Ng B Y, Cheah J S
Department of Behavioural Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Ann Acad Med Singap. 2005 Jul;34(6):14C-18C.
The Medical School started off in an old female lunatic asylum on the site of the general hospital at Sepoy Lines. It was founded on 3 July 1905 and was called the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School. In 1916, the Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (LMS) was recognised fully by the General Medical Council of Britain as a registrable qualification. In 1921, the medical school was renamed King Edward VII College of Medicine to reflect its academic status. In 1926, the College and its hospitals were inspected by Sir Richard Needham, who had been sent by the General Medical Council of Great Britain. In his report, he told the Council that in his opinion, the graduates should be given the MBBS degree because of the high standard of the Medical School. The medical school was closed by the Japanese on 16 February 1942. After the end of World War II, the College of Medicine resumed classes in June 1946. In 1962, the medical faculty became the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Singapore. From 1984 to 1986, following the university's move to Kent Ridge, the Faculty's clinical school also moved to the National University Hospital. In 2004, plans were well underway for the opening of the country's second medical school on the grounds of the Singapore General Hospital.
医学院最初位于实龙岗路总医院旧址的一所旧女子疯人院里。它于1905年7月3日成立，当时名为海峡殖民地与马来联邦政府医学院。1916年，医学与外科学士执照（LMS）被英国医学总会完全认可为可注册资格。1921年，医学院更名为爱德华七世医学院，以反映其学术地位。1926年，英国医学总会派理查德·尼达姆爵士对该学院及其附属医院进行检查。在他的报告中，他告知总会，依他之见，鉴于医学院的高标准，毕业生应被授予医学学士和外科学士学位。1942年2月16日，医学院被日本人关闭。第二次世界大战结束后，医学院于1946年6月恢复上课。1962年，医学系成为新加坡大学医学院。1984年至1986年，随着大学迁至肯特岗，该系的临床学院也迁至国立大学医院。2004年，在新加坡总医院院区开设该国第二所医学院的计划正在稳步推进。
