About Us
Founded in 2014, we are the only medical student surgical society in Hong Kong.
The Student Surgical Association of Hong Kong (SSAHK) is a student organisation jointly run by medical students from The University of Hong Kong and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Surgery, being the most dexterous medical specialty, is the crux of SSAHK. We aim to broaden students’ horizons in different surgical specialties by connecting medical students from both medical schools and secondary school students with surgeons. Hoping to inspire more medical students to become aspiring surgeons, not only do we offer opportunities for them to learn from surgeons in a theory-based manner, we hold numerous events for students to be practically involved in simulative surgical work.
We hold a wide array of events for both medical students and secondary school students, ranging from Basic Surgical Workshops to Advanced Surgical Workshops, from Careers Nights to Surgical Taster Camp. Our events are diverse in nature but they all share one purpose - to introduce students to the realm of surgery.
We are affiliated with and kindly sponsored by the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong (CSHK), who have provided their continual support to SSAHK over the years in numerous ways.
Our Mission & Vision
Our vision is to inspire medical students to become the surgical leaders of tomorrow. By encouraging exposure to different surgical specialties, as well as through interactive surgical skills workshops, members and participants will gain knowledge, skills and insight into the practice of surgery. It is our hope that SSAHK will help them become empathetic surgeons that patients in Hong Kong deserve.
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Inspire medical students from both the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong to pursue a surgical career
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Inspire secondary school students to pursue a career in medicine or surgery
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Expose medical students to different surgical specialties in pre-clinical years
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Promote and encourage engagement between surgeons and medical students
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Provide a social outlet for its members & students with an interest in surgery
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Expose medical students to a broader surgical community through overseas exchange and international symposiums
Honorary Advisor
Professor NG Chi Fai, Anthony吳志輝教授
Tzu Leung Ho Professor of Urology
MBChB, MD (CUHK), FRCSEd, FCSHK, FRCSEd (Urol), FHKAM (Surgery)
Dr NG Chi Fai, Anthony, Tzu Leung Ho Professor of Urology, graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1993. He then joined the Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, as a surgical trainee. After his basic training, he became a urologist and specialist in 2001. Later Dr Ng joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006. He is currently Tsu Leung Ho Professor of Urology and chief of the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also the Director of the CUHK Hong Kong Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skill Centre. He has many clinical and research interests, particularly in prostate diseases, minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery and urolithiasis. He was honoured with the Outstanding Young Urologist Award in 2010 by the Asian Congress of Urology and the International Guest Scholar 2012 of the American College of Surgeons, the Achievement Award from the World Chinese Urology Association of the American Urological Association in 2014. He was also the first surgeon to perform da Vinci SP urological surgery in Asia and the Hugo Robotic system in Greater China.