The Singapore Medical Society of Victoria (SMSV) in collaboration with Singapore Healthcare (Singhealth) presented the Singhealth Career Information Session held on the 6th and 7th of March, 2008. This session provided comprehensive and current information regarding Singhealth and the Singapore medical industry. The event was attended by International and Australian medical students (in any year of the medical course) interested in training and working as a Doctor in Singapore. The presentation covered the following aspects:

1. Introduction to Singapore medical/healthcare industry
2. Intoduction to Singhealth
3. Training and Career development in Singapore
4. Employment with Singhealth
5. Personal experience of a Melbourne medical graduate – Dr. Joanne Ngeow

Details of Presentation

6th March ’08
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne
123 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
VIC
Time: 1830h – 2030h

7th March ’08
Venue: Alan Gilbert Building
Theatre 2, 1st Floor
The University of Melbourne
161 Barry Street (corner of Grattan St, Carlton)
Parkville 3010
VIC
Time: 1830h – 2030h

This 1hour presentation included a Q&A which gave students the opportunity to clarify any queries they had. This was followed by light refreshments.

Key attendees of this presentation from Singhealth included:

1) Dr. Ooi Choon Jin (MBBS, FRCP (Edin), FAMS)
Director, Medical Manpower, Singhealth
Senior Consultant & Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre

2) Professor Fock Kwong Ming (MBBS, M Med(Int Med), FRCP(Edin), FAMS)
Board Advisor on Clinical Governance, Singapore Health Services
Senior Consultant, Dept of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Changi General Hospital
Chief of Medicine from 1993 to 2006, Changi General Hospital

3) Dr. Joanne Ngeow (MBBS)
Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre

4) Ms Tan Sock Leng
Human Resource (Medical), Singhealth