Unifying Voice of Singapore Medical Students
Published: 23 Aug 2024
The National University Singapore (NUS) Medical Society representing medical students at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine renews their commitment to unify and be the voice of the local medical student community as part of the TriMedSoc Alliance – a collaboration co-founded in 2021 between the student bodies of Singapore’s three medical schools.
The presidents of the three medical societies pose for a photo after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to renew the Alliance and reiterating their intention to collaborate closely, together with the signatories of the first MoU signed virtually in 2021 // Credit: Courtesy of TriMedSoc Alliance
The NUS Medical Society, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore’s (NTU Singapore) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Students’ Medical Society and Duke-NUS Student Council renewed for the first time, the TriMedSoc Alliance, a collaboration co-founded in 2021 between the student bodies of Singapore’s three medical schools. The TriMedSoc Alliance was established to foster a greater sense of collaboration within the local medical student population, to have a formal platform to discuss issues that are close to the hearts of medical students in Singapore, and to advocate for the collective interests of all three student bodies.
With an alliance comprising the elected Student Council and Medical Societies of the three medical schools, the student leaders carry clear mandates from their respective student bodies to advocate for and act in their best interests. Individually, each party is the formally recognised student body representative of their respective schools and participates in decision-making processes and policy discussions with their respective school administration. Collectively, the TriMedSoc Alliance is the sole legitimate student representative body of medical students studying in Singapore to unify local medical students, and advance and synergise student advocacy and community engagement efforts.
The renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) solidifies the close ties between the three medical student representative bodies and creates an official platform for greater collaboration, with the goal of developing programmes and activities that support the holistic development of the medical student community in Singapore. They also serve to reinforce the student-led efforts in the medical student fraternity and the wider community.
Building on the success of the Alliance, this renewal provides the three medical student representative bodies with the opportunity to introduce new initiatives, such as establishing an advisory board comprising senior doctors and administrators, including faculty from the three schools. Through engaging with key stakeholders, including medical schools, the Designated Institutional Officials of the three healthcare clusters and the Ministry of Health, the TriMedSoc Alliance will continue to address critical issues such as school learning facilities, financing medical education and clinical rotation experiences.
Read more in the press release here.
