The Office for Students (OfS) is committed to students’ professional development and realising their potential, while ensuring that they remain grounded in the core values of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. OfS aims to identify potential candidates who embody attributes and values that will enable them to fulfill their calling in their service as medical practitioners. By nurturing them through their medical training and various learning journeys, OfS will support students’ professional identify formation, build self-awareness and relational competence. OfS believes in supporting every student to reach their fullest potential as skilled, empathetic and collegial medical professionals, equipped to navigate the challenges of their eventual area of practice.
Our Mission
To ensure the well-being and holistic development of our undergraduate medical students
Our Values
• Professional identity formation
• Self-awareness, self-care, self-discipline, self-efficacy
• Relational competence
• Resilience
Our Team
The ADMISSIONS & OUTREACH Team
Our Admissions & Outreach team is the first touchpoint with prospective students who are aspiring to become healthcare practitioners in the future. Our team specialises in engaging potential students through outreach programmes such as NUS Open Day. As we work hard to attract the best students who embody the right attributes and values, we also continually improve our processes in our annual Admissions Exercise to select these students to join our community at NUS Medicine. We work closely with our Admissions Committee which comprises of NUS Medicine faculty members from various medical disciplines and allied health professions. To find out more, please visit https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/admissions/
The STUDENT CARE & SUPPORT Team
OfS recognises that while training to be a healthcare practitioner is fulfilling, it is also demanding. Our Student Care and Support (SCS) team is committed to ensuring that all our undergraduate medical students have adequate access to academic, financial, social and emotional support in their journey with us.
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Our team provides a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space for students to consult us in relation to any issues they may be facing. If you have any concerns and you are unsure of who to approach, please reach out to us at medstudentaffairs@nus.edu.sg and one of our Student Support Managers will contact you shortly.
Emotional & Mental Well-Being Support
Emotional & Mental Well-Being Support
We provide a safe space for students to share their concerns, which may include mental and physical well-being related issues and/or academic issues.
Students may also independently seek professional help at University Counselling Services (UCS). Full-time NUS students can receive up to eight free counselling services for full candidature.
Financial Support
Financial Support
We help students determine their eligibility for financial aid and assist in their applications. The team works to identify resources to help our students with their tuition fees and related miscellaneous fees.
Students are welcome to write in using the student care and support contact information below, if they are unsure about the eligibility criteria, so that the Office can work together with you to better assess your situation.
The STUDENT LIFE & DEVELOPMENT Team
OfS believes in nurturing our students to find and develop their professional identity as they acquire content knowledge and hone mastery in their clinical skills required to serve patients in the community.
Through various types of experiences outside the classroom supported by our Student Life and Development team, we provide opportunities for students to build self-awareness, self-understanding and self-efficacy, improve their relational competence, and uncover their best potential as a professional, lifelong learner and human being.
House System
House System
Students are assigned to one of NUS Medicine’s ten houses when they begin their first year of medical school. New students are able to get acquainted with friendly and helpful seniors across the various years on a regular basis and occasionally, alumni who belonged to the same house. Being integrated in the House system is a great way for students to immerse themselves into the motions of medical school and its unique culture, and derive a sense of belonging from a tight-knitted community. Each House has a fully-furnished House room where students have an accessible space to gather socially and conduct study sessions.
Mentorship and Coaching
Mentorship and Coaching
Students are assigned a pre-clinical mentor in the first two years of medical school, and a clinical mentor in the final three years. The mentor-mentee pair arrange regular meet-ups throughout the year to share different perspectives of life in medicine and discuss any challenges faced by students. Many mentor-mentee relationships continue to grow and evolve after graduation and many become lifelong colleagues and friends within our medical fraternity.
Enjoy the comics on Mentor-Mentee at the bottom of this page. It’s illustrated by our medical student!
Student Events and Activities
Student Events and Activities
OfS works closely with NUS Medical Society and Medical-Nursing Club, to support and enhance various aspects of student life. From supporting Freshman Orientation Programmes to Career Symposiums to overseas or local community projects, OfS aims to enrich student life through events and activities which foster strong working relationships and friendships through mutual activities. OfS seeks to empower students by providing the necessary guidance and resources to create memorable moments through various social interactions and experiences outside the classroom.
You can contact Office for Students at our common mailbox – medstudentaffairs@nus.edu.sg.
Alternatively, you can email to the respective Student Support Manager at:
Well-Being
Chong Siew Ling
Loh Jia Yi Janice
Sam Suet Chian
Chua Jin Sze
Financial Aid
medfinancialaid@nus.edu.sg
Events & Activities
Admin Lead:
Christina Mohan -christina_mohan@nus.edu.sg
MedNurse, Coaching & EnRICH Programme:
Clara Chan – mdccha@nus.edu.sg
Programmes – Health, Humanitarian & Leadership, IMPACT Mentoring:
Mahanom Binte Ahmad – mahanom_ahmad@nus.edu.sg
EnRICH Programme, Careers, Professionalism:
Evaleen Tan – evaleen@nus.edu.sg
MedSoc, Houses, Mentors:
Ong Shien Chern – s.chern@nus.edu.sg
There are also several NUS Campus Resources that you can reach out to:
Emergencies
Office Hours
NUS Medicine also works with University Health Centre to provide after-hours counselling/mental health support to our students. Please contact uhc_counselling@nus.edu.sg for more info.
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