A Hong Kong medical student learns medicine through years of volunteering
In short
- Alfred Lam is a University of Hong Kong medical undergraduate.
- He has volunteered for years serving elderly people and disadvantaged communities.
- He is a finalist in the youth category of the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.
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Lam's volunteer work has shaped how he thinks about treating patients. He is learning to look beyond symptoms to the people he may one day care for. The Spirit of Hong Kong Awards recognise unsung local work that might otherwise go unnoticed.
From South China Morning Post
Years of volunteering to serve elderly people and disadvantaged communities have informed medical student Alfred Lam’s approach to medicine, teaching the University of Hong Kong undergraduate to look beyond symptoms and understand the people he may one day treat. Lam is a finalist in the youth category of this year’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, which recognise the city’s unsung heroes and organisations whose work might otherwise escape public attention. The awards are co-organised by Sino Group...
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Alfred is a student who wants to be a doctor. For many years he has helped older people and families who need extra support. Now he is a finalist in an award that celebrates people who help their city. Talk about it: how can you help someone who needs a hand?
