The Partnership

The concept known as Academic Medicine integrates the three functions of medicine - clinical care, education and the development of new knowledge - and closes the gaps between developing new knowledge and delivering it to patients.

This model of Academic Medicine between Duke-NUS and SingHealth is now being realized where faculty in clinical, research and education activities work in tandem with students and staff in close collaborative spirit to nurture an environment that encourages new discoveries in healthcare. The key to the partnership's success is the integration of cutting-edge clinical and translational research and patient care. In this environment, new knowledge, expertise and competency in medicine are developed, shared and passed down to produce cost-effective, patient-centric, clinical care. This collaborative model builds on similar successful concepts applied in academic medical centers across the world, such as Johns Hopkins University, Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Centre, and Duke Medicine.

"The SingHealth/Duke-NUS partnership is envisioned as an integrated working enterprise that guides and promotes the future of medicine, tapping on and combining the collective strengths of SingHealth's clinical expertise and Duke-NUS' biomedical sciences research and medical education capabilities." Prof. Ranga Krishnan, Dean of Duke-NUS.

Shared Mission – Improving the lives of Patients