Hey guys I'm 15 this year, taking O levels next year and i wish to know the requirements to get into medical school/ how tough this route is/ is this route suitable or even possible for me/ subjects i have to do well in to get into medical school(NUS).
Go there at http://medicine.nus.edu.sg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Show_Mao
Chen was born in Taiwan and moved to Singapore at the age of 11. He studied at Nanyang Primary School, Catholic High School and Anglo-Chinese School.[3] Chen was the president of the students' council at National Junior College and graduated as the top student in Singapore for the 1979 GCE Advanced Level examinations,[4] scoring distinctions in various subjects.
Although Chen had yet to become a Singapore citizen, he chose to perform compulsory military service, officially known as National Service (NS) in Singapore. While in NS, Chen was an infantry platoon commander at the Fifth Singapore Infantry Regiment (5SIR) and as Brigade Adjutant, or DYS1, at the headquarters of the Third Singapore Infantry Brigade (3SIB).[5] He took up citizenship in 1986, six years after serving National Service.
Despite graduating as the top student for the 1979 GCE Advanced Level examinations, Chen did not gain admission into the local medical school.[6] Thereupon, he pursued his undergraduate studies with major in economics at Harvard University. Chen graduated from Harvard University in 1986 and from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University in 1988, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.[7] In 1992 Chen received his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School and in 2005 received his Master of Arts from Corpus Christi College, Oxford University.[8]
And why so?
Originally posted by SBS2601D:And why so?
why what?
Why do you wish to study about medicine?
Originally posted by SC.Officer:
thank you but i'm not really into nursing i'm more interested in orthopaedics because of some personal reasons :) i'm taking double science though, bio and chem. am i at a disadvantage?
Originally posted by SBS2601D:Why do you wish to study about medicine?
okay i'll just reply informally and briefly alright. though i detest science, like i prefer humans more, i want to study about bones and fusion all those stuff. thinking about saving lives and helping people also makes my day though i'm aware of the possibility of malpractice and all. n its a field where jobs are stable and enough to make ends meet? actually the main reason is because i'm inspired by them doctors. the other fields dont interest me anyway.
Originally posted by crypticaltruth:okay i'll just reply informally and briefly alright. though i detest science, like i prefer humans more, i want to study about bones and fusion all those stuff. thinking about saving lives and helping people also makes my day though i'm aware of the possibility of malpractice and all. n its a field where jobs are stable and enough to make ends meet? actually the main reason is because i'm inspired by them doctors. the other fields dont interest me anyway.
I think at this point in time, you should try to work towards the requirements that the other forumers have kindly given.
But do not also forget that education is more than just a means to the end. Education never really stops even after you graduate and education may not just be found in the formal education sector.
Therefore you should also keep an open mind towards learning, e.g. stats, arts, social science, engineering etc etc. Interests may be uncovered when you least expect as well.
A well-rounded doctor, who also has good E.Q, will always be a welcomed addition to society, more so than one who is just very good in surgical practices.
Still, good to know that you have a target to work towards. You can also up your ante by trying to secure a scholarship if you can.
"The average annual intake at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) over the past three years was 280 students. An average of 3 foreign students was admitted each year, of which 1 - 2 were ASEAN scholars. This is less than 1% of total intake."
And you will be fighting with people from the top JCs who all have perfect As, simplyy perfect scorecards. You will need to be perfect in your academics. And also, please remember to get your NYAA Gold membership, it's important to show the people interviewing you and you have a passion for serving the public, and at the same time have perfect academics. Very, very hard to get in.
Originally posted by crypticaltruth:thank you but i'm not really into nursing i'm more interested in orthopaedics because of some personal reasons :) i'm taking double science though, bio and chem. am i at a disadvantage?
Just remember that you need perfect scores for you o levels, so that you can get into a good JC. All your friends chiong for perfect scores will pressure you to be like them as well.
Dr Richard Teo Keng Siang's story @
www.heavenaddress.com/Dr-Richard-Teo-Keng-Siang/424153/379719/content
A very meaningful speech by Late Dr Richard Teo, R.I.P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=umLkfADe17s
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What really brought me joy in the last 10 months was interaction with people, my loved ones, friends, people who genuinely care about me, they laugh and cry with me, and they are able to identify the pain and suffering I was going through.
I was being trained as a doctor, to be compassionate, to be able to empathise; but I couldn't.
As a house officer posted to the oncology department at NUH, every day, every other day I witness death in the cancer department.
When I see how they suffered, I see all the pain they went through.
I see all the morphine they have to press every few minutes just to relieve their pain. I see them struggling with their oxygen breathing their last breath and all.
But it was just a job. I do it, I get out of the ward, I can't wait to get home, I do my own stuff.
I did not know how they feel, not until I became a patient. And, if you ask me, would I have been a very different doctor if I were to re-live my life now, I can tell you, yes I will. Because I truly understand how the patients feel now. And sometimes, you have to learn it the hard way.
If many other healthcare professional careers, any other healthcare workers', paramedics' jobs are of no interest to you/ don't respect them in their healthcare careers, then you are not so right-mind/ suitable to be in the healthcare sector anyway since they are all saving human lives and helping people.
Other than just medical doctors alone, every other healthcare workers are step-by-step links interlocking in the patient care chain. We just hope that in the near future, you are just not yet another stuck up/ snobbish medical doctor (or another job, in case if you can't get in) who look down on others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath
The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians and other healthcare professionals swearing to practice medicine honestly. It is widely believed to have been written by Hippocrates, often regarded as the father of western medicine, or by one of his students.[1] The oath is written in Ionic Greek (late 5th century BC),[2] and is usually included in the Hippocratic Corpus. Classical scholar Ludwig Edelstein proposed that the oath was written by Pythagoreans, a theory that has been questioned because of the lack of evidence for a school of Pythagorean medicine.[3] Of historic and traditional value, the oath is considered a rite of passage for practitioners of medicine in many countries, although nowadays the modernized version of the text varies among them.
The Hippocratic Oath (orkos) is one of the most widely known of Greek medical texts. It requires a new physician to swear upon a number of healing gods that he will uphold a number of professional ethical standards.
From all I know, straight As will allow you to be eligible for interview. Then, they will look at portfolio, CCA records, testimonial and stuff. It is extremely hard to enter med school in Singapore because of the limited slots.
u will be asked a morality qn during the interview
i can only reveal this much