Singapore Medical Society London

This holiday SMSL will once again be organising a wide range of activities to provide an enriching and fun-filled summer for our members.

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1. SingHealth and NHG Hospital Attachments

Two separate hospital attachments are available. They will be held at SingHealth and NHG Hospitals for one and two weeks respectively, and you may choose either one of the two.The details are as follows:

NHG tour: 12-19th July 2008 at National University Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, Institute of Mental Health, National Skin Centre and Bukit Batok Polyclinic

SingHealth attachments: 11-17 Aug 2008 at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore General Hospital or Changi General Hospital (depending on speciality of interest)

These attachments are a great opportunity to experience firsthand Singapore’s healthcare system as well as to find out more about the two largest public healthcare service providers in Singapore. In addition, you will be able to get some experience working in a hospital, shadowing and meeting medical professionals, and have an idea of working life in Singapore before you graduate. It will certainly put what you are learning in university into some perspective.

If you’re interested in participating, do reply to your university reps or email : jean2000sg@gmail.com by 20th April 2008, or as soon as possible, with the following: Name, School, Email address, Choice of attachment (NHG or SingHealth), Choice of department or specialty (if any)

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2. Research Attachments with A*STAR & Pharmaceutical Companies

Want to do something useful this summer? 6 weeks of research attachments with companies such as A*STAR as well as pharmaceutical companies are available starting from the 1st week of July to Mid August.Besides looking good on your CV, its a great way to gain work experience, learn about other medically-related fields, and discover for yourself what research is about.

So if you’re interested, awaken your inner scientist and email ming.lee06@ic.ac.uk with your names, university, year, and research field of interest (e.g. stem cells, cancer, neurology, pharmacology etc) by Sunday, 13th April 2008.

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3. Project Khon Kae (Thailand)

As usual, we are organising our annual trip!! Details will be out soon, so watch this space!! If you wish to sign up for the trip, please contact your school reps ASAP to register your interest!

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4. JC Talks

We are also looking to conduct our talks in the summer in Singapore in the various JCs, and would love additional help so if you would like to volunteer to go back to your schools and help out, please email geoffree@gmail.com.

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Hope to hear from all of you soon!

Warmest regards,

the 14th SMSL Committee

Speakers:

Prof Ng Han Seong

Chairman, Medical Board of Singapore General Hospital

Dr Ooi Choon Jin

Director, Medical Manpower

Date and location: 3rd November, Saturday. 5pm – 7pm

University of London Union

Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY

(Room to be confirmed)

Singapore Medical Society of London in collaboration with SingHealth from Singapore is pleased to present the SingHealth Career Talk 2007. Doctors and Medical Manpower staff from SingHealth will be in London on November 3rd to present a talk on employment opportunities with SingHealth, as well as to conduct interviews for those in the medical field seeking employment in Singapore. Doctors and medical undergraduates at all levels are invited to come and find out about career opportunities in Singapore healthcare.

If you would like to apply for a position with SingHealth, please email your CV to Angela Wong at angela.wong.y.c@singhealth.com.sg before 6 November, Tuesday (the day they leave London, so really it would be best to do it sooner ) to arrange for an interview with the team while they are here.

Refreshments will be provided at the talk. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Daphne at dtls87@gmail.com by 29th October, Monday . Thank you!

Regards,

13th SMSL Committee

Dear SMSL members,

The details for the Singhealth Dinner has been comfirmed as below.
For those who rsvped for others, do remember to tell your friends
about it!

Due to limited seats, the dinner is strictly for those who have
rsvped only.

Date: 28 August 07 (Tuesday)
Time: Arrival of students - 6.30 p.m.
Arrival of GCEO - 6.45 p.m.
Dinner commencement - 7.00 pm
Venue: Oasis Resturant (Level 5, Terrace Wing)
Grand Hyatt Hotel
10 Scott Road
Singapore 228211
Dress Code: Smart casual

See you there!

Dear all,

Itching to do something worthwhile this summer?

In partnership with the Singhealth Foundation, SMSL is organising a Raising-and-Giving (RAG) to raise money for the Foundation and its causes.

SMSL Raising-and-Giving (RAG)

If you have a few hours to spare, join us as we prowl the streets of Shenton Way, Orchard Road, and the corridors of Singapore General Hospital, tin cans in hand, to raise funds for a good cause!

Surgical scrubs will be provided!

Dates and times are as follows:

Thursday 16 Aug 2007
Shift 1

Time: 11am-2.30pm

Venue: Singapore General Hospital (SGH)

Friday 17 Aug 2007
Shift 2

Time: 11.30am-2.30pm

Venue: Shenton Way

Shift 3

Time: 4.30-7pm

Venue: Orchard Road

Please contact Tamara at tamarasoh@gmail.com by 30th July 2007 with your contact numbers and preferred shift (1st and 2nd choice) or if you like, come for a full day, or both days even!

See you there!!

This summer, SMSL is organising two separate hospital attachments in Singapore for you! These will be held at NHG and SingHealth hospitals for 1 week and 2 weeks respectively, and you may choose one of the two. The dates and hospitals for each are:

NHG attachment: 12th - 19th July 2007 (1 week) at National Univeristy Hospital, Institute of Mental Health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital or Alexandra Hospital (depending on specialty)

SingHealth attachment:TBA (2 weeks) at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore General Hospital or Changi General Hospital (again, depending on specialty)

These attachments are a great opportunity to do something productive this summer! Get some experience working in a hospital, shadowing and meeting medical professionals, and get an idea of working life in Singapore before you get out there. If you’re interested in participating, do reply to your university reps by 1st June 2007, or as soon as possible, with the following:

Name
School
Email address
Choice of attachment (NHG or SingHealth)
Choice of department or specialty (if any)

Hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for your time!

Popular Specialties

* Anaesthesiology
* Cardiology
* O&G
* Opthamology
* Orthopaedics Surgery
* Paediatric Medicine
* Plastic Surgery
* Urology

Specialties in Demand

* Psychiatry
* Geriatric Medicine
* Infectious Diseases
* Internal Medicine
* Medical Oncology
* Paediatric Surgery
* Pathology
* Renal Medicine
* Radiation Oncology

Source: Singhealth, Nov 2006

Date: 28th October 2006

Time: 4pm

Venue: Chadwick Lecture Theatre, UCL Main Building (South Wing), Gower Street London WC1E 6BT

(please note that the venue has been changed from the Wilkins Gustav Tuck LT to the Chadwick LT, which is also at UCL)

SingHealth & The National Healthcare Group (NHG) are the 2 health providers in Singapore. Between them, they are in charge of the various hospitals spread in and around Singapore, taking care of Singapore’s public primary and tertiary healthcare.

The purpose of their visit is to meet medical/dental students from all years, especially those who eventually would like to work in Singapore. This event includes everyone- Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans as well.

We would encourage you to attend this event, should you wish to work in Singapore in the near future as a medical/dental professional, a clinician scientist or have plans to embark on an elective in Singapore.

The agenda for the day includes a brief presentation conducted by them and subsequently, the floor is open to discussion (much like a Q & A). After the discussion, we would adjourn for tea.

Many of you may have met them on separate occasions in Singapore this summer, however, this marks a rare opportunity to meet them both together and ask them any questions which you may have.

If you would like to attend this event, please RSVP early (by the 21st of October) as they are preparing some freebies for you and we’ve got to arrange the catering.

RSVP to:-

* Clarissa Cheah– clarissa18uk@yahoo.co.uk OR
* Rosalynn Siantar- rosalynn86@yahoo.com

With many thanks to SingHealth who allowed us to embark on this 1 week hospital attachment and choose our departments we like too! We were posted, depending on the speciality to either KKH, SGH or Changi General Hospital.

The attachment, which was opened to preclinical and clinicals was a blast. We learnt, we observed and within the scope of our abilities, we helped. What a week. It certainly puts what we are learning at university into some perspective.

They gave (who cares if they stared at us strangely & had numerous questions!) and we raised for the SingHealth Foundation, to the tune of a fantastic amount of $4,500!! Not too shabby for 2 days work!

Venue: Marriot Hotel

Time: 6.30pm- late

A night of socialising and semi-fine buffet dining organised by SingHealth. Intermingled with us lot were the xi-fus in medicine from whom provided some really good advice to being a student, the direction in which the healthcare system in Singapore is heading towards, their individual specialities and what we can do to equip ourselves with the capabilities to ensure a brighter future.