The curriculum of the Master of Laws in Medical Ethics and Law [LLM(MEL)] programme is designed as an integrated interdisciplinary one that addresses concerns of growing importance in the health professions, law and business, and it spans important topics such as consent and confidentiality, healthcare digitalization and artificial intelligence, research best practices, ethics at the end of life and nuances of medical negligence. Offered by the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong with teaching support from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the programme provides an interdisciplinary perspective to pertinent issues in medical ethics and law. The curriculum offers lawyers, social scientists, policymakers and healthcare professionals a guide to the fundamental ethical, legal and social issues influencing the delivery of healthcare.
This programme is open to candidates with a degree in law, or in medicine. Suitable candidates with relevant experience or professional qualifications holding a degree in a discipline other than law or medicine will also be considered.
Prospective candidates are strongly urged and warmly invited to join the information sessions via Zoom to learn more about the programme, the requirements, class schedules and teaching formats.
Identical Information Sessions
Date: 11 January 2021 (Monday)
Time: 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm
Venue: Live Zoom Session
Registration: https://www.cmel.hku.hk/events-detail.php?id=78
Date: 22 February 2021 (Monday)
Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Venue: Live Zoom Session
Registration: https://www.cmel.hku.hk/events-detail.php?id=79
For more programme information, please go to https://llm.law.hku.hk/mel/.
For enquiries, please call (852) 3917-1845 or email cmel@hku.hk.