The summer training course jointly organized by the Harvard Medical School (HMS),   Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Athinoula A. Martinos Center for   Biomedical Imaging for undergraduates from the School of Medicine of NKU ended   successfully in Boston on August 12. The two-week program is designed by top   experts, doctors and scientists from HMS and taught in English, aiming to   expand and improve students' scientific research ideas and methods.

Among the 20 students who participated in this summer program at MGH of Harvard University,   most of them came from the School of Medicine of NKU, among whom three undergraduates   won the “Outstanding Performance Award” from the Athinoula A. Martinos Center   for Biomedical Imaging. This summer program has intensive curriculum   arrangement, flexible teaching methods and a strong faculty. More than 20   experts have successively taught the courses for this program in English. Also,   field visits to MGH, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging,   Medical Museum, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Harvard   Medical School, and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center were arranged for students   after class. The students stated that the program has broadened their   learning ideas and scientific research visions, and they have benefited a lot   from it.

At the graduation ceremony, the students were courageous in expressing with fluent   English, and active in thinking, which were appraised by experts. Dr. Bruce   Rosen, Director of the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging,   and Dr. Xuejun Kong, President of the US-China Medical Exchange Association,   jointly issued the certificates of completion to the students, and gave the   “Outstanding Performance Award” to outstanding students and leading teacher.

It is reported that the first overseas short-term program for medical students has   been successfully completed. In the future, the School of Medicine will   continue to carry out short-term international exchange and training programs   during summer or winter vacations to vigorously promote the   internationalization of medical education. During the period, Professor Xiang   Rong, the Dean of the School of Medicine, flew to Boston to supervise the program,   and at the same time extended regards to all the teacher and students who   participated in the first medical summer training program.