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The Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) has announced the main round offer results today. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) continues to be the top pick for students who wish to pursue medicine. Among the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) top scorers who chose to study medicine in Hong Kong, 12 have enrolled at CU Medicine – representing 60% of the total medical top-scorer cohort. This year, CU Medicine admitted 210 DSE students, maintaining a local JUPAS intake of 70% or above for the ninth consecutive year. The Global Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS) continues to be the top programme in the territory, with the highest median admission score among all undergraduate programmes for the 13th consecutive year. 

A supportive learning environment and a unique teaching philosophy define the territory’s top medicine programme

Among the top DSE scorers (including “super top scorers” and “top scorers”) achieving 5** in six or more subjects in 2026 who chose to pursue medical studies, 12 enrolled at CU Medicine (with one admitted via the School Recommendations Direct Admission Scheme, SNDAS).  This accounts for 60% of the total medical top-scorer cohort. According to admissions data, over 60% of all aspiring medical students scoring 5** in five or more subjects (comprising super top scorers, top scorers, and runner-up top scorers) selected CU Medicine as their top preference – underscoring its position as the premier choice for elite students.  Details are as follows:

Admission scores adjusted for local medical schools

^#Grade Point Conversion: Level 5**=7, 5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3;

^##Intakes through School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) excluded

GPS continues to be the top programme for the 13th consecutive year

Since its launch in the 2013/14 academic year, the Global Physician-Leadership Stream (GPS) has maintained the highest median admission score among all undergraduate programmes in Hong Kong for 13 consecutive years. Details of 2026/27 admission scores of MBChB programmes are detailed below:

^#Grade Point Conversion: Level 5**=7, 5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3; intakes through School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) are excluded

Being the first programme of its kind in Asia, GPS has been the top JUPAS programme for 13 years consecutively, and has admitted around 800 elite students, including 46 DSE top scorers over the years.

GPS aims to inspire students to unleash their potential, broaden their perspectives, and develop their leadership skills in fields such as healthcare and research. The curriculum provides personal mentorship and arranges overseas internship opportunities for nearly 90% of its students, spanning more than 50 prestigious institutions across over 30 countries and regions – including the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Harvard University.

To date, over 350 GPS graduates are pursuing careers in medicine and research. Demonstrating a strong commitment to giving back, five GPS alumni have returned to join the faculty team at CU Medicine, passing on the legacy of excellence and continuing to advance global health and well-being.

Professor Philip Chiu Wai-yan, Dean of CU Medicine, remarked: “High-achieving students of this generation consider more than just academic reputation when choosing a school. They carefully assess factors like campus culture, global exposure, educational philosophy, and the overall learning environment in a holistic approach. We are delighted with the outstanding admission results this year. Through multiple pathways, we have attracted students with exceptional academic achievements and a genuine passion for medicine from diverse backgrounds. This stands as a strong testament to the broad recognition of CU Medicine’s supportive learning environment, educational philosophy and quality.  

Guided by our motto, ‘Transforming our passion into perfection’, CU Medicine is dedicated to nurturing compassionate, competent doctors as well as 21st-century medical leaders equipped with global perspectives and innovative capabilities. This aligns with the Government’s strategic focus on nurturing tech talents and establishing Hong Kong as an international hub for health and medical innovation. We place strong emphasis on holistic education, leveraging CUHK’s unique collegiate system to foster all-rounded development across academic excellence, moral character, and interpersonal skills. We hope every doctor educated at CUHK embodies ethical practice, empathy, humility, and lifelong learning, alongside the resilience needed to tackle future healthcare challenges.

To this end, we are comprehensively upgrading our infrastructure, which includes the Teaching-Research Complex currently under construction in Area 39 of the CUHK campus, adjacent to the future Pak Shek Kok MTR Station. Scheduled for completion in 2027, the 300,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility will house over 80 research teams and approximately 1,000 scientific researchers.  Together with the newly renovated Choh-Ming Li Basic Medical Sciences Building and the upgraded clinical teaching facilities at our teaching hospital, the Prince of Wales Hospital, CU Medicine shall continue to strengthen and optimise its teaching and research capabilities, nurturing more medical research talents for Hong Kong and the global community to advance global health and well-being.”