Celebrating Service and Student Leadership at the H.E.A.R.T.S Playlist 2025
Published: 14 Jul 2025
Guest of Honour Ms Jane Yumiko Ittogi, pictured with faculty members from the NUS Medicine Dean’s Office, the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, project mentors, CIP Leadership Workshop tutors, donor representatives, and valued community partners at the H.E.A.R.T.S Playlist 2025.
On 21 June 2025, the Health, Humanitarian and Leadership (HHL) Programme at NUS Medicine hosted its annual H.E.A.R.T.S Playlist at the MD1 Tahir Foundation Building. This inspiring event was graced by Ms Jane Yumiko Ittogi as Guest of Honour, alongside distinguished guests from the Dean’s Office, the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, project mentors, tutors from the CIP Leadership Workshop, donor representatives, and valued community partners.
H.E.A.R.T.S – an acronym for Humanitarian, Empathy, Action, Reach, Transformation, and Service – is the flagship showcase and reflection platform of the HHL Programme. It marks the culmination of a year of student-led Community Involvement Projects (CIPs), both local and overseas. These projects span a wide range of meaningful issues including eldercare, youth empowerment, palliative care awareness, health accessibility for the hearing impaired, and rural medical outreach.
Oral presentation: Tri-Generational Homecare
Poster presentation: Project Open Space
This year, 20 impactful projects were presented: 10 through live oral presentations and 10 via interactive poster exhibitions. Students offered heartfelt reflections on leadership, sustainability, implementation challenges, and personal growth, reinforcing the Programme’s emphasis on experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and longitudinal mentorship.
Guest of Honour Ms Jane Ittogi addresses students.
In her address, Ms Jane Ittogi commended students for their dedication to humanitarian service and community engagement. She acknowledged the unique trust that healthcare workers, even in volunteer roles, can foster within the communities they serve. Her words were a powerful affirmation of the potential for future healthcare professionals to drive social good beyond the clinical setting.
The event also highlighted the robust ecosystem of support behind these projects — from faculty and mentors to funders and community partners. It is this collaborative spirit that enables the development of initiatives that are not only empathetic and impactful, but also rigorously designed and sustainable. The H.E.A.R.T.S Playlist 2025 stands as a testament to the passion, purpose, and leadership of the NUS Medicine student body. Through their commitment to service and innovation in community health, students are shaping a future where compassion and clinical excellence go hand in hand.
