Ethos - HKUMed MEHU

11/09/2026

Studio: Recruitment 2026-27

11/09/2026

07/09/2026

Fall recruitment is open! 🦉

We are recruiting across Studio, Publishing, Editorial House, and Operations. It is open to all disciplines and backgrounds.

Applications close on 13 September, 11:59pm HKT. Link in bio for full role descriptions and application form.

07/09/2026

Fall recruitment is open!

We are recruiting across Studio, Publishing, Editorial House, and Operations. It is open to all disciplines and backgrounds.

Applications close on 13 September, 11:59pm HKT. Link in bio for full role descriptions and application form.

02/09/2026

Swipe to get to know more about Ethos! Recruitment for 2026-27 is now open, with the application form linked in bio.

01/09/2026

Ian is an arts student in Humanities and Digital Technologies. Across 2025–26 he served as Multimedia Editor, directing multi-cam interview setups and cutting nearly every conversation we published. We asked him what the year was like.

He came to Ethos without a medical or science background, and stayed for reasons he hadn't anticipated. "As someone outside the medical field, I was surprised how little of the work I touched was about medicine. It was about the human condition."

Applications for the 2026 fall term are now open. Apply at link in bio.

15/08/2026

Dialogues Day with Ethos 2026: A Recap! 🦉

Last Tuesday marked the close of our annual Dialogues with Ethos event, and what a day it was! Over 100 students, parents, teachers, and Ethos supporters came together and celebrated learning, creativity, and community.

🎤 This year, we were honoured to welcome Dr. Leong Che-Hung, an influential surgeon, politician, and public servant specialising in urology. He shared about his personal journey of transitioning from a medical student to a registered doctor, and along with this, reminded us of the power of empathy in clinical practice.

✏️ We were blown away by the number and quality of responses to our 2026 High School Writing Competition, with 120+ submissions from 50+ schools across Hong Kong. Students tackled thematic issues such as digital culture and urban isolation in the psychosocial landscape of mental health and well-being.

💭 Due to popular demand, our team brought back the Dilemma Desk, a student-led interactive station allowing students to engage in open dialogue around real-world ethical scenarios in medicine, public health, and technology.

🖼️ The Gallery Walk featured outstanding submissions from patients, doctors, professors, and medical students across Hong Kong and beyond, each piece telling its own unique story.

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible advisors: Dr. Olivia Ngan, Dr. Ria Sinha, Prof. Julie Chen, Prof. Gilberto Leung, Prof. Carl Hildebrand, Prof. Emmanuel Cheung, and Dr. Zohar Lederman for your unwavering support throughout Ethos’ journey.

We are also grateful to Prof. Rosie Young, Prof. Kendrick Shih, Prof. Andrew K*k, Dr. Tom Chow, Dr. Michael Rivera, Ms. Beatrice Mok, Dr. Halton Ho, Dr. Lydia Ho, Ms. Jean Lee, and Mr. Eric Wong, as well as the HKU Medical Ethics & Humanities Unit HKU Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Faculty Student Engagement Team HKUMed Student Wellness & Engagement, and the LKS Faculty of Medicine HKU LKS Faculty of Medicine for their time and support at Dialogues Day.

23/07/2026

The Ethos Podcast 🎙️
Dr. Andrew K*k | From the NHS to HKU, Oculoplastics, and Navigating Compassion Fatigue

“The days are long, but the years are short.” OR Is medical practice losing its human touch to “compassion fatigue”?

In our latest episode of the Ethos podcast, we speak with Dr. Andrew K*k, Clinical Assistant Professor at HKUMed in oculoplastic and orbit surgery. Dr. K*k offers a refreshingly honest perspective on the transition from the NHS to Hong Kong’s public healthcare sector and the challenges of maintaining a “work-life-family” balance.

We discuss:
🦉The “Humble Mango Tree” Philosophy: Why leadership in medicine should be defined by sharing knowledge rather than status
🦉Communication as a Hard Skill: Why a 5-second apology can de-escalate a high-pressure clinical situation more effectively than a technical solution
🦉Dr. K*k’s belief in teaching through “visual and tactile” simulation over traditional lectures
🦉The importance of empathy in staying connected to the humanistic side of medicine

The host for this episode is Kelly Wong, Senior Editor at Ethos.

▶️ Check out the full interview by clicking on the link in our bio. Also on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
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HKU Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit HKU LKS Faculty of Medicine HKUMed Student Wellness & Engagement HKU Centre for Medical Ethics and Law HKU Prospective Undergraduates HKU School of Public Health

14/07/2026

Fast track recruitment for the Ethos 2026–2027 Team is officially open!

Applications in this round will have a higher acceptance rate and if successful, an early guaranteed spot in our 26-27 Ethos team.

Ethos is an award‑winning platform for storytelling and dialogue at the intersection of narrative medicine, the medical humanities, and ethics. Launched in collaboration with the Medical Ethics & Humanities Unit at HKUMed, we publish thought‑provoking articles, host podcasts featuring conversations with extraordinary guests, and organize events and socials with experts across disciplines.

Eligibility: We consider everyone who applies! Our current team consists of diverse backgrounds such as high school students, undergraduate medical students, undergraduate humanities students, and practicing barristers.

Available Roles (including but not limited to):
- Editor in-Chief*
- ⁠Deputy Editor in-Chief
- ⁠Literary Editors
- ⁠Videographers
- ⁠Finance Secretary
- ⁠Event Manager
*only MBBS students from Class of 2031 & Class of 2032 are eligible to apply for Editor in-Chief.

Scan the QR code to learn more and apply!
Deadline: 24th July 2026, 23:59HKT 🦉✍️

Additionally, register for our annual Dialogues day with the second QR code (or find the link in our bio) to meet our current team, chat about ethics, and to hear from our honorary guest speaker Dr. the Hon. LEONG Che-Hung!

06/07/2026

Dear friends,

As another year of Ethos draws to an end, we invite everyone to celebrate with us at our annual flagship event, Dialogues with Ethos 2026, on August 11th, 2026.

This year, we are beyond honoured to have Dr. Leong Che-Hung join us as our guest speaker! We will also be awarding our High School Writing Competition winners this evening; all writers must attend to receive their certificates.

Please register using the link in our bio, or by scanning the QR code above. We look forward to seeing everyone at Dialogues Day!

More details can be found below:
Date: Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: LT2, 3 Sassoon Road, HKUMed
Sign up form: https://forms.gle/w1cp2mDME59nYtXc7