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Duke-NUS Medical School created the Duke-NUS College System to bolster our students’ professional and personal development by providing support, advice, and mentoring, and facilitating relationship building among students of different years. The philosophy behind the Colleges is that if students experience the benefits of a supportive community, they will be better able to cope with the challenges of a medical education, thereby becoming more capable and effective physicians. During the first year of the medical program, weekly meetings of the Colleges allow the students to know and be known by their Masters and by their fellow College members in the context of giving and receiving support.

 








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Benjamin Sheares College

 

Dr. Benjamin Henry Sheares was Singapore's second President and a pioneer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He was the first Singaporean to specialise in O&G and the first local to be appointed Professor of O&G at the University of Malaya in Singapore. Dr. Sheares introduced the Lower Segment Caesarean Section, now the global standard procedure. He also developed the Vaginoplasty surgical procedure, which gained international recognition after he published a paper on it in 1960.


College Masters





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Prof Paul Yen

Professor,
Cardiovascular and Metabolic
Disorders Program, Duke-NUS


Yong Wei Sean

Assoc Prof Yong Wei Sean

Senior Consultant,
Surgical Oncology, NCCS





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Gordon Arthur Ransome College

 

Emeritus Professor Sir Gordon Arthur Ransome (1910-1978) played a crucial role in shaping modern medicine in Singapore. He began his contributions to medicine in Singapore in 1938 when he was appointed Associate Professor of Medicine at the King Edward VII College of Medicine. Sir Ransome was also the founder of the Singapore Academy of Medicine and served as its first Master.


College Masters

 




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Assoc Prof Lai Siang Hui

Senior Consultant,
Anatomical Pathology, SGH



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Asst Prof Raymond Ng

Consultant,
Medical Oncology, NCCS





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Eugene Stead College

 

Dr. Eugene Anson Stead, Jr. (1908-2005) served as the Chairman of the Department of Medicine and the Dean of the School of Medicine at Emory University. Later, he moved to Duke University in 1947, where he held the position of the Chairman of Medicine for two decades. During his tenure, he played a crucial role in shaping Duke's vision, expanding its Department of Medicine, and creating innovative methods for teaching and practising medicine.

College Masters





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Assoc Prof Toh Han Chong

Senior Consultant,
Medical Oncology, NCCS



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Dr Michael Hsieh

Associate Consultant, Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Centre,
KK Women's and Children Hospital






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Seah Cheng Siang College

 

Professor Seah Cheng Siang (1922-1990) was a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Singapore. He led medical units at Singapore General Hospital and Toa Payoh Hospital, now Changi General Hospital. Additionally, he established the Gastroenterological Society and was committed to medical training in Singapore. Professor Seah was instrumental in developing the MRACP courses for internal medicine.

College Masters




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Assoc Prof Ong Biauw Chi

Senior Consultant,
Anaesthesia, SKH
Preetha Madhukumar

Asst Prof Preetha Madhukumar

Senior Consultant,
Surgical Oncology, NCCS



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