Duke-NUS Medical School
Clinical Electives
This is applicable to Year 4 students and administrators from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) will liaise with students directly on the application process.
Research Attachment
This is applicable to Year 3 students and administrators from Duke-NUS Medical Education, Research & Evaluation (MERE) Department will liaise with students directly on the application process.
- Please take note of the processing timeline in table below:
| Dept | Process | Duration | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke-NUS (MERE) | Receive Applications & Approval | 2 months (Apr -May) | Application approved: 15th Apr |
| Duke NUS Yr 3 Students | To notify Office of Training & Education (OTE) on details of research attachment | As soon as gotten approval from Duke-NUS | Notification to OTE: 16th Apr |
| Office of Training & Education (OTE) | 1) Collect student's attachment details and documents 2) Submit to RADO |
1 month from receiving notification from students | Submission to RADO on 16th May |
| Research Admin & Development Office (RADO) | The IT and venue access application will take place upon receiving all required documents & information (Processing cut-off: 15th of the month) |
3 months from receiving all required documents and details | RADO Processing: 15th of June IT & Venue Accesses ready : End of Sep (approx.) |
Students who have received approval on their research attachment from Duke-NUS are required to submit a copy of the following documents to NHCS, Office of Training & Education at training.education@nhcs.com.sg:
| Documents | To Submit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Duke-NUS Year 3 Research Attachment Approval letter | √ | |
| Latest Curriculum Vitae | √ | |
CITI Certification: Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel. |
√ | Instructions to obtain cert as follow:
|
NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Clinical Elective
This is applicable to Year 5 students and administrators from Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine will liaise with students directly on the application process.
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Elective Posting (Clinical)
Course Description:
To provide in-depth exposure to Cardiology and/or Cardiothoracic Surgery inpatient care including daily ward rounds, bedside teaching and involvement of students in the care of patients with a wide range of cardiac disease as well as exposure to subspecialized procedures and tests.
Application Criteria:
- Year 4 Elective II can apply Clinical Elective at Cardiology and/or Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Year 3 Elective I can apply Clinical Elective only at Cardiothoracic Surgery as NUS has classified Department of Cardiology as a teaching department.
Supervisory Arrangement:
1 Ward Consultant & 1 Ward Senior Resident / Resident Physician (Based on Ward Roster)➡ Supervise➡ 1 Elective Student.
Supervisor's name and contact detail will be shared with students closer to the elective date.
Elective Posting (Clinical with Scholarly Project / Scholarly Project)
Application Criteria:
Both Year 4 Electives-II & Year 3 Elective I can apply
Type of Postings:
- Elective Posting (Scholarly Project)
- Elective Posting (Clinical with Scholarly Project). Clinical training will take precedence during the posting period which student has sign up for. Student will be engaged in scholarly project only during their pockets of free time.
Processing timeline:
| Dept | Process | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Training & Education | 1) Receive Applications for Scholarly Project (Closed by 30 Sep) 2) Project Matching 3) Submit to RADO |
1.5 month (1 Oct – 15 Nov) |
| Research Admin & Development Office | IT & Venue Access Application | 3 months (Start Research Elective: Approx 01 Mar 2019) |
Submissions of documents:
| Documents | To Submit | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Latest Curriculum Vitae | √ | |
| CITI Certification: Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel. | √ | Instructions to obtain cert as follow:
|
Please submit the above documents to NHCS, Office of Training & Education: |
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