SMSV recently had a freshies gathering at Casa Esperanza thanks to Yin Fei who had kindly offered her place for the event.

We will like to extend a warm welcome to the new Year 1s who have joined us as medical students in Australia, and thank the medical students from the different year levels who have come down for making this a successful event.

For those who have not signed up for your SMSV membership, please be informed that there will be another membership recruitment drive at the Freshies Gathering in Melbourne.

The MOHH Pre–Employment Grant is open for application from 2nd January 2012 to 5th February 2012 23:59 (GMT +8:00).

Please refer to the  PEG Website for further information and online application.

For further queries, please email: pre.employment.grant@mohh.com.sg

About the Pre-Employment Grant (PEG)

The PEG has been designed as a financial incentive to attract more Singaporean students studying medicine overseas to return to Singapore.

The grant will be offered mid-course and cover up to 60% of the remaining years of tuition fees, capped at $40,000 per year up to a maximum grant of $80,000. Singaporean students studying in an overseas medical school recognised by the Singapore Medical Council will be eligible to apply. The selection will be based on merit. Students should possess good grades in their medical studies, especially in their clinical training years. Students are also required to undergo an oral interview with Senior Clinicians from the restructured hospitals and MOH Holdings.

Recipients of the grant will be required to serve in the hospital clusters for a minimum period. Students receiving a one-year grant will serve in the hospital clusters for three years, while those receiving a two-year grant will serve for four years. The service period will include the one-year housemanship which is served locally.

SMSV will be holding a predeparture gathering for all undergraduate and postgraduate medical students starting their medical course in Monash University and University of Melbourne.

Date: 19th January 2012
Time: 7pm
Location: Casa Esperanza, Function Room
997 Bukit Timah Road

Participants will be able to:

1. Meet fellow coursemates and obtain advice from current medical students studying in Australia,

2. Learn how SMSV can help them in their study in Australia,

3. Sign up for SMSV membership,

4. Obtain a copy of Survival Guide to Studying Medicine in Australia prepared by SMSV.

Participants are encouraged to RSVP by 13th January to yiliang.zheng@smsv.sg so that adequate copies of the survival guide will be prepared.

Please click here for the facebook event.

SMSV looks forward to seeing you there!