{"id":733,"date":"2024-09-23T12:28:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nus.demowebsg06.com\/?page_id=733"},"modified":"2024-10-16T09:41:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:41:57","slug":"aboutus-60years","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nus.demowebsg06.com\/aboutus-60years.html","title":{"rendered":"60 Years of Orthopaedic Surgery in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"733\" class=\"elementor elementor-733\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9a0f54 banner-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c9a0f54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46526e41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46526e41\" 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rel=\"noopener\">NUS Department of Orthopaedic Surgery<\/a><\/span>\u00a0as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of our Department. As this special occasion also encompasses the orthopaedic community in Singapore, we have organized the 60th Anniversary Celebration Programme back to back with the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/35asm.soa.org.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting.<\/a><\/span><\/p><p>The 60th anniversary programme, which runs from 8 to 10 October will consist of lectures, teaching and academic interactions with medical undergraduate and postgraduate students, including our residents and advanced surgical trainees in orthopaedic surgery. There will also be case conferences, seminars, and hands-on workshops.<\/p><p>We are pleased to host three distinguished lectureships\/professorship with the Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting (11 to 13 October). 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