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Issue 9 2017 OCT 專題報導 Feature Article 學院醫療護理專業課程再被業界肯定 首間自資院校職業治療課程獲專業認證及政府資助 TWC’s well recognised Occupational Therapy programme obtains professional accreditation and Government’s subsidy acing the challenges of ageing population and rising 香 F 港社會正面對人口老化的挑戰，對醫療服務的需求隨之增 加，市民亦對服務水平的期望逐漸提高，導致醫療、復康及護 expectations for healthcare services, Hong Kong is now looking for solutions to ease the shortage of healthcare manpower. Since 理人員供不應求。東華學院一直積極培育醫療護理相關人才， its inception, TWC has been nurturing healthcare professionals 為業界注入新血。 to alleviate the inadequacy. 學院自 2013/2014 學年起開辦自資的職業治療學理學士（榮 Since 2013/2014, TWC has been offering self-financing Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Occupational Therapy. Following the approval 譽）學位課程，繼去年獲世界職業治療師聯合會（WFOT）認 by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) 可，課程再於今年 6 月取得香港輔助醫療業管理局轄下的職業 last year, the programme was recognised by the Occupational 治療師管理委員會的專業認證，學院成為本港首間和唯一提供 Therapists Board under the Supplementary Medical Professions Council (SMPC) in June 2017. Having been recognised both 職業治療學認可學位課程的自資專上院校，而畢業生的資歷同 locally and internationally, graduates can register as occupational 時獲本地以及國際專業機構的認可，可直接註冊成為職業治療