Duke-NUS Medical School
| 杜克—国大医学研究生院 (Chinese) | |
| Type | Graduate school |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
| Dean | Thomas M. Coffman |
| Location | Singapore |
| Website | www |
The Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) - formerly known as "Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School" - is a collaboration between Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina, United States, and the National University of Singapore, in Singapore. The school was first set-up in 2005. Duke-NUS follows the American model of post-baccalaureate medical education, in which students begin their medical studies after earning a bachelor’s degree.
Singhealth and Duke-NUS have also come together to form the Academic Medicine Centre. The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Centre brings together Clinicians, Educators and Researchers, in order to bring about an improvement in patients' care.
Duke-NUS’ Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program is a four-year program that follows the Duke University School of Medicine curriculum. Students who successfully complete the course of study and fulfill all requirements will be awarded a joint M.D. degree from Duke University and the National University of Singapore.
Duke-NUS accepted its first MD students in 2007. The first class of MD students graduated in 2011. Since then, over 200 students have graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree.
Construction of the present Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) started in Dec 2006. TOP of the building was on 20 Feb 2009. In May 2009, Duke-NUS moved into the building at the Outram campus of Singapore General Hospital, right next to the College of Medicine Building. The building was officially opened by Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, on 28 September 2009. The 13 storey building is green certified and was the tallest building at the Outram campus before the completion of the Academia building in 2013.
Duke-NUS accepts about 60 to 70 students in each cohort. 2/3 of the students are Singaporeans or Permanent Residents of Singapore. The rest of the students come from over 20 countries, such as Canada, China, India, Malaysia, South Korea and the U.S.. The average age of incoming medical student is 24 years old.
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