Duke-NUS Medical School Scholarship and Bursary

Duke-NUS Medical School

BRINGING GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TO SINGAPORE

The idea for a graduate medical school first emerged in 2001 from the recommendations of a medical education review panel, chaired by Lord Ronald Oxburgh and commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Singapore.

The panel recommended that Singapore establish a graduate-entry medical school on the Singapore General Hospital campus to train clinicians in research to meet the needs of the healthcare and biomedical industry, an industry that had just embarked on a transformation.

Through the biomedical sciences initiative, launched in 2000, the Singapore government sought to turn the nation into a biomedical hub for Asia, attracting research and health sector manufacturing capabilities as well as world-class scientific talent.

Setting up a research-intensive new medical school would play a key role in nurturing a new kind of clinician who not only excelled in their clinical care but could also improve care through research.

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Duke-NUS Medical School Scholarship and Bursary

an 'A' Level / IB / NUS High Student

Singapore Citizen, Singapore PR

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Tenable Universities / Institutions

Duke-NUS Medical School, NUS

Term

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Locations

Singapore

Description

For Pre-University Students

Pathways to Duke-NUS Medicine
Thinking about where to attend university, what to study and what career path to pursue can be as overwhelming as it is exciting – especially when you have varied interests!

Though you may think studying literature, music or finance would make a career in medicine impossible, that simply isn’t the case – at least, not at Duke-NUS Medical School.

At Duke-NUS, we not only recognise that people are passionate about multiple disciplines, but value that passion and the variety of skills that come with a wide range of academic backgrounds. That’s why we have partnered with five universities to establish a variety of pathways that allow students to pursue undergraduate studies in an academic area of their choosing while also looking forward to a career in medicine:

NUS Engineering & Medicine Track
Duke & Duke-NUS Special Pathway
SUTD-Duke-NUS Special Track
SMU-Duke-NUS Medicine Pathway
King's College-Duke-NUS Academic Clinician Pathway
NTU-Duke-NUS Medicine Pathway

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For University Students

Our Graduate-Entry Programmes
Our programmes include the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, PhD in Integrated Biology and Medicine (IBM) degree, and PhD in Integrated Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (IBB) degree. As the only US-style graduate-entry medical school in Singapore, over 28 different nationalities and a variety of different bachelor degrees are represented in the Duke-NUS student community.

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
PhD in Integrated Biology and Medicine
PhD in Quantitative Biology and Medicine
MD-PhD Track
Master in International Translational Medicine

Course of Study

Engineering, Medicine

Bond Period

None

Value of Awards

Scholarship and Financial Aid Schemes

We understand the challenge of financing a medical education and strive to help our students tap on available resources to meet their financial needs. Depending on individual’s financial circumstances and academic performance, students may apply for any one or any combination of the three financing options available - tuition fee loan, bursary and merit scholarship. About two-thirds of our students are on some form of financial aid. The exact quantum of financial aid extended to a student varies, depending on the financial circumstances of the student, their immediate family members and spouse (where applicable).

Requirement/Conditions

Successful students will graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree at NUS followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at Duke-NUS Medical School.

Excellent 'A' Level / IB / NUS High
Proven leadership and community services