Panel for new med school

May 19, 2009

Panel for new med school

By Goh Yi Han
		'This medical school must be positioned for the future...We must also anticipate the way medical care will be delivered ten, twenty years from now,' said Mr Ng Eng Han. -- ST PHOTO: ALBERT SIM

AN ADVISORY panel comprising medical experts has been set up to help draw up proposals for a third medical school in Nanyang Technological University.

Minister for Education Ng Eng Hen said at a press briefing on Tuesday the new medical school would help Singapore cope with future demand for medical care, which is expected to increase as demographic change brings about a growing and ageing population.

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Adding that the new school should be geared towards greater integration of science and technology in daily healthcare needs, he said: 'This medical school must be positioned for the future...We must also anticipate the way medical care will be delivered ten, twenty years from now.'

The new school will take in about 100 to 150 students each year, adding to the 310 who presently graduate each year from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.

Details on when the school will open are not available yet. However, NTU is expected to submit its proprosal for evaluation in the next six to 12 months.

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