The first graduates in 1910

The Medical School in Singapore was founded on 3 July 1905 and named the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School. There were 23 students in the first enrollment; 16 students attended the full course, while 7 attended a 2-year course for hospital assistants. The pioneer group of...

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Published inAnnals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 19C - 24C
Main Authors Cheah, J S, Ho, T M, Ng, B Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore 01.07.2005
Subjects
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - history
History, 20th Century
Humans
Schools, Medical - history
Singapore
Students, Medical - history
Singapore
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Summary:The Medical School in Singapore was founded on 3 July 1905 and named the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School. There were 23 students in the first enrollment; 16 students attended the full course, while 7 attended a 2-year course for hospital assistants. The pioneer group of 7 that graduated in May 1910 (the Magnificent Seven) consisted of Drs Chen Su Lan, Edwin Williborod deCruz, and John Gnanapragasam from Singapore; Drs Willie Carnegie and Mark W Chill from Penang; Dr SR Krishnan from Seramban and Dr John Scott Lee from Ipoh. In December 1910, a further 6 students graduated. Of this first batch of 13 graduates in 1910, we describe the careers of 6; no records exist of the remaining 7.
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ISSN:0304-4602
0304-4602
DOI:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.V34N6p19C