During the clinical internship, students will experience the full range of responsibilities of a Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP) under the supervision of CMPs and hospital staff. Students are expected to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the programme in a Chinese medicine teaching hospital designated by the School of Chinese Medicine of the Hong Kong Baptist University.  Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to demonstrate skills in practitioner-patient communication, disease diagnosis, patient management and patient treatment. They are expected to be able to perform the diagnostic and treatment procedures for common diseases, and to be competent in treating common diseases with the use of Chinese medicine.