Final checks are carried out before the official opening of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.

Guests begin to arrive for the Official Opening, including Dr. Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education, who is greeted by Dr. John Rush, Vice Dean of Clinical Sciences (left).

Guest of Honor Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is greeted by the welcoming party, before heading up the stairs of the new medical school alongside Mr. Tony Chew, Chairman of the Duke-NUS Governing Board (right).

Over 400 people turned out to celebrate this historic milestone in the history of Duke-NUS.

Prime Minister Lee is presented with the last piece of the puzzle to complete the globe, which symbolizes the official opening of Duke-NUS.

A bust of the late Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat is unveiled by Prime Minister Lee and Ms. Mavis Khoo, trustee of the Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat estate, to officially inaugurate the new Khoo Teck Puat building. Duke-NUS is extremely grateful for the generosity of the Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Estate in supporting the school’s biomedical research.

The special guided tour saw Prime Minister Lee meet Duke-NUS medical students in the amphitheatre and learn more about the school’s education curriculum. Dr. Robert Kamei, Vice Dean of Education, shows Prime Minister Lee how students are trained for clinical practice using dummy simulations (right).

Dr. Patrick Casey, Senior Vice Dean for Research, shares insights on the school’s research facilities with Prime Minister Lee as they proceed to the Cancer & Stem Cell Biology Lab, where Prime Minister Lee enjoyed a candid moment with Professor David Virshup and Tina Tan, a third-year Duke-NUS medical student.

Dignitaries and guests catching up at the dinner reception which followed the official opening.

Prime Minister Lee chats with (from left to right) Mr. Tony Chew, Chairman of the Duke-NUS Governing Board, Dr. Sanders Williams, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Duke University, and Dr. Victor Dzau, Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University. Duke-NUS medical students also had the chance to meet and engage with Prime Minister Lee at the dinner reception (right).

VIPs, faculty, students, stakeholders and Dr. Sanders Williams from Duke University, US, gather to toast the end of a memorable evening which represents a significant event in the young life of Duke-NUS.

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