Message from the new Chairman

Welcome to the NUS Medicine International Council (NIC).

When I was approached by the Dean of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) to take over the chairmanship of the International Council, I felt a bit daunted. This appointment would clearly be a big challenge, but I was assured by the Dean that the members of the NIC were extremely friendly and supportive of the work of the Chairman.

I am heartened by the convivial spirit that I find here. As a wide community of ambassadors and supporters to champion the achievements in academic advancement and medical research of NUS Medicine, the NIC goes beyond health and medical topics to inform, provoke thought and even entertain through its engagement of the best and brightest minds. Here, members who are leaders in their respective fields of expertise engage freely in open discourse on the critical issues of the day from geopolitics to macro-economics and socio-cultural topics in an educational setting while laying their finger on the pulse of the latest beat of medical science and health innovations.

I am delighted to have this opportunity to be invited by the Dean to contribute and help the school in its international connectivity. I would like to encourage you to make full use of the NIC meetings to stay abreast of the latest global trends and world issues and help shape thinking and outcomes for like-minded leaders across different societies and backgrounds.

I hope to see you at our next NIC event.

Warm regards,

Kishore Mahbubani
Former Singapore Ambassador to the United Nations
and Former President of the UN Security Council