Over 300 Year 1 students recited the Nursing Pledge in front of their loved ones and the wider nursing fraternity at the first Nursing Inauguration and Badge Pinning Ceremony on 6 August.

Over 300 incoming Year 1 students were formally initiated into the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing) and into the wider nursing fraternity at the first Nursing Inauguration and Badge Pinning Ceremony on Tuesday 6 August, themed ‘Eternal Care, Commitment and Compassion’.

During the ceremony, the freshman cohort and their attending parents were provided deep insights into the nursing studies curriculum, and what it takes to be a professional nurse.

As part of the event highlights, five NUS Nursing alumni, namely Assistant Professor Chua Wei Ling from the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies; Dr Koh Yiwen, an Associate Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital; Senior Nurse Manager Faiz Mordiffi from Woodlands Health, Nurse Clinician Ko Shini Cynthia from Raffles Hospital, as well as Chi Ching Lim who is both a Nurse-Clinician and Advanced Practice Nurse, were invited back to their alma mater to participate in a Nursing Forum.

Weighing in with their experience from different nursing tracks and specialties spanning across areas of Research, Education, Management and Clinical, the nursing alumni shared anecdotes on the highs and lows of being a nurse and their motivations for staying after all these years. The Nursing Forum was moderated by Dr Darryl Ang, a Research Fellow from NUS Nursing.

The highlight of the ceremony was when over 300 Year 1 students were presented their nursing badges by their respective House Captains. With the nursing badge pinned firmly onto their attire, they lit candles and recited the Nursing Pledge by the Singapore Nursing Board, led Sebastian Koo Yong Jun, the 17^th President of Nursing Subclub.  This ceremony is of considerable significance as it was the first time the incoming cohort of Nursing students publicly pledged their commitment to their education and their future profession, with their loved ones and the professional nursing fraternity bearing witness. Their promise: to exemplify and uphold the qualities, befitting of a Nursing professional, at all times.

The Nursing Inauguration and Badge Ceremony came to a close after a rousing performance by Under The Covers, an independent a capella group. Earlier, the audience was also serenaded by Aeona, a Singaporean singer-songwriter, who performed two of her original pieces – ‘Precious Works of Art’ and ‘Flower Heart’.

Prof Liaw Sok Ying, Head of the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, giving the Opening Address.

A Year 1 student receiving her Nursing badge from her House Captain.

Year 1 students from the House of Peplau gathered for a group photo.

Under The Covers, an independent a capella group, performed a medley of songs to round up the evening. 

Kudos to the 17th Nursing Subclub committee for planning and executing the event successfully. The EXCO members are Sebastian Koo, Terina Tay (Project Director), Muhammad Amir (Project Director), Kang Ming Jun, Nur Aqilah Huda, Nicholas Koh, Tan Xian Yin, Rachel Ang, Toh Jia Qing (Alex), and Loke Wai Her.