperation.

People have seen the efforts and pressures of healthcare workers in the pandemic. Whether nucleic acid testing or vaccine research and development, these are battlefields. During this period, we, especially medical students, have seen and truly experienced the power that medicine gives to society and the responsibility it assumes.

I understand that you are facing a number of challenges. You need to stay motivated, stay focused, deal with the challenges of being in front of a computer all day in the process of online teaching... In addition to studying, you may have to readjust to your home environment, overcome loneliness and isolation, etc...

What can we do during this challenging time?

We need to recognize the advantages and disadvantages of online learning. The School of Medicine has made improvements to the mode of online teaching, including enhance the teaching tools, the content and the form of courseware, and the different way of discussion. We will also collect feedback from students on this basis and continuously optimize them.  And we’re also going to launch a series of online activities to accompany with you through this emergency period.

We should also reflect on the new demands of the changing times on us and develop new adaptive skills. Such as how to searching, understanding, and evaluating the required information from the electronic resources and applying that knowledge to problems solving. As healthcare disciplines increasingly intersect, including engineering, robotics, and data science, it also requires us to master more knowledge. The epidemic period has also prompted changes in the way of medical education. Whether it is pre-clinical teaching, or clinical training, residency training, examinations and assessments, we all need to actively keep pace with the times. I believe that our persistence and hard work will surely usher in victory.

If you have any questions or need help, you are welcome to contact me or the teachers at any time. I look forward to reuniting with you all on campus soon.

亲爱的同学们：

在2022年新一轮的疫情下，新冠病例在地图上的蔓延，每一个数字都在牵动着人们的心。香港疫情肆虐，虽然龙岗与沙田，香港中文大学医学院的所在地，只有1个小时的路程，但疫情只能让我们遥遥牵挂。今天在这里，让我们共同为香港加油，期待早日见到我们的谭教授和香港的同事们！

此时，校园里已经春意盎然，然而我们只能选择在云端见面。为了保障每个人的安全，希望你们理解学校在这个非常时期做出的决定。纵使我们遇到了很多困难，但我看到了学院在疫情期间做出的行动，线上教学井然有序，我想感谢每一个老师的努力和同学们的配合。

人们都看到疫情下医疗工作者的付出和承担的压力，不论是核酸检测，还是疫苗研发，这些都是战场。我们，特别是医学生，在这期间还看到、体会到医学给与社会的力量以及它所承担的责任。我们要做的，是做好自己，学好知识，帮助他人。

我理解你们正面临着一系列的挑战。在线上学习的过程中，需要保持动力、集中注意力、对付终日在电脑前而产生的不适…除了学习之外，你也许还要重新适应家庭中的环境，克服孤独和封闭等等…

应对这些挑战，在于行动。我们能做些什么?

我们要认识到线上学习的优势和劣势。学院针对线上教学方式做出了改进，包括提升线上教学工具、上课的课件内容和形式、区别于传统课堂的授课形式而提升讨论的部分等。我们还会在此基础上收集学生的反馈，不断地优化。学院将会推出一系列的线上活动与你们交流和分享，陪伴同学们度过这个非常时期。

我们还应该思考，时代的变化对我们提出的新要求，要培养新的适应性技能。比如从电子资源中查找、理解和评估所需要的信息并应用于问题的解决。随着医疗健康学科越来越多的交叉，包括工程、机器人和数据科学等，也要求我们掌握更多的知识。疫情时期也促使了未来医学教育方式的变化，不论是临床前的学习，还是临床训练、考试和考核，我们都需要积极地与时俱进。相信我们的坚持和努力一定能够迎来胜利。

如有任何问题和需要帮助的地方，欢迎同学们随时联系我或学院的老师。我期待着早日与大家重聚校园。