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| Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School <br> <small>(1905–1921)</small>
| Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School (1905–1921)
| King Edward VII College of Medicine <br> <small>(1929–1949)</small>
| King Edward VII College of Medicine (1929–1949)
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| Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya (1949–1962)
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The '''Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,''' established in 1905, is the first institution of higher learning in Singapore and the genesis of the [[National University of Singapore]]. The School offers one of the finest undergraduate medical programmes in the Asia Pacific region and enjoys international recognition and respect. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 by subject and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2019 list NUS Medicine as the leading medical school in Asia. Its distinguished alumni include cabinet ministers of Singapore, well-known doctors and a [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]].
The '''Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,''' established in 1905, is the first institution of higher learning in Singapore and the genesis of the [[National University of Singapore]]. The School is one of many who offer medical programmes in the Asia Pacific region. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 by subject and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2019 list NUS Medicine as the leading medical school in Asia. Its distinguished alumni include cabinet ministers of Singapore, well-known doctors and a [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]] and father of the [[President of Singapore|president-elect of Singapore]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:MD6 and National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, February 2020.jpg|thumb|The Centre for Translational Medicine (MD6) building]]
The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was first established as the '''Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School''' in 1905 to train physicians from the British colonies of present-day Singapore and Malaysia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sickness and the State: Health and Illness in Colonial Malaya, 1870-1940|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFxAnmcIBbQC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=15|first=Lenore|last=Manderson|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|date=2002|isbn=9780521524483}}</ref> It was located within a former women's mental asylum at Sepoy Lines. The start of this [[medical school]] was significant in two ways. It was meant to train local men and women to bring [[Western medicine]] to the local population. It was handsomely supported by local [[Merchant|merchants]] who took advantage of the [[Tax exemption|tax exemptions]] of the time not to garner more wealth, but to give generously to public causes. Tan Jiak Kim gave the largest individual sum. Another donor, [[Tan Chay Hoon]] donated a building to the school in memory of his father, Tan Teck Guan. The [[Tan Teck Guan Building]] was built in 1911.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was first established as the '''Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School''' in 1905 to train physicians from the British colonies of present-day Singapore and Malaysia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Sickness and the State: Health and Illness in Colonial Malaya, 1870-1940|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jFxAnmcIBbQC|page=15|first=Lenore|last=Manderson|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|date=2002|isbn=9780521524483}}</ref> It was located within a former women's mental asylum at Sepoy Lines. The start of this [[medical school]] was significant in two ways. It was meant to train local men and women to bring [[Western medicine]] to the local population. It was handsomely supported by local [[merchant]]s who took advantage of the [[tax exemption]]s of the time not to garner more wealth, but to give generously to public causes. [[Tan Jiak Kim]] gave the largest individual sum. Another donor, [[Tan Chay Hoon]] donated a building to the school in memory of his father, Tan Teck Guan. The [[Tan Teck Guan Building]] was built in 1911.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}


In 1921, the school was renamed the '''King Edward VII College of Medicine''' after receiving a donation from the [[Edward VII]] Memorial Fund<ref>{{cite book|title=Heritage Places of Singapore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3taIAAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish|Marshall Cavendish International]]|page=165|date=2011|isbn=9789814312950}}</ref> founded by [[Lim Boon Keng]]. In 1926, the [[College of Medicine Building]] was built to house the college in addition to the [[Tan Teck Guan Building]]. The dental school was founded soon after.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
In 1921, the school was renamed the '''King Edward VII College of Medicine''' after receiving a donation from the [[Edward VII]] Memorial Fund<ref>{{cite book|title=Heritage Places of Singapore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3taIAAAAQBAJ|publisher=[[Marshall Cavendish|Marshall Cavendish International]]|page=165|date=2011|isbn=9789814312950}}</ref> founded by [[Lim Boon Keng]]. In 1926, the [[College of Medicine Building]] was built to house the college in addition to the [[Tan Teck Guan Building]]. The dental school was founded soon after.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}


During [[World War II]], the college continued operating even with the [[Japanese occupation of Singapore]], but not without consequences. The first casualty was a fourth-year medical student based at [[Tan Tock Seng Hospital]] who was fatally wounded by Japanese shells during the [[Battle of Singapore]]. While his friends were burying him, they were spotted by Japanese soldiers and eleven were killed on the spot. The dead are commemorated by the [[SGH War Memorial]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
During [[World War II]], the college continued operating even with the [[Japanese occupation of Singapore]], but not without consequences. The first casualty was a fourth-year medical student based at [[Tan Tock Seng Hospital]] who was fatally wounded by Japanese shells during the [[Battle of Singapore]]. While his friends were burying him, they were spotted by Japanese soldiers and eleven were killed on the spot. The dead are commemorated by the [[SGH War Memorial]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}


In 1949 the KECM then merged with Raffles College, which specialized in the humanities and [[Normal school|teacher training]], to form the Singapore campus of the [[University of Malaya]] (UM). The medical school became the Faculty of Medicine of UM, and students in Malaysia wishing to study medicine would go to the campus in Singapore. UM eventually split into UM (Kuala Lumpur) and the University of Singapore in 1962, with the medical school coming under the University of Singapore while and UM in Kuala Lumpur established its own medical school.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
In 1949, the KECM then merged with Raffles College, which specialized in the humanities and [[Normal school|teacher training]], to form the Singapore campus of the [[University of Malaya]] (UM). The medical school became the Faculty of Medicine of UM, and students in Malaysia wishing to study medicine would go to the campus in Singapore. UM eventually split into UM (Kuala Lumpur) and the University of Singapore in 1962, with the medical school coming under the University of Singapore while and UM in Kuala Lumpur established the [[Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}


Through a series of mergers with other universities, the University of Singapore would eventually form the [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS). The medical school became the Faculty of Medicine within the university and in 1982, it left its old buildings at Sepoy Lines behind to move into its new campus at [[Kent Ridge]]. The historic [[College of Medicine Building|College of Medicine]] and [[Tan Teck Guan Building|Tan Teck Guan]] buildings which it previously occupied are currently owned by the [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Ministry of Health]] and listed as [[National monument|national monuments]] by the [[National Heritage Board (Singapore)|National Heritage Board]].
Through a series of mergers with other universities, the University of Singapore would eventually form the [[National University of Singapore]] (NUS). The medical school became the Faculty of Medicine within the university and in 1982, it left its old buildings at Sepoy Lines behind to move into its new campus at [[Kent Ridge]]. The historic [[College of Medicine Building|College of Medicine]] and [[Tan Teck Guan Building|Tan Teck Guan]] buildings which it previously occupied are currently owned by the [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Ministry of Health]] and listed as [[national monument]]s by the [[National Heritage Board (Singapore)|National Heritage Board]].


In 2005, the centenary of the medical school and also that of the university, the medical school was renamed the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in honour of philanthropist and doctor Yong Loo Lin following a [[Singapore dollar|SG$]]100 million endowment from the Yong Kang Ren Trust. The gift enabled the medical school to expand its infrastructure and facilities.<ref>[http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/corporate/aboutus/abtus-history.aspx History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415134126/http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/corporate/aboutus/abtus-history.aspx |date=April 15, 2013 }}</ref>
In 2005, the centenary of the medical school and also that of the university, the medical school was renamed the '''Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine''' in honour of philanthropist and doctor Yong Loo Lin following a [[Singapore dollar|SG$]]100 million endowment from the Yong Loo Lin Trust. The gift enabled the medical school to expand its infrastructure and facilities.<ref>[http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/corporate/aboutus/abtus-history.aspx History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415134126/http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/corporate/aboutus/abtus-history.aspx |date=April 15, 2013 }}</ref>


==Departments==
==Departments==
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==Admission and Programmes==
==Admission and Programmes==
The School uses the British undergraduate medical system, offering a full-time undergraduate programme leading to the [[Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery]] (MBBS). For Nursing, the [[Bachelor of Science in Nursing|Bachelor of Science (Nursing)]] (conducted by the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies) is offered.
The School uses the British undergraduate medical system, offering a full-time 5 year undergraduate programme leading to the [[Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery]] (MBBS). For Nursing, the [[Bachelor of Science in Nursing|Bachelor of Science (Nursing)]] (conducted by the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies) is offered.


==Notable people==
== Rankings ==
As of December 2022, NUS is ranked:

* 17th worldwide (3rd in Asia-Pacific after Tsinghua University at 7th and University of Melbourne at 14th) in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 by subject: clinical and health. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-10 |title=World University Rankings 2022 by subject: clinical and health |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/subject-ranking/clinical-pre-clinical-health |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref>
* 21st worldwide (3rd in Asia-Pacific after University of Sydney at 18th and University of Melbourne at 20th) in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Medicine. <ref>{{Cite web |title=QS World University Rankings for Medicine 2022 |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2022/medicine |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=Top Universities |language=en}}</ref>
* 46th worldwide (joint 3rd in Asia-Pacific after University of Sydney at 20th and University of Melbourne at 33rd) in the USNEWS Best Global Universities for Clinical Medicine. <ref>{{Cite web |title=USNEWS Best Global Universities for Clinical Medicine |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/clinical-medicine}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
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===Alumni===
===Politics===
* [[Ng Eng Hen]] – Minister for Defence
*[[Vivian Balakrishnan]], Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician
* [[Vivian Balakrishnan]] – Minister for Foreign Affairs
*[[Lam Pin Min]], Singaporean pediatric ophthalmologist and politician
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* [[Benjamin Sheares]] – 2nd [[President of Singapore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Presidents – Benjamin Sheares|url=http://www.istana.gov.sg/the-president/former-presidents/dr-benjamin-sheares|publisher=[[President of Singapore|istana.gov.sg]]}}</ref>
*[[Ling Liong Sik|Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik]], Malaysian politician and former President of the [[Malaysian Chinese Association]] (MCA)
* [[Lam Pin Min]] – former Senior Minister of State for Health, and Transport
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*[[Mak Joon Wah]] (1967), Malaysian pathologist
* [[Balaji Sadasivan]] – former Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
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*[[Mok Ying Ren]] (2012), Singaporean athlete and [[SEA Games]] gold medalist
* [[Tan Cheng Bock]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency|Ayer Rajah]], and [[2011 Singaporean presidential election|2011 presidential election]] candidate
*[[Ng Eng Hen]], Singaporean oncologist and politician
*[[Balaji Sadasivan]], Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician
* [[Lim Han Hoe]], Singaporean physician and politician
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* [[Mahathir Mohamad|Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad]] – 4th and 7th [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]]
*[[Tan Cheng Bock]], Singaporean physician, businessman and politician
*[[Tan Chorh Chuan]] (1983), former President of the [[National University of Singapore]]
* [[Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali|Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali]] – former [[Spouse of the prime minister of Malaysia]] as the wife of Mahathir
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* [[Awang Hassan|Tun Datuk Dr Haji Awang Hassan]] – 5th [[List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang|''Yang di-Pertua Negeri'' of Penang]]
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*[[Robert Tan]], physician specializing in [[men's health]]
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* [[Tan Chee Khoon|Tan Sri Dr David Tan Chee Khoon]] – co-founder of [[Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia]]
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*[[Wong Meng Kong]] (1987), Singaporean [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]]
* [[Ling Liong Sik|Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik]] – former Minister of Transport of Malaysia
*[[Tien Wong]], Singaporean ophthalmologist
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* [[Chen Su Lan]], social reformer and anti-opium activist
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*[[Woffles Wu]], Singaporean [[Plastic surgery|plastic surgeon]]

;King Edward VIII College of Medicine (1925–49)
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*[[Awang Hassan|Tun Datuk Dr Haji Awang Hassan]] (1934), 5th [[List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang|''Yang di-Pertua Negeri'' of Penang]]
*[[Lim Han Hoe|Sir Han Hoe Lim]], Singaporean physician and politician
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*[[Mahathir Mohamad|Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad]] (1953), 4th and 7th [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]]
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*[[:ms:Salma Ismail|Tan Sri Dr Salma Ismail]] (1947), first Malay woman to qualify as a physician<ref>{{cite news|title=First Malay woman doctor dies|url=http://www.tnp.sg/news/first-malay-woman-doctor-dies|publisher=[[The New Paper]]|date=21 July 2014}}</ref>
*[[Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali|Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali]], wife of Mahathir
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*[[Benjamin Sheares|Benjamin Sheares GCB]] ([[Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery|LMS]] 1929), 2nd [[President of Singapore]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Presidents – Benjamin Sheares|url=http://www.istana.gov.sg/the-president/former-presidents/dr-benjamin-sheares|publisher=[[President of Singapore|istana.gov.sg]]}}</ref>
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*[[Tan Chee Khoon|Tan Sri Dr David Tan Chee Khoon]] (1949), Malaysian politician known as "Mr Opposition", co-founder of [[Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia]]


===Academia===
;Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School (1905-1921)
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* [[Tan Chorh Chuan]] – 2nd President of the [[National University of Singapore]]
*Abdul Latiff bin Abdul Razak (1919), the first ethnic [[Malay people|Malay]] to be a qualified physician<ref>{{cite book|title=Biography of the Early Malay Doctors 1900-1957 Malaya and Singapore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H1uwvza6KakC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|date=2012|publisher=[[Xlibris{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}]]|isbn=9781477159965}}{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}</ref>
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* [[Mak Joon Wah]], Malaysian pathologist
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*[[Chen Su Lan]] (1910), social reformer and anti-opium activist
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* [[Jannie Chan]], Singaporean entrepreneur, and former lecturer in physiology and pharmacology
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*Charles Joseph Pemberton-Paglar (1917), founder of Paglar Maternity and Nursing Home (now [[Parkway East Hospital]])
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* [[Ong Teck Chin]] – former Principal of [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)]] (1994-2010)
* [[Lim Pin]], former Vice-Chancellor of the [[National University of Singapore]]
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* [[Shan Ratnam]], physician specialising in [[contraception]] – former Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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* [[Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli]], Italian immunologist – Scientific Director of the [[Singapore Immunology Network]]
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* [[James Black (pharmacologist)|James Whyte Black]], Scottish pharmacologist, Nobel Laureate, formerly senior lecturer at King Edward VII College.
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* [[Robert Tan]], physician
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* [[Woffles Wu]], Singaporean [[Plastic surgery|plastic surgeon]]
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* [[:ms:Salma Ismail|Tan Sri Dr Salma Ismail]] (1947), first Malay woman to qualify as a physician<ref>{{cite news|title=First Malay woman doctor dies|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/first-malay-woman-doctor-dies|publisher=[[The New Paper]]|date=21 July 2014}}</ref>
* Abdul Latiff bin Abdul Razak, the first [[Malay people|Malay]] to be a qualified physician<ref name="IsaKaur2015">{{cite book|author1=Mariana Isa|author2=Maganjeet Kaur|title=Kuala Lumpur Street Names: A Guide to Their Meanings and Histories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9WWLDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT204|date=15 September 2015|publisher=Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd|isbn=978-981-4721-44-8|pages=204–}}</ref>
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* [[Charles Joseph Pemberton-Paglar]] – founder of Paglar Maternity and Nursing Home (now [[Parkway East Hospital]])
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* [[Roy Yorke Calne]], British surgeon
* [[Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam]], pathologist and founder of the Singapore Cancer Registry, former Master of the [[Academy of Medicine, Singapore]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Shuzhen|last=Sim|title=Renowned Pathologist K. Shanmugaratnam Dies At 97 (In Memoriam)|url=https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/07/features/kanagaratnam-shanmugaratnam-obituary-pathology/|work=[[Asian Scientist]]|accessdate=1 August 2018|date=30 July 2018}}</ref>


===Faculty===
===Sports===
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* [[Mok Ying Ren]], Singaporean athlete and [[SEA Games]] gold medalist
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*[[Roy Yorke Calne]], British surgeon
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* [[Wong Meng Kong]] (1987), Singaporean [[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]]
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*[[Jannie Chan]], Singaporean entrepreneur, former lecturer in physiology and pharmacology
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*[[Ong Teck Chin]], Principal of [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)]] (1994-2010), former physiology lecturer
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*[[Lim Pin]], former Vice-Chancellor of the [[National University of Singapore]]
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*[[Shan Ratnam]], physician specializing in [[contraception]], former Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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*[[Paola Ricciardi-Castagnoli]], Italian immunologist and Scientific Director of the [[Singapore Immunology Network]]
*[[Benjamin Sheares]], served as Professor of Obstetrics at King Edward VII College
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*[[James Black (pharmacologist)|James Whyte Black]], Scottish Pharmacologist, Nobel Laureate, formerly Senior Lecturer at King Edward VII College.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[National University Hospital]]
* [[National University Hospital]]
*[[Duke–NUS Medical School]]
* [[Duke–NUS Medical School]]
*[[Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine]]
* [[Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine]]
* [[National University of Singapore]]
* [[Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya]]
* [[University of Malaya]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite journal|title=The Singapore Years and Subsequently|url=http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/34volno6200506/v34n6p42c.pdf|author=[[Mahathir Mohamad|M Mahathir]]|volume=34|issue=6|date=July 2005|journal=Annals of the Academy of Medicine|publisher=[[Academy of Medicine, Singapore]]}}
*{{cite journal|title=The Singapore Years and Subsequently|url=http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/34volno6200506/v34n6p42c.pdf|author=M Mahathir|author-link=Mahathir Mohamad|volume=34|issue=6|date=July 2005|journal=Annals of the Academy of Medicine|pages=42C–44C |publisher=[[Academy of Medicine, Singapore]]|pmid=16010378 }}
*{{cite journal|title=The History of the College of Medicine and Tan Teck Guan Buildings|url=http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/34volno6200506/v34n6p61c.pdf|first=ES|last=Teo|volume=34|issue=6|date=July 2005|journal=Annals of the Academy of Medicine|publisher=[[Academy of Medicine, Singapore]]}}
*{{cite journal|title=The History of the College of Medicine and Tan Teck Guan Buildings|url=http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/34volno6200506/v34n6p61c.pdf|first=ES|last=Teo|volume=34|issue=6|date=July 2005|journal=Annals of the Academy of Medicine|pages=61C–71C |publisher=[[Academy of Medicine, Singapore]]|pmid=16010381 }}
*{{cite web|title=King Edward VII College of Medicine|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1087_2011-01-21.html|work=Infopedia|publisher=[[National Library Board]]|date=2011}}
*{{cite web|title=King Edward VII College of Medicine|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1087_2011-01-21.html|work=Infopedia|publisher=[[National Library Board]]|date=2011}}


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*[http://medicine.nus.edu.sg Official Website]
*[http://medicine.nus.edu.sg Official Website]
*[http://medicalalumni.org.sg/ King Edward VII College of Medicine Alumni Association]
*[http://medicalalumni.org.sg/ King Edward VII College of Medicine Alumni Association]
*[http://medsoc.tumblr.com/ NUS Medical Society (MedSoc)]
*[http://www.nusmedsoc.com/ NUS Medical Society (MedSoc)]


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Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Former names
  • Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School (1905–1921)
  • King Edward VII College of Medicine (1929–1949)
  • Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya (1949–1962)
  • Faculty of Medicine, NUS (1962–2005)
TypePublic
Established1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Parent institution
National University of Singapore
DeanChong Yap Seng
Location
Kent Ridge
,
Singapore

1°17′47″N 103°46′47″E / 1.2963°N 103.7796°E / 1.2963; 103.7796
Websitenusmedicine.nus.edu.sg

The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, established in 1905, is the first institution of higher learning in Singapore and the genesis of the National University of Singapore. The School is one of many who offer medical programmes in the Asia Pacific region. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019 by subject and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2019 list NUS Medicine as the leading medical school in Asia. Its distinguished alumni include cabinet ministers of Singapore, well-known doctors and a Prime Minister of Malaysia and father of the president-elect of Singapore.

History[edit]

The Centre for Translational Medicine (MD6) building

The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine was first established as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School in 1905 to train physicians from the British colonies of present-day Singapore and Malaysia.[1] It was located within a former women's mental asylum at Sepoy Lines. The start of this medical school was significant in two ways. It was meant to train local men and women to bring Western medicine to the local population. It was handsomely supported by local merchants who took advantage of the tax exemptions of the time not to garner more wealth, but to give generously to public causes. Tan Jiak Kim gave the largest individual sum. Another donor, Tan Chay Hoon donated a building to the school in memory of his father, Tan Teck Guan. The Tan Teck Guan Building was built in 1911.[citation needed]

In 1921, the school was renamed the King Edward VII College of Medicine after receiving a donation from the Edward VII Memorial Fund[2] founded by Lim Boon Keng. In 1926, the College of Medicine Building was built to house the college in addition to the Tan Teck Guan Building. The dental school was founded soon after.[citation needed]

During World War II, the college continued operating even with the Japanese occupation of Singapore, but not without consequences. The first casualty was a fourth-year medical student based at Tan Tock Seng Hospital who was fatally wounded by Japanese shells during the Battle of Singapore. While his friends were burying him, they were spotted by Japanese soldiers and eleven were killed on the spot. The dead are commemorated by the SGH War Memorial.[citation needed]

In 1949, the KECM then merged with Raffles College, which specialized in the humanities and teacher training, to form the Singapore campus of the University of Malaya (UM). The medical school became the Faculty of Medicine of UM, and students in Malaysia wishing to study medicine would go to the campus in Singapore. UM eventually split into UM (Kuala Lumpur) and the University of Singapore in 1962, with the medical school coming under the University of Singapore while and UM in Kuala Lumpur established the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya.[citation needed]

Through a series of mergers with other universities, the University of Singapore would eventually form the National University of Singapore (NUS). The medical school became the Faculty of Medicine within the university and in 1982, it left its old buildings at Sepoy Lines behind to move into its new campus at Kent Ridge. The historic College of Medicine and Tan Teck Guan buildings which it previously occupied are currently owned by the Ministry of Health and listed as national monuments by the National Heritage Board.

In 2005, the centenary of the medical school and also that of the university, the medical school was renamed the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in honour of philanthropist and doctor Yong Loo Lin following a SG$100 million endowment from the Yong Loo Lin Trust. The gift enabled the medical school to expand its infrastructure and facilities.[3]

Departments[edit]

The School comprises 18 departments and 2 centres such as the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Anaesthesia, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Diagnostic Radiology, Medicine, Microbiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychological Medicine, and Surgery.

Admission and Programmes[edit]

The School uses the British undergraduate medical system, offering a full-time 5 year undergraduate programme leading to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). For Nursing, the Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (conducted by the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies) is offered.

Rankings[edit]

As of December 2022, NUS is ranked:

  • 17th worldwide (3rd in Asia-Pacific after Tsinghua University at 7th and University of Melbourne at 14th) in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 by subject: clinical and health. [4]
  • 21st worldwide (3rd in Asia-Pacific after University of Sydney at 18th and University of Melbourne at 20th) in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Medicine. [5]
  • 46th worldwide (joint 3rd in Asia-Pacific after University of Sydney at 20th and University of Melbourne at 33rd) in the USNEWS Best Global Universities for Clinical Medicine. [6]

Notable alumni[edit]

Main article: List of National University of Singapore people

Politics[edit]

Academia[edit]

Medical[edit]

Sports[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Manderson, Lenore (2002). Sickness and the State: Health and Illness in Colonial Malaya, 1870-1940. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780521524483.
  2. ^ Heritage Places of Singapore. Marshall Cavendish International. 2011. p. 165. ISBN 9789814312950.
  3. ^ History Archived April 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "World University Rankings 2022 by subject: clinical and health". Times Higher Education (THE). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  5. ^ "QS World University Rankings for Medicine 2022". Top Universities. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  6. ^ "USNEWS Best Global Universities for Clinical Medicine".
  7. ^ "Former Presidents – Benjamin Sheares". istana.gov.sg.
  8. ^ "First Malay woman doctor dies". The New Paper. 21 July 2014.
  9. ^ Mariana Isa; Maganjeet Kaur (15 September 2015). Kuala Lumpur Street Names: A Guide to Their Meanings and Histories. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. pp. 204–. ISBN 978-981-4721-44-8.
  10. ^ Sim, Shuzhen (30 July 2018). "Renowned Pathologist K. Shanmugaratnam Dies At 97 (In Memoriam)". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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External links[edit]

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