A PUBLICATION OF THE
NUS YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Issue 19 / August 2016
DEAN'S MESSAGE
Dear Reader,
As August rolls around, we welcome the Class of 2021 that has just embarked on the first year of their MBBS studies here at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. We also congratulate the Class of 2016 upon their graduation and hope the medical knowledge and clinical skills they acquired over the last five years will be put to good use in service of the community.
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Dossier
Medical Dinner 2016
Medical Dinner 2016 was held at the Raffles City Convention Centre with the theme of celebrating the medical teaching community...
Read MoreA Bursary To Commemorate A Fallen Classmate
Christine Chong Hui Xian, a third-year medical student, passed away from brain lymphoma in 2009...
Read MoreParents Lend Helping Hand to Children’s Classmate
Parents often want to give the world to their children, showering them with love, support and guidance...
Read MoreScience of Life
Nuclear DNA When Cut Activates Immune System to Attack Cancer Cells
The conventional wisdom about cancer cells is that they are masters of camouflage, invisible to the immune system. However, occasionally...
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House Dust Mites Cause DNA Damage and Cell Death in Lung, Worsening Asthma
Asthma affects 300 million people globally, with 250,000 people dying from it every year. The house dust mite (HDM) is a major cause...
Read MoreLower Dosage Safer for Stroke Patients
Treatment for ischaemic stroke can be made safer (especially for patients with inherently higher risk of bleeding) by reducing...
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In Vivo
Dear Doctor
My Dear Child (and Fellow Doctor),
It seems just yesterday that I watched you walk up the stage to receive your white coat and begin......
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The Art Behind the Science
Few people can claim to do what Song Lin does on a daily basis – and fewer still the people who have been at it for as long as she has done...
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Insights
The Run of Their Lives
Moved by the struggle of mentally ill patients against disease and stigmatisation, four NUS Medicine undergraduate students embarked on a 7-day, 250km ultramarathon in May...
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Has Medicine Sold its Soul?
In Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician, Dr Sandeep Jauhar writes: “Most of us went into their medicine to help people...
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Navigating Ethical Issues in Medical Practice
Media reports, tea-room conversations and reflections of medical professionals, suggest a current practice situation characterised by diverse ethical challenges...
Read MoreScheduler
August – October 2016
AUGUST – OCTOBER 2016 Date Event and Venue Aug 2 Flag Day Aug 2 – 5 Sept 20 – 23 Sept 26 – 28 Sept 28 – 30 Oct 3 – 7 Visiting Committees Cluster 4 (Departments of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Orthopaedic Surgery) Cluster 1 (Departments of Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology) Cluster 6 (Departments of […]
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AUGUST - OCTOBER
| Date | Event & Venue |
| Aug 2 | Flag Day |
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Aug 2 – 5 Sept 20 – 23 Sept 26 – 28 Sept 28 – 30 Oct 3 – 7 |
Visiting Committees Cluster 4 (Departments of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Orthopaedic Surgery) Cluster 1 (Departments of Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology) Cluster 6 (Departments of Medicine, Psychological Medicine and Paediatrics) Cluster 3 (Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies) Cluster 2 (Departments of Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology and Diagnostic Radiology) |
| Aug 3 |
Rag Day |
| Aug 10 | White Coat Ceremony University Cultural Centre, NUS
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| Sept 3 – 4 Oct 1 – 2 |
Neighbourhood Health Service (NHS) Taman Jurong Marine Terrace
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| July 10 | NUS Medicine Safety Day Safety Carnival and Forum: “Think Safety; Act Safely” MD1, Level 3
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| Sept 9 | Keynote Address 2016 Auditorium, NUHS Tower Block
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| Oct 8 – 9 | Public Health Service (PHS) Clementi
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| Oct 18 | NUS Awards & Appreciation Night University Cultural Centre, NUS |