Union Hospital launches second resident doctor training programme with 22 doctors

The Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) held the launch ceremony for its second “Resident Doctor Training Programme” with 22 young local doctors.

The second programme enrolls the doctors, who will begin six years of training on October 5, providing a pathway from resident to specialist doctor.

At the ceremony held Wednesday at the hospital’s Integrated Services Administration Building, PUMCH director and chief physician Liu Zhengyin described resident doctor training as an essential path for young doctors to become the backbone of specialist medical personnel and a key link in specialist medical education.

“It serves not only as the cornerstone for deepening clinical knowledge and refining skills, but also as the crucible for forging professional spirit and a physician’s benevolence,” he said. “I hope that the regular implementation of the programme will cultivate a steady stream of new forces for Macau’s medical development, promote an overall improvement in local specialist care, and support the government’s vision of ‘major illnesses not requiring travel outside Macau.’”

The center said it will continue to cultivate talent, raise local specialist service standards, and pursue its goal of becoming a comprehensive institution integrating medical care, education and research.