NTU medical school welcomes first batch under new degree programme

They will graduate with degrees solely from the varsity, unlike their seniors

- Gabrielle Chan

As the healthcare landscape becomes more complex, it is key to embrace technology and integrate data with medical practice, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.

"This is an ongoing challenge that we must keep working on, combining the best of medicine in its traditional form with the best and latest frontier technologies that we can harness in service of medicine," he said.

Mr Chan was speaking as guest of honour at a homecoming event of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) at NanUniversity about 300 yang Technological (NTU) on Aug 1.

He addressed LKCMedicine faculty, alumni and students as well as industry partners at the event, which welcomed the first batch of students who will receive medical degrees solely from NTU, as well as a fresh curriculum under its new degree programme.

It was reported in 2022 that students enrolling in LKCMedicine from 2024 will graduate with NTUconferred medical degrees, unlike their seniors, whose degrees bear the names of both NTU and Imperial College London.

Mr Lim Chuan Poh, chairman of LKCMedicine's governing board, who also spoke at the event, said that when the 2023 batch graduates in 2028, it will mark the end of the two schools' 18-year partnership.