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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

It is with great pleasure that the 13th SMSL committee invites you to our 2008 annual dinner! The dinner is an annual affair that marks the end of each committee’s term, and this year in the manner of the best SMSL traditions, there will be, among other things: the new working committee elections, the distribution of the SMSL annual magazine, a video and presentation by our Project Khon Kaen (PKK) leaders as well as a chance to find out more about the upcoming PKK and other events, games, good food and great company!

- Venue: Phoenix Palace, 3-5 Glentworth Street, London, NW1 5PG (see map below)

- Date: 7pm, Sunday, 9th March 2008

- Dress code: Smart Casual (no jeans please!)

- Cost: £16.00

Menu
Crab and prawn meat sweet corn soup
Sauteed monk fish fillet with asparagus
Cantonese crispy chicken
Baked king prawn with chilli and garlic crisp
Mini pork chop in honey chilli Sauce
Chinese brocolli in satay sauce
Rice in lotus leaf
Enoki mushroom with E-fu noodles Fresh fruit platter
Chinese tea and soft drink

If you’d like to join us for the evening, please RSVP to your London uni rep, or to Daphne at dtls87@gmail.com if you’re from the wider UK. The ?16 can be paid to your uni rep who will give you a ticket to be brought along to the dinner - or, if you’re joining us from the wider UK, you can bring the money on the day itself too.

If you’d like to find out more about the restaurant, you can read the Time Out review of it here: http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/383.html, and see a map of the place here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=London,+NW1+5PG,+UK&sa=X&oi=map&ct=image.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Warmest regards,

The 13th 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

Speakers:

Prof Chee Yam Cheng
Assistant CEO (Clinical)
Specialist Training Committee (Medical)
Senior Consultant, General Medicine

Dr Loke Wai Chiong
Director (Clinical Manpower)
Consultant Family Physician

Dr Keith Tsou
Assistant Director, Clinical Services,
Head NHGP Polyclinics (BBPC)

Date and Location:

Manchester

14 October 2007, Sunday. 3pm-430pm

Venue: To be Comfirmed

Edinburgh

16 October 2007, Tuesday. 7pm-830pm

Venue: Executive Room, Pleasance Societies’ Centre.

48 Pleasance, EH8 PTJ

Glasgow

17 October 2007, Wednesday. 6 pm-730pm

Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre

1 University Avenue, Glasgow

London

21 October 2007, Sunday, 2pm-4pm (For Clinical Students and current HOs/MOs/Doctors)

22 October 2007, Monday, 7pm -830pm. (For Preclincal students)

Venue: Room 3c, University of London Union
Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY

Singapore Medical Society of London in collaberation with National Healthcare Group from Singapore is please to present “Medical career opportunities in Singapore”. NHG will be visiting various universities in the UK over the next 2 weeks to give a talk on as well as to carry out interviews to all seeking employment in the medical field. Whether you’re an undergraduate student or already doing your foundation years, do come along to find out the latest news regarding employment in Singapore.

If you are interested in applying for a position with NHG, please e-mail your full cv to medcare@nhg.com.sg before 11 October 2007, to schedule for an interview with the team. Also, do bring along your CV and a photo when you come for your interview. (If you are unable to meet the deadline, do email us and we’ll see what we can do)

If there are questions that you would like the team to address during the talk, please forward these questsions to : alison_mbl_teo@nhg.com.sg before 11 October 2007.

Refreshments will be provided at all talks. All interested participants, can you kindly rsvp to Shu Zhen at tansz_@hotmail.com by 13 October for talks outside london and 17 October for the london talks. Feel free to send any queries to the same email address.

Yours sincerely,

SMSL 13th Committee

Singapore Medical Society London (SMSL) Fresher’s Tea is here once aga in!

This is held every year to welcome the freshers as they start their university life in London. This year, SMSL is organizing its first ever Amazing Race around Euston! Join in the fun, meet up and get to know your fellow mates and medics in different universities, and the friendly seniors will be around to help you answer any questions about life in London, your studies, lodging…basically anything! There will also be a tea reception provided after the race. (:

So be there on 14th October, Sunday, 2 – 5pm at ULU! (Room to be confirmed)

Do email Jasmine at gohjianmin@yahoo.com.sg by Friday 12th October to say you’re coming. Come join us for a great time of fellowship and fun! Hope to see you there!

Yours sincerely,

SMSL 13^th Committee

The SMSL’s annual Freshers & Members gathering will be held on the 29^th Aug (Wed) Do come along and catch up with fellow members, meet your new/fellow juniors and get to know fellow Singaporean medics studying all over the UK!  The National Healthcare Group (NHG) will be coming down to give a talk. Also dinner will be provided =)

29^th of August,

630pm- 9pm

Singapore International Foundation Office

9 Bishan Place Junction 8, Level 9

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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!

We are selling 3M Littmann Classic II S.E. stethoscopes (model 2201, black, 28 inches) - the retail price for these is about S$130, but Kingston Medical Supplies has kindly offered them to us for S$88 apiece. This price is conditional on our ordering a minimum of 30 stethoscopes though, so the more of you reply the merrier! Unfortunately we can only get it in black, but at the very reduced price it’s a small sacrifice. You can view it here:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Q9KzYsPDdaP0I8yizeINzQLCtAvyHBUBADZMDyp?PC_7_0_2BS8_nid=GS5P3ND5JDbeD77LGQCVJWgl

We’re also able to get the 3M Littmann Cardiology III stethoscope for those of you looking beyond a basic model, for S$235, and this is available in any colour. You can view this here:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Q9KzYsPDdaP0I8yizeINzQLCtAvyHBUBADZMDyp?PC_7_0_2BS8_nid=GS14QYZ9L3beD77LGQCVJWgl

The stethoscopes will be distributed at the Freshers/Members Gathering which is to be held from 11am–2pm on 29th August (more details on this to follow nearer the date).

If you would like to order a stethoscope do send me (Daphne) an email at dtls87@gmail.com  by Monday, 20th August 2007, and we’ll get back to you with more info. Hope to hear from you!

Regards,

Daphne Tan
UCL Rep
Singapore Medical Society London

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!!

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!