NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine hosts the 3rd ASEAN Medical Deans’ Summit 2014
Published: 19 Sep 2014
The NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine warmly welcomes delegates to the 3rd ASEAN Medical Deans’ Summit. Held in conjunction with the 3rd ASEAN Medical Research Network Meeting, the Summit is taking place in Singapore for the first time, from 11th to 13th September 2014.
The ASEAN Medical Research Network was formed with the intention to promote collaboration among leading medical schools in the ASEAN region and to advance our medical education and health systems as a community by 2015. The annual ASEAN Medical Deans’ Summit was first held in 2012 at the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in Thailand and the following year at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya in Malaysia.
This year, Presidents, Deans, and representatives from the 12 ASEAN medical schools are here for the Summit, hosted by the Dean of the NUS School of Medicine, Associate Professor Yeoh Khay Guan.
Delegates to the Summit will discuss progress and updates on the ASEAN Network Organisation, Accreditation Planning, Medical Education Curriculum and Medical Electives Exchanges. Also on the agenda are challenges that ASEAN countries face, such as Communicable Diseases (HIV, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), TB and Malaria) and Non-Communicable Diseases (Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular and Ageing), as well as Medical Education and Research.
The delegates will also visit the Centre for Healthcare Simulation (CHS) in the Centre for Translational Medicine building located on Medical Drive to observe the immersive, simulation-based learning environment in which our students are taught and trained.
