Advanced Certificate of Musculoskeletal Medicine (ACMM 2021 – 2023)

Aims:

• To enhance the knowledge of musculoskeletal medicine;
• To further improve the manual skills of musculoskeletal medicine;
• To achieve better diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and therapeutic skills;
• To maintain high standard of musculoskeletal physicians.

Targets:

• Doctors completed The Certificate Course of Practical Musculoskeletal Medicine (CPMM);
• Doctors will intend to sit the HKIMM Fellowship examination (three years training in musculoskeletal medicine is required to enroll in future HKIMM Fellowship examination);
• Doctors with basic musculoskeletal knowledge (documented training is required);
• Fellows who wish to consolidate and advance their clinical skill.

Requirements:
Doctors completed CPMM or equivalent musculoskeletal training (e.g. Diploma in MSK or Diploma in Sport Medicine).

Duration:
2 years

Course Details:
The course is to encourage self learning and tutor-guided training. Therefore, it is a small group study. Doctors are required to attend following courses and workshops:

1. Attend all CPMM;
2. Two 1-day Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Advanced training workshops;
3. Attend all grand rounds;
4. Present MSK cases for discussion during grand rounds;
5. Attending HKIMM Annual Scientific Meeting (complimentary registration, enrolment fee to individual workshop is not included);
6. Clinical attachment for 3 hours in one of HKIMM tutors' clinic;
7. Submit 2 cases study reports (2000 words).

Capacity:
8 (maximum)

Venue:

• Lectures will be delivered by online video conferencing during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Unit 1201, 12/F., KOLOR-Tsuen Wan 1, 68 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.

Course Fee:
HKD 25,000 (members only)

Deadline for Application:
8 August 2021

Remarks on measure against COVID-19:
All candidates are required to have COVID-19 vaccination (within 1 year) or to provide proof of COVID-19 Antigen test negative (within 72 hours) before attending the hands-on/face-to-face teaching. This arrangement also applies to the teaching faculty.

Application:
Please send your cheque addressed to "HKIMM" together with the completed application form to Unit 05 – 06, 3/F., Telford House, 16 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

Enquiry:
hkimmltd@gmail.com