The Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education (IMHSE) was established in the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong in 2004 with the goal of promoting excellence, professionalism, innovation and collaboration in medical and health sciences education. It was renamed the Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education on October 22, 2015 in recognition of a gift of $100 million from the estate of the late Mr Bau Man Kwong Maurice, in memory of his parents Dr Bau Tsu Zung and Mrs Bau Kwan Yeu Hing, to support medical and health sciences education through the endowment of student scholarships. Dr Bau Tsu Zung was an MBBS (1927) and MD (1932) graduate of the University of Hong Kong.
Over the years, the Faculty has developed coherent organizational structures for curriculum management, assessment and quality assurance, and has made substantial efforts to promote staff development and scholarship in medical and health sciences education. Experience acquired over the years has given the Faculty impetus to increase its scope and capacity for further development to give the Faculty a more prominent profile and facilitate its strategic objective of becoming a regional and global leader in medical and health sciences education.
BIMHSE now provides a collaborative platform to foster excellence in medical and health sciences education within the Faculty and beyond, thereby advancing its position in the region and in the international arena. The Institute has more recently streamlined its activities into four core programs to support staff training, research and scholarship, China and international networking, and student welfare and development:
BIMHSE aims to bring out the best not only in our students but also in our teachers themselves. The Institute epitomizes the commitment of the Faculty to strive for excellence in medical and health sciences education and to fulfill its mission as a medical school to nurture the best people for the benefit of all.
