Have you ever done suturing before? Had your first taste and you want more? SMSV is proud to present our annual suturing workshop targeted at pre-clinical students! There will be anatomy tutors to lead us and clinical students from year 3, 4, and 5 will be on hand to help out! Grab this opportunity to learn and practice basic suturing techniques and hang out with your batch mates!

Venue : Monash Medical Centre
Date and Time : 10th September (Saturday); 1 – 4 pm

All suturing materials and equipment will be provided.

Please note: Pig trotters will be used for practice purposes, but synthetic skins are also available.

Programme

1pm Registration

1.30pm Beginning of suturing workshop

3.15pm End of suturing workshop

students are free to stay and practice till 4pm

Please sign up with the form below.

This event is open to both members and non-members. Please note that members will be given priority.

Applications are closed.

Successful applicants will be notified by email.

SMSV is proud to present our annual Med Students’ Forum in 2011 with Guest Speaker Dr. Suresh John.

Dr. Suresh John is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Consultant currently working at Angliss Hospital, Melbourne. He graduated from his MBBS in Singapore, and has had working experience in Singapore.

Dr. Suresh John is also a current OSCE Examiner for Medical Students.

He will be sharing with us his working experience in Melbourne and Singapore, and provide students with some tips on OSCEs.

Please fill in the form below to register for the forum.

About the speaker

Mr Peter Hwang graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He pursued training first in general surgery, and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1993, and the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1993.

He trained in neurosurgery in Singapore, Sidney and Adelaide, and obtained the fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in 1998.

He was appointed as consultant neurosurgeon at the National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore, and served as a consultant neurosurgeon to the Singapore General Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National University Hospital and Changi General Hospital in Singapore. He was appointed Clinical Director of Neurosurgery at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne in 2006.

Content of Talk

Mr Hwang has a wealth of knowledge and experience working and training in both Australia and Singapore. He will be sharing his experiences focusing not just on his professional journey, but also on the non-medical aspects of life as a doctor (eg finding the balance between work, family and life), and the differences in life as a doctor in Australia and Singapore.

There will be opportunity for dialogue at the end of the session.

Food WILL be provided!

Registration of Attendance

Registration is required. As there is limited seating, please register before 7th October 2010.

Due to overwhelming response, applications are now closed. Please visit www.smsv.sg for information on future events

Following the success of the inaugural Med Students’ Forum (MSF), the 2^nd edition of MSF was held on 19^th January 2010 in Singapore, MOH Auditorium, in the College of Medicine Building.

Titled “Crossroads”, the session explored tacky issues surrounding the new residency programme, touching on topics such as the provision of well-being of doctors in the new system and the development of the healthcare sector in Singapore. Career prospects and the likely hotbeds of specialisation in the medical fields in the future, were also covered during the presentation. Following intermission, 2 Australia-graduated doctors spoke about their experiences working back home and their transition to Singapore’s healthcare system. As current medical officers, they offered the most up-to-date perspectives on the present situation.

With over 200 medical students from universities all over Australia attending the event, MSF concluded once again with a rousing applause and we thank everyone for their continuous support

SMSV held it’s first ever Medical Students’ Forum, entitled “The Road Ahead; Choices After Medical School”  on the 21st of August 2009 at the Alfred Hospital. This event was aimed to be an interactive dialogue session with a prominant clinician, where students had the opportunity to discuss topics concerning all aspects of life in the medical profession.

For our inaugural Forum, we invited Mr Peter Hwang, Clinical Directory of Neuro Surgery at the Alfred Hospital to talk about his experiences training and working in Neurosurgery. Mr Hwang has experiences working and living in numerous countries, including Singapore, Australia, UK, USA and Germany, and his insights were undoubtedly fascinating as well as valuable. He also shared various aspects of his personal life, focusing on the vaious difficult decisions he had to make with regards to leaving home to pursue a career overseas.

After his presentation, students were welcomed to chat with Mr Hwang over sushi, pizza and soft drinks, where he addressed any burning questions not touched on earlier.

Overall, Mr Hwang covered many extremely relevant issues related to both the professional and social aspect of life as a Neurosurgeon, not forgetting the practical and monetary conciderations of practicing in Singapore versus Australia. It was an exceptionally inspirational and eye-opening experience for all who attended!