Members of the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
visited Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences earlier
this month to discuss plans for the new Monash Medicine MD.
Hosted by Professor Michelle Leech, Deputy Dean,
MBBS, the SMC delegation learnt about the exciting Monash degree that
integrates both the direct entry and graduate entry MBBS programs into one medicine
course.
“The integration of the two programs creates an
optimal opportunity to introduce the Monash MD,” said Professor Leech.
“Importantly,
with the introduction of the Monash Medicine MD, the undergraduate (direct
entry from school) and graduate entry pathways will continue to be available
and articulate with the common MD program.”
During their visit, the SMC members met the new President
and Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, Professor Margaret Gardner AO.
Current Monash graduate entry students from Singapore
also spoke about the benefits of their combined graduate and undergraduate
medical program experiences.
The members of the SMC reported they had a good
understanding of how the established Monash Medicine integrated
Graduate-Undergraduate Medicine programs will enable the introduction of the
Monash MD, planned for 2017.
The visiting members of the SMC were Associate
Professor Chew
Suok Kai, Associate Professor Pang Weng Sun, Mrs. Joanna Tan and Ms. Guessie
Chan.
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