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TRANSFORMING MEDICINE
AT THE INTERSECTIONS
The management is guided by the governing board, which comprises members from the ministries, local and global conglomerates as well as leaders from NUS and Duke.
Our students benefit from exposure to early clinical experiences at SingHealth hospitals.
Jun Application open
Sep Early application deadline: 1 Sep interviews begin.
Interviewed applicants apply for financial aid
MD &
MD-PhD Nov Admissions offers are made from Nov
Timeline Dec Financial aid offers are made from Dec
Jan Final application deadline: 31 Jan
Jul Class confirmed by Jul
Jun Applications open
PhD Jan Final application deadline: 15 Jan
Timeline Feb Interviews begin
Jul Class confirmed by JulNTU-Duke-NUS Medicine Pathway NUS Engineering & Medicine Track
DIVERSITY IN OUR
STUDENT BODY
Our students are of various academic
MD STUDENTS Academic Background
backgrounds from top universities around
the world, such as Johns Hopkins University,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford
University, University of Oxford, Peking
University and Tsinghua University. While some 76% 16% 5% 3%
join us after years in the workforce, we have Sciences Engineering Arts & Business &
Humanities Others
also established several pre-medical pathways
with well-known universities in Singapore and
the United States. Students embarking on this
pathway will have the opportunity to pursue
diverse academic interests while remaining
Our
students
hail from
28
COUNTRIES
engaged with the medical landscape during
their undergraduate studies.
This diversity in experience, knowledge and
expertise forms a wealth of perspectives that
108 40
STUDENTS STUDENTS
contribute to a dynamic environment where
ideas can incubate and grow and where completed their
had their PhDs
students can choose their own path in medicine master’s degrees
before admission
before admission
and research to make a difference. Students
are also encouraged to work with the faculty
to reframe some of today’s most pressing of MD students were
healthcare challenges and create new solutions.
44% working before they
started their medical
training at Duke-NUS
Figures are updated as of Aug 2021
Our distinguished faculty, such as Prof London Lucien Ooi (pictured in the left
image) and Prof Patrick Casey (pictured in the right image) enrich our students’
educational experiences across clinical and research skills.Synergistic
230 Research
Alliancesstart-up companies
17 by Duke-NUS
investigatorsThe SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC has
become a superb platform for enhancing
our education and translational research
programmes, allowing the full expression
of our efforts to transform medicine for
patients here in Singapore.
PROF THOMAS M COFFMAN
DEAN, DUKE-NUSProviding effective and humane From individual patient care to
care is complex and multifaceted. healthcare systems, the SingHealth
It requires an ecosystem that Duke-NUS AMC creates a
promotes curiosity and encourages collaborative model and facilitates
professionals to constantly discover, a vibrant and cohesive environment
innovate and apply evidence- that encourages innovation
based approaches to their practice, and creates impact across the
delivery of care and to the entire spectrum of medicine and
interrogation of the policies healthcare.
that govern our systems.
Our strategic partnership with Our unique position as a leading AMC in
SingHealth under the Academic Asia gives us a good understanding of
Medical Centre (AMC) diseases prevalent in the region, enabling
harnesses the collective expertise, us to conduct ground-breaking research to
experiences and knowledge address healthcare challenges that impact
populations now and in the future. Our
of both institutions to bring
AMC partnership, which brings together
education, research and clinical
SingHealth’s clinical expertise and Duke-NUS’
care together to make a difference
research and education capabilities, holds us
to the practice of medicine. in good stead to define tomorrow’s medicine
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