The National University of Singapore (NUS) has introduced three initiatives to further enhance the training of future-ready health professionals to meet Singapore’s evolving care needs. This timely repositioning of the University’s healthcare education tailors the development of healthcare talents in response to Singapore’s ‘Healthier SG’ vision, a new national initiative focusing on integrated and preventive care.
The ‘Healthier SG’ vision entails a major reform of the healthcare system to facilitate aging in place through the use of technology and analytics. This requires doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists to work together to support and holistically care for the community in all… Read More
I lost a friend at university; one of my closest friends. I remember going through a really hard time when I lost him. It was then that my CGPA dropped. Even then, I was privileged, because there were so many students around me going through much worse: the loss of a parent, the financial fight to make ends meet far away from home, a downward spiraling CGPA, and a general feeling of despair with despair nobody to turn to for support. All around us, life went on, through politics (external and internal), the rat race for good grades, and beyond.… Read More
A coalition of education leaders has called for the creation of a new cross-government health education taskforce, to help deliver the commitments in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.In a jointly written letter to the secretaries of state for health and education, the university groups have said the taskforce would ensure greater collaboration across the sectors, to achieve the goals set out in the plan.“Without coordination, we risk the long-term sustainability of changes made and adding undue pressure on the NHS”
Letter to the governmentThe letter has been co-written and signed by the chief executives of the… Read More
