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The Teaching of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Singapore from 1905 to the Present
The Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School was established a century ago in 1905. The name of the school was changed to...
The History of Surgical Teaching and the Department of Surgery
On 3 July 2005, the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) and NUS will be celebrating their centenaries – a hundred years...
One Hundred Years of the Teaching of Medicine in Singapore
In 2005, the Medical Faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS) will commemorate the 100th year of its founding. The Straits and Federal...
Teaching Community, Occupational and Family Medicine at the National University of Singapore: Past, Present...
The Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine (COFM), previously the Department of Social Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), was inaugurated in 1948 as...
The Evolution of Teaching and Learning Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at NUS
The Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School was founded in 1905. Dr Chen Su Lan, 1 of the 7 graduates in the...
The Early Years of Pathology as a Specialty in Singapore
As in previous articles on the medical history of Singapore by the author, this one has many quotations from primary sources. This makes for...
The Teaching of Pathology
The teaching of Pathology began in 1905 with the founding of the King Edward VII College of Medicine. There was no Chair of Pathology...
Infection Control Practices at the Singapore General Hospital: From a Swedish Point of View
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is the most common antibiotic resistant pathogen in many parts of the world, and is associated with significant in hospital...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Control in Singapore – Moving Forward
The significance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is indisputable. Its successful establishment and maintenance as the most important endemic healthcare associated infection (HCAI) results...
One Hundred Years of Physiology Education in Singapore
Physiology is the study of normal function in the body and how genes, proteins, organ systems interact to maintain health. It provides a foundation...