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The LKCMedicine August 2021 edition

August 2021 | Issue 55

Just when we thought the worst is over, a fast and furious spread of the COVID-19 virus in May, and again in July, ruined all plans that we have for a gradual recovery to our old ways of living.

Thankfully, the situation is well-controlled and the country is evolving into one that is endemic-resilient with close to 80 per cent of the population vaccinated.

Despite the pandemic, the new cohort did not waver on their decision of their decision to be doctors. Research at LKCMedicine is gearing up to new heights under a strengthened framework. And did you know simulation science can support students of surgery and music?

Don’t miss all these stories and more in the August issue of The LKCMedicine!

 

 

 

 

Wong Wei Chin
Profile

Up-close with Associate Professor Wong Wei Chin: What makes a good doctor

A/Prof Wong Wei Chin, the newly-appointed Assistant Dean for Year 4, shares on her expectations from students and them becoming good doctors.
Prof Lim Kah Leong - LKCMedicine Vice-Dean for Research
Research

The next gear for LKCMedicine Research

From its inception, LKCMedicine Research has set forth its objective to be a leader in transformative research, besides becoming a model for innovative medical education. Ten years on, it has achieved significant milestones and is gearing up to bring research to new heights, says Vice Dean Research Prof Lim Kah Leong.
First-of-its-kind book for LKCMedicine’s 10th Anniversary
News

First-of-its-kind book for LKCMedicine’s 10th Anniversary

To commemorate its first decade of existence, an interactive book “10 Years In The Making” was published in June 2021. A first-of-its-kind, the book tells the story of the School’s 10-year journey through an audio and visual feast using virtual and augmented reality.
News

LKCMedicine Students Bag Two Awards at Beyond! HealthHack2021

A team comprising five LKCMedicine students clinched the Judges’ Pick and Audience’s Pick awards at Beyond! Health Hack '21, Singapore's largest student healthcare hackathon organised by the NUS Pharmaceutical Society.
Prof Josip Car
Message from Our Staff

Vaccinate! Don't hesitate!

By Josip Car, Professor, Digital Health Sciences and Director, Centre for Population, LKCMedicine
Prof James Best
News

Learn from the Best!

It was the “Best of Both Worlds” Fireside chat and the audience was transfixed. He may have passed the Dean’s baton to Professor Joseph Sung since 1 April 2021 but he is definitely not off the radar at LKCMedicine.
LKCMedicine Pathnova1 with Prof Eric Yap
Research

A boost to Singapore’s pandemic response

LKCMedicine and Pathnova Laboratories forged a new partnership to develop a lab that will tap on advanced technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics to innovate and boost the country’s future pandemic response.
Jeremy1 De Ruyter XIII
Profile

Up close with Dr Jerome Rotgans

Medical education researcher Jerome Rotgans reveals his enduring love for the sea, the love which brought him to Singapore, and his passion to transform the assessment landscape in LKCMedicine.
LKCMedicine Prof Sven Pettersson
RESEARCH

New insights into brain ageing

An international research team led by LKCMedicine Professor Sven Pettersson has made an outstanding discovery that millions of microbes living in our gut could stimulate the production of new nerve cells in the adult brain.
LKCMedicine’s Professor of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Helen Smith
RESEARCH

Medical students optimistic towards general practice and family medicine.

A research led by LKCMedicine’s Professor of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Helen Smith has found that more than half of medical students in Singapore are likely to pursue a career in General Practice and Family Medicine (GPFM).
Virtual game1 (WLT)
STUDENTS’ TAKE

A virtually magical FOP

Challenging, but fulfilling. That’s how Aw Wei Yung, Class of 2025 and Freshmen Orientation Programme 2021 Chairperson would describe MEDEIS 2021, the Freshmen Orientation Programme (FOP) for the Class of 2026.
TzuHean - LKCMedicine student
STUDENT’S TAKE

Year 1 during the pandemic

The pandemic has disrupted so much of his social interaction and ways of life, and joining medical school during this period has been nothing short of a unique experience for student Chua Tze Hean.
Imperial2
Imperial Connection

The science of performing arts: where singing meets surgery

Researchers from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Music explore how simulation science can support students of surgery and music.
News In Brief

News roundup

News roundup: August 2021
The LKCMedicine Editor Andy Kwan
Editor's Corner

The fight continues

Just when we thought the worst is over, a fast and furious spread of the COVID-19 virus in May, and again in July, ruined all plans that we have for a gradual recovery to our old ways of living.