Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
TypePublic
Established2010
Parent institution
Nanyang Technological University
DeanProfessor Joseph Sung
Location
Singapore
AffiliationsImperial College London
Websitewww.ntu.edu.sg/medicine

The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) is the medical school of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The school was established in 2010 as Singapore's third medical school, after the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the Duke–NUS Medical School.[1] It started as a joint degree collaboration between Nanyang Technological University and Imperial College London which is scheduled to end in 2028, following which students will receive an NTU degree.[2]

Dual campus

Novena

The main campus of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine is located in Novena, situated next to the institution's partner hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The 20-storey Clinical Sciences Building, which commenced construction in January 2015, was opened on 2 March 2017 and facilitates both classroom as well as clinical teaching of medicine.[3] The Clinical Sciences Building also houses various research labs, and students are welcome to apply for attachments with them.[4]

Experimental Medicine Building

The faculty's first building, the Experimental Medicine Building, opened in August 2015 and houses classrooms as well as several research labs. Situated within the main Nanyang Technological University campus grounds,[1] it allows students to interact with other faculties more frequently, before they move on to the clinical years of medical school.

Rankings

LKCMedicine ranked 89th in the world and 12th in Asia for Medicine on the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings in 2021, after having first entered the Top 100 medical schools in 2020.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Lai, Linette (28 August 2017). "Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore's third medical school, officially opens". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Yasmin, Begum (11 April 2022). "NTU to offer own medical degree from 2028, ending school of medicine partnership with Imperial". CNA.
  3. ^ Toh, Wen Li (2 March 2017). "NTU unveils new 20-storey Clinical Sciences Building in Novena". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. ^ Toh, Wen Li (3 March 2017). "Mega Novena campus for NTU medical students to train in". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ Nanyang Technological University. "News in brief - April 2021". Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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