Application for accreditation of the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM) - Open consultation
Consultation Period: 29 May 2025 – 29 August 2025
To: All Fellows, Members and Associates of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
Please read this IMPORTANT announcement about the application for accreditation of the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM).
As you are no doubt aware, our College is responsible for ensuring the standards and progress of paediatric subspecialty development in Hong Kong. In order to ensure that we maintain the highest standards possible for any subspecialty accredited by our College, we strictly follow all pre-requisite criteria set by the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and our College. The relevant application procedures are available on our College’s website (http://www.paediatrician.org.hk) under the section on “Subspecialties”. So far, seven paediatric subspecialty groups have applied for accreditation and have become accredited subspecialties under our College, i.e., Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases (PIAID), Developmental-Behavioural Paediatrics (DBP), Paediatric Neurology (PN), Paediatric Respiratory Medicine (PRM), Paediatric Endocrinology (PE), Genetic & Genomics (Paediatrics) and Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (PHO). The eighth subspecialty in Paediatric Cardiology (PC) will soon be established in year 2025.
We now announce that our College has received an application for accreditation of the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM). In order to facilitate open consultation on the accreditation of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine as a paediatric subspecialty, our College has uploaded the application documents (i.e., application forms, appendix, proposed training programme, and supporting letters from external referees) to our College website for your information and review. Please follow the link below to access the section on the proposed Subspecialty of Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine (PIMM)
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A full set of the documents is also kept at the College Secretariat at Room 801, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building and interested Fellows can request to examine them during office hours from Monday to Friday.
As part of the open consultation process, ALL Fellows, Members and Associates are encouraged to send us any comments on this application. This is an important step in the future development of paediatric services and may substantially affect current paediatric practice and services in both private and public sectors throughout Hong Kong.
Please send in your comments on this application on or before 29 August 2025 (Friday).
Our College will determine whether to proceed with the formal accreditation process based on the initial evaluation by the Committee for Subspecialty Boards and any comments from this open consultation process.
Best Regards
For and on behalf of
Dr Lawrence Chan
Honorary Secretary
Committee for Subspecialty Boards
c/o Stephanie Lai
College Secretariat
Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
Tel: (852) 2871 8842
Fax: (852) 2785 1850
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Dear Fellows and Members of the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians,
Re: Subspecialty of Paediatric Neurology (PN)– Invitation for Enrollment of Training Programme (commencing from 2nd July 2025)
The Paediatric Neurology (PN) is now recognized as a Paediatric Subspecialty in the Hong Kong College of Paediatricians, it has been registered in the Specialist Register in The Medical Council of Hong Kong since September 2013. We are now accepting application for PN trainee enrollment for Year 2025. Please find the enclosed Training Programme Information and Application Form for your kind attention. Information is also available at the College website: www.paediatrician.org.hk
The training programme will commence from 2 July 2025. The deadline for enrollment of the PN Training Programme will be on 26 May 2025 (Monday), 5:00 pm. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
Best regards,
Dr Tsui Kwing Wan
Honorary Secretary
PN Subspecialty Board
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cc Dr Eva Fung, Chairperson, PN Subspecialty Board
c/o Stephanie Lai
College Secretariat
Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
Tel: (852) 2871 8842
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