Hilda Mo-Yin Yuen, the 6th born, was born in 1905. She was among the first ten female graduates of the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine, following Eva Ho Tung, who was the first. Hilda enrolled at the University of Hong Kong in 1924 at the age of 19 for her first degree and entered the Faculty of Medicine in March 1926.
Her medical studies progressed through several examinations. In December 1926, Miss Yuen completed the 1st Degree Examination by passing Physics, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biology. In December 1928, she passed Anatomy and Physiology. By May 1930, she had completed the 3rd Degree Examination, having passed Junior Pathology and Pharmacology. (At this period, the examination at the end of the second year in Junior Anatomy and Junior Physiology, now known as the 2nd Degree Examination, had not been instituted.) She passed Senior Pathology, Medical Jurisprudence, and Public Health in May 1931. Finally, in December 1931, she passed Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, thus completing the Final Degree Examination. The Degree of MB BS from the University of Hong Kong was conferred upon Miss Yuen on January 11, 1932. This record was signed by L.T. Ride, M.A., M.B., Ch.B. (Oxon), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, on February 3, 1932.
Following her graduation, Hilda Mo-Yin Yuen practiced medicine in Hong Kong, and then back to Kuala Lumpur and died there.
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Hilda Mo-Yin Yuen, the 6th…
Hilda Mo-Yin Yuen, the 6th born, was born in 1905. She was among the first ten female graduates of the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine, following Eva Ho Tung, who was the first. Hilda enrolled at the University of Hong Kong in 1924 at the age of 19 for her first degree and entered the Faculty of Medicine in March 1926.
Her medical studies progressed through several examinations. In December 1926, Miss Yuen completed the 1st Degree Examination by passing Physics, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Biology. In December 1928, she passed Anatomy and Physiology. By May 1930, she had completed the 3rd Degree Examination, having passed Junior Pathology and Pharmacology. (At this period, the examination at the end of the second year in Junior Anatomy and Junior Physiology, now known as the 2nd Degree Examination, had not been instituted.) She passed Senior Pathology, Medical Jurisprudence, and Public Health in May 1931. Finally, in December 1931, she passed Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology, thus completing the Final Degree Examination. The Degree of MB BS from the University of Hong Kong was conferred upon Miss Yuen on January 11, 1932. This record was signed by L.T. Ride, M.A., M.B., Ch.B. (Oxon), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, on February 3, 1932.
Following her graduation, Hilda Mo-Yin Yuen practiced medicine in Hong Kong, and then back to Kuala Lumpur and died there.