On 21 June 2025, the HHL Programme at NUS Medicine hosted its annual H.E.A.R.T.S Playlist at the MD1 Tahir Foundation Building. Showcasing 20 community projects across diverse health and social causes, the event honoured the transformative power of empathy, service, and leadership in shaping future healthcare professionals. Singapore’s First Lady, Ms Jane Yumiko Ittogi, was the Guest of Honour. She was joined by guests from the Dean’s Office, the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, project mentors, tutors from the Community Involvement Project (CIP) Leadership Workshop, donor representatives, and 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 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.

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.

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 helped shape a future where compassion and clinical excellence go hand in hand.