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.

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!

Dear All,

Singaporeans of Victoria has once again organized the NDP Celebration 2011 in Melbourne.

The event starts at 6 with a scrumptuous buffet dinner catered from Old Town Restaurant filled with yummy singaporean delicacies like Roti Chanai, Beef Rendang, Tandoori Chicken, Nasi Goreng, Mee Goreng amongst other Singaporean dishes.

Apart from the dinner, we’ll also be having life performances by our own talented students from across Melbourne singing various songs.

Zhang Yao Dong and Dawn Yeoh, our guests from MediaCorp Singapore, will be hosting the evening.

Throughout the night, we’ll be screening NDP live and having various quizzes and game shows with multiple attractive prizes to be won.

The evening will also be sprinkled by a special dancer performance! The evening will then end off with the finale of the NDP parade (fireworks etc.) and then the night will be converted to an after-party, with local DJ Andrew T (resident of butter factory) spinning.

Please contact your nearest SMSV committee member to purchase tickets.

Click here for more information on the event.

We look forward to seeing you there.

It was a night to remember on the 29th of July, where medical students and doctors got together to savour delicious hometown dishes at Old Raffles Place in Collingwood. There is always something about being Singaporean that brings conversation to the dinner table, and it was a delightful evening for all who attended.

It was a good opportunity for students to talk to Singaporeans working in Melbourne and to medical students from other universities as well. New friends were made, much small talk was exchanged and tummies were all definitely satisfied.

Everyone had a good time out, and we ended the night on a relaxed and happy note.

Dear Members,

SMSV proudly presents the SMSV Annual Meddies Dinner where you will get have dinner with fellow Singaporean doctors and medical students working and studying in Australia.

This year’s dinner will be held at

The Old Raffles Place
70 Johnston St
Collingwood 3066 VIC

Date: 29th July, Friday
Time: 6:30pm

Menu:
1. Entree
Rojak
Carrot Cake
Salt and Pepper Calamari
Lobak

2. Noodles
Fried Hokkien Mee
Tom Yam Fried Bee Hoon

3. Laksa
Chicken Laksa

4. Dishes
Lemak (Coconut) Rice
Beef Rendang
Chicken Curry
Sambal Prawns
Sambal Kang Kong
Lemongrass Chilli Fish

5. Desserts
Bubur Cha Cha
Longan Tea

*Individual menu items are subjected to change.

There is an entrance fee of $5 which will be collected at the door.

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.

The Singapore High Commission in Australia and Overseas Singaporean Unit (OSU) is organizing a Student Welcome Reception on the evening of the 7th of March 2011 at the Park Hyatt Hotel to welcome all Singaporean students studying in Victoria.

The Student Welcome Reception (SWR) objectives are to welcome all Singaporean students, provide updates on Singapore to promote connectedness with home, promote OSU and OSU related activities, encourage students to e-register with MFA, and to help promote and profile the SSS/SSA and related activities. This event is free to all Singaporeans and will provide new and current students an opportunity to meet one another and share experiences, along with meeting various student organisations and their representatives.

SMSV and the existing medical students in Melbourne would like to extend a warm welcome to all 1st year medical students in Melbourne by organizing a mingling and potluck session!

You will be meeting most if not all of your year 2 seniors and other seniors from other levels. It will be a great sharing experience since you should have some rough ideas on the study and life in Melbourne.

And this is the best chance to show off your culinary skill by bringing dishes and share with all of us.

We’ll also be talking about VESPA ( or Senior Junior Study Group)! There will also be an Q&A session with Ling Ling, our senior, who is a recent Monash graduate.

It will be an amazing night!

See you there!

Event Details:

Location:
South East Flats Pavillion
1-131 Wellington Road
Clayton, Victoria 3168

Time:
5th March, 6pm-9pm

SMSV

There was a buzz of excitement in the air as the first years-to-be met the seniors from the medicine faculty of Monash University. It was a reminder of how we all started out, with the seniors always there to give us an idea of what to expect. For 2011, we started off with refreshments and had time to chat to get to know our future colleagues better. After which, the seniors shared their experiences in a foreign country and “survival tips”. We also had a special guest, Nathaniel who has graduated from Monash University and is working at Tan Tock Seng Hospital as a Medical Officer. He shared his experience of studying in Monash and coming back to work, and it was indeed an insightful opportunity for all of us to hear from him.

In essence, it was a good night of fun and information sharing that the fresher’s all found useful and informative. It was a good start to the beginning of their course in 2011, and a satisfying start to our new years as well.

We wish them the best in their current year, and we look forward to seeing them again at our next gathering in Melbourne!

MDA national is organizing events for each University to celebrate the final year students’ successful completion of medical school and the beginning of their career in medicine! Join them to catch up with your peers, hear from industry speakers and enter in some tempting competitions at this fun and memorable occasion.

RSVP at http://www.mdanational.com.au/students/rsvp.aspx