Issue 44
Nov 2022
DOSSIER
2022 saw the happy return of in-person events, with Commencement ceremonies for both graduating Nursing and Medicine students taking place on 16 and 17 July respectively, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The School’s traditional induction programmes included the White Coat Ceremony on 12 August and Welcome Dinner on 23 July, for newly admitted Medicine students.
Medicine Commencement Ceremony – Class of 2022
Left to right: Newly graduated doctors. Parents and guests could finally witness graduating family members receive their scrolls.
Valedictorian Dr Benjamin Tan Kye Jyn (on screen) speaking at the Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2022 at the Medicine Commencement Ceremony.
Balloons float down to the audience, signalling to graduands the end of the ceremony, and the beginning of another journey as newly minted doctors.
Nursing Commencement Ceremony – Class of 2022
Left to right: Nursing graduands observing as the academic procession enters the hall. Mr Benedict Choong Han Peng, Valedictorian for the Nursing Class of 2022, gives his speech.
Left to right, top to bottom: A jubilant Nursing graduate. Bright smiles all round as Nursing graduates pose for commemorative pictures after the ceremony.
White Coat Ceremony
Left to right: Incoming students of the Class of 2027 present their white coats to NUS Medicine faculty members, who then place the coats on the students’ shoulders. This symbolises the students’ taking on the mantle of their medical training, and the values of the medical profession.
The new medical students take the Hippocratic Oath, as a pledge of their commitment to the values of the medical profession.
Left to right: Prof Chong Yap Seng, Dean of NUS Medicine, presents a token of appreciation to alumnus Dr “Hakim” Wee Teck Young, Guest-of-Honour at the 2022 White Coat Ceremony. Students smile and wave from their spots on stage as they pose for a picture.
NUS Medicine Welcome Dinner
Left to right: The School’s House Banners proceed into the hall. Members of the NUS Medicine faculty in their academic robes.
Left to right: Prof Lau Tang Ching, Vice-Dean for Education passes a candle to a student, signifying the passing of knowledge and wisdom on to new blood. Students also reflect on and write their aspirations and what becoming a doctor means to them.
Female students are presented with scarves, and male students with ties, customised for their Class of 2027.
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