Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore - Student Interest Groups

Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia SIG is a student interest group that aims to provide valuable opportunities for the Duke-NUS community to gain some exposure and cultivate interest in the field of Anaesthesiology. Some of the activities that we have organised include networking sessions with Duke-NUS alumni in Anaesthesiology residencies. In the year ahead, we plan to organise networking and information sessions with Anaesthesiology residency faculty for Duke-NUS students to gain a greater understanding of the residency programme.

If you are keen to find out more about Anaesthesia SIG, please contact Xintian at xintian.chia@u.duke.nus.edu or Dave at guanyeeng@u.duke.nus.edu. 

Disaster Volunteer Corp

The main purpose of the corp is to recruit, train and retain keen medical students and beyond in different areas of disaster management who can be easily activated in the event of an emergency to serve as skilled manpower support.

We also want to increase awareness of existing disaster response plans, as well as to provide opportunity for the student community to play an active and purposeful role in the event of a disaster.

Key events include various training programmes in general principles of disaster response, BCLS, and crowd control/ marshalling

For more information contact:
Jeremy Pong: jeremypong@u.duke.nus.edu
Wong Xiang Yi: wongxiangyi@u.duke.nus.edu

Emergency Medicine

To give students exposure to the field of Emergency Medicine through case simulation with Sim Man 3G, skills workshops, sharing sessions and tutorials with EM physicians, mentorship and ED shadowing opportunities, and community outreach. 
Our activities are not restricted to members of the SIG, but target the general student population.

Key Events:
1.    Emergency case simulations (in-person and computer-based) with high-fidelity mannequin
2.    Skills workshops: airway protection (BVM to intubation), FAST scan, back slab application etc.
3.    Emergency Medicine Mentorship Programme (with ED shadowing)
4.    Sharing & tutorials by EM physicians

For more information contact:
Hoe Pei Shan: peishan@u.duke.nus.edu

Family Medicine

Duke NUS Family Medicine SIG is a platform for students to learn about family medicine and connect with family physicians. We organise talks on various topics including family medicine and family medicine residency programmes of different healthcare clusters. We also invite family physicians to share their experiences, responsibilities, and lifestyle with students who wish to explore a career in family medicine. We offer opportunities for like-minded students to meet and support one another in their journey through medical school. We hope that the Family Medicine SIG will be able to build a community of friends with an interest in family medicine.

Some of the activities lined up include:
1) Family Medicine Residency Talk - A talk about family medicine and family medicine residency program
2) Mentorship programme - A family physician will serve as a mentor to a student and meet 1 to 2 times a year over lunch or dinner to discuss their queries regarding family medicine
3) One-day trip to Polyclinic - A 1-day attachment for students in polyclinic
4) Approaches to Common Symptoms in Family Medicine - Seniors teaching juniors session on the approach to symptoms
5) Family Medicine Extravaganza- An event co-organized across three medical school, about family medicine and residency programs of different healthcare clusters

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Michael Yan Shi: yan_shi@u.duke.nus.edu
Qi Lihua: lihua.qi@u.duke.nus.edu

Internal Medicine

Want to know more about Internal Medicine? Come and join us to find out more. Our SIG strives to increase the awareness of internal medicine and its subspecialties through the organisation of internal medicine-related events and activities.  It serves as a networking and career guidance platform for students and programme directors.  It also encourages students with similar interest to discuss and share ideas in this field and expose themselves to available research opportunities in internal medicine.
 
Some of the activities lined up include:
1)    Sub-specialty talk series
2)    Introduction to IM talk

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Jonathan Caleb Quek: jonathan.caleb.quek@u.duke.nus.edu

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Founded by like-minded individuals enthusiastic about women's health, OBGYN SIG is a community that organizes events revolving around our interest in wanting to understand more about this special discipline and honing of relevant skillsets such as suturing. Join our SIG to keep updated about upcoming events such as Residency Talks and Suturing Workshop!

For more information, feel free to contact our friendly SIG heads Xiaoxuan (zxiaoxuan@u.duke.nus.edu) or Samantha (samantha.yip@u.duke.nus.edu).

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology SIG serves as a platform for the exchange of ideas and experiences related to education, research, and patient services in Ophthalmology, through activities including talks, forums, and community service projects.  We hope to:
•    enhance knowledge of Ophthalmology in clinical practice
•    offer training and learning opportunities
•    provide interaction with Ophthalmology Faculty and Residents
•    foster interest in Ophthalmology research
•    encourage a public service ethos through community service work
•    forge closer ties with the Ophthalmology ACP, SNEC and SERI

Some of the activities lined up include:
1) Networking lunches
2) Research talks
3) Volunteer for National Eye Care Day
4) Meet-the-seniors sharing (Duke Seniors in Ophthalmology)

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Low Kok Yao: kylow@u.duke.nus.edu

Orthopaedics Surgery

The Orthopaedic Surgery SIG seeks to promote interest in Orthopaedic Surgery. It is a platform for students to share similar interest in Orthopaedic Surgery and encourage each other’s passion. We hope to provide networking opportunities for students across all years and alumni from Duke-NUS Medical School.
-    Orthopaedic Surgery SIG Welcome Session, Sept 2018: Introduction of SIG and year plan
-    Suturing Workshop (Led by Surgery SIG), January 2019: Learn and practice basic suturing skills
-    Orthopaedic Series, TBD: Workshop on approach to common Orthopaedic complaints and physical examination

Please contact Jimin Suh for any inquiries: jimina14@gmail.com

Pediatrics

The Paediatrics SIG is an academic interest group to support the interest in and knowledge of Paediatrics in our community.

We hope to:
•    Garner interest for Paediatrics in our medical community
•    Provide easier transitions of students into Paediatrics MS2 rotations, SIPs, and HO rotations
•    Expose aspiring paediatricians to research opportunities and allow them to learn more about paediatrics as a potential career
•    Connect leading paediatricians with aspiring paediatricians

Some of the activities lined up include:
1)    Paeds Residency Talks
2)    Networking with Faculty
3)    Preparatory courses

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Karina Soenjoyo: karina.soenjoyo@u.duke.nus.edu
Lee Li Wen: lee.liwen@u.duke.nus.edu

Pathology

Pathology SIG is an academic interest group for students who are interested in the field of pathology. Our aim is to pique a Duke-NUS student’s interest in pathology by increasing their awareness regarding different aspects of pathology as a discipline and specialty. We have two specific objectives: firstly, to expose Duke-NUS students to different aspects of pathology as a discipline (e.g., anatomical pathology, clinical pathology); and secondly, to have Duke-NUS students understand how pathologists work with other doctors (e.g., clinicians, surgeons) within the healthcare settings.

We plan to have 10 events throughout the year, with the events occurring about 1 to 2 months apart. Specifically, we propose to have 2 internal academic events, 3 academic outreach events, 3 career exposure events, and 2 social events.

Feel free to contact Arthur (arthuryong@u.duke.nus.edu, Class of 2020) or Laysee (laysee.ong@u.duke.nus.edu, Class of 2021) for more information! 

Population Health

Aim: to foster interest among medical students about population health and related research.
 
Upcoming events in 2018
1.    Welcome tea and networking sessions with researchers
2.    Behind the Lens – Understanding Public Health Issues Through Photovoice (Photography competition for students to identify, represent and enhance their community through photography)
3.    Research database – facilitate research collaborations between members and population health researchers
Who to contact if interested
Benjamin Seng (benjamin.seng@u.duke.nus.edu) or pophealthsg@gmail.com
 
Link
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pophealthsg (Updates on ongoing research in Singapore, research opportunities and activities pertaining to population health in Singhealth) 

Psychiatry

Established in 2016, the Psychiatry SIG is a fairly new initiative by Duke-NUS medical students who are interested in psychiatry, either as a separate discipline or for its overlap and relevance to their future practice. The Psychiatry SIG hopes to make psychiatry and psychology more accessible to our future colleagues who may be practising in other non-psych-related disciplines in the eventual hopes of addressing and reducing stigma amongst healthcare professionals-to-be. We also aim to foster and facilitate career and research interests in Psychiatry. To this end, we run pre-clerkship workshops and organise events by local mental health professionals that may also be of relevance to those interested in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Oncology, Paediatrics, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Interested individuals from Duke-NUS or elsewhere are welcome to contact Haikel (haikel@u.duke.nus.edu) or Michael (michaelchu@u.duke.nus.edu) to join us or to just find out more. 

Radiology

Radiology has become the cornerstone of medical practice due to the technological advancement of imaging in the recent years. Interaction with radiologist is required to a certain degree in most medical specialties. Exposure to the daily practice of radiology will give students an idea on what goes on behind the studies ordered. Through this, students can gain a better appreciation of the specialty as a whole and make an informed decision on whether to consider it as a specialty of choice. Our SIG aims to foster interest and give more exposure to students in this field, connect with residents who are alumni in the field and provide enrichment activities such as conferences and supplementary tutorials.

Some of the activities lined up include:
1)    Residency sharing/Meet Program Director
2)    SIG fair
3)    Basic image interpretation

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Loy Liang Meng: e0008955@u.duke.nus.edu

Sports & Exercise Medicine

We aim to provide avenues for students to explore the growing field of Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) through workshops, sharing sessions with sport physicians, site visits to sport science and sport medicine centres, as well as community outreach programmes.

Our activities are open to anyone keen on learning more about healthy living!

Key events in pipeline:
1) Sport injury workshops covering various common injuries from signs and symptoms to differential diagnoses and management
2) Sharing sessions with SEM physicians on specialty training pathways and requirements
3) Skills workshops
4) Community outreach and skills training programmes
5) Site visits to learn about current infrastructure and areas of development in SEM from primary care to elite athletic care

For more information, please contact:
Koh Wei Shien: weishienkoh@u.duke.nus.edu

Surgery

SurgIn is the officialy academic student interest group for the lovers, purveyors and curious questers in the field of Surgery. Each year, SurgIn spearheads the annual Suturing Workshop course which offers basic and advanced training for common suture techniques useful for clinical rotations, in collaboration with other surgery-affiliated SIG’s (Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology).

If you are a lover, purveyor or curious quester and what to find out more about who we are and what we do, contact Pat Lazatin (patrisha.lazatin@u.duke.nus.edu) and Harry Ng (hm.ng@u.duke.nus.edu).

You can also visit our website at https://sites.google.com/view/dukenussurgerysig for updates about our events and other cool resources for surgery.

Duke-NUS Christian Medical Fellowship

Duke-NUS Christian Medical Fellowship is a fellowship where we seek to integrate our faith in Jesus Christ and the practice of Medicine. Despite us being a Christian group, all students are welcomed to participate in our meetings and events. We hold weekly meetings and gatherings occasionally. Through our fellowship, we hope to:
•    provide a place for medical students and faculty of Duke-NUS to share and discuss their experiences as Christians in Medicine
•    encourage Christian medical students to serve and honour God in their professional practice
•    strengthen and encourage Christian medical students in their faith
•    provide pastoral support and encouragement for Christian students of Duke-NUS
•    foster attitudes among students to express their Christian faith sensitively and positively in the context of multi-racial, multi-religious background of patients in Singapore

Some of the activities lined up include:
1)    Annual Welcome Gathering
2)    Weekly Fellowship Gatherings
3)    Christmas Party/Carolling/Events
4)    Easter Movie Screening
5)    AGM & Fellowship Gathering

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Edlyn Tan: edlyn.tan@u.duke.nus.edu

Duke-NUS Sports SIG

The Duke-NUS Sports SIG serves as a platform for like-minded individuals ranging from avid athletes to enthusiasts to gather and share their passion for an active lifestyle. Group members are encouraged to share their knowledge and to showcase their passion and talents. The SIG also promotes an active lifestyle, fitness for charity events, Duke-NUS community bonding -- all of which can better lifestyle counselling for our future patients.

Activities include, but aren't limited to:
1)   Rock climbing
2)   Yoga
3)   Badminton
4)   Running
5)   Fitness workouts

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Koh Wei Shien: weishienkoh@u.duke.nus.edu

International SIG

A student interest group of international students studying at Duke-NUS. Our activities promote cultural diversity. They are educational and enhance the cultural awareness among Duke-NUS students and staff members. The International SIG will also provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and dissemination of information.

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Wu Yilong: wu.yilong@u.duke.nus.edu

Music

The music SIG serves as a central network to connect student musicians who are looking for opportunities to practise and/or perform. This group is not a solitary musical band, but rather, a resource for all musicians to stay connected and collaborate as they choose. We will have a list of available musicians in the school for anyone looking to recruit a particular instrumentalist for their ensemble, as well as a schedule of upcoming performance opportunities. For those interested in performing, we will facilitate practice sessions at a local studio.

We will assist in arranging performances at school events. More importantly, we hope that this creative outlet will lessen the burden of medical school-induced stress.

Interested students are welcome to contact:
Goh Zhaohan:  e0021681@u.duke.nus.edu
Wharton Chan:  E0026312@U.DUKE.NUS.EDU