The Department of Pathology offers attachment or elective opportunities to pre-medical or undergraduate students.

Pre-medical students can arrange for attachments with the department through the National University Hospital’s Healthcare Immersion Programme (NUH HIP).

Local and overseas medical students are welcome to apply for an elective with Pathology through their respective schools or institutions.

What is covered under the elective include: experiencing first-hand the day-to-day life of a pathologist, activities such as specimen cut-ups, microscopic analysis, intraoperative frozen section consultations and clinical case discussions.