Low S W, Gan W T, Tan W K
Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Ann Acad Med Singap. 2005 Jul;34(6):152C-154C.
The Medical College Union (MCU) was formed in 1922 to encourage and promote comradeship and public spirit amongst the students of King Edward VII College of Medicine. The Medical College Union Society was founded and held its first meeting on 31 July 1936. However, the Annual Report for 1940-42 made no reference to the Society at all and it was hence considered to cease to exist as an official body. The Medical Society (Medsoc), headed by Mr Goon Sek Mun, was formed in 1949 and it organised various activities and events for the faculty. Some of these are still being held annually today, with the addition of several others and phasing out of some. These were organised by the individual subgroups in the Medical society, like the Social, Welfare, Sports and Publications committees. The Medsoc also acts as the students' voice in conveying their opinions to the administration and the Dean. With the expected advent of a new medical school in Singapore--a postgraduate one in the Outram Campus, the medical student community in Singapore will only get larger. There should be a role for Medsoc to foster closer ties between the student communities.
医学院联盟（MCU）成立于1922年，旨在鼓励和促进爱德华七世医学院学生之间的同志情谊和公共精神。医学院联盟协会于1936年7月31日成立并举行了首次会议。然而，1940 - 1942年的年度报告完全没有提及该协会，因此它被认为不再作为一个官方机构存在。1949年，由Goon Sek Mun先生领导的医学协会（Medsoc）成立，它为学院组织了各种活动。其中一些活动至今仍每年举行，同时增加了一些其他活动，并淘汰了一些。这些活动由医学协会中的各个子团体组织，如社交、福利、体育和出版委员会。Medsoc还作为学生的代言人，向管理层和院长传达他们的意见。随着新加坡一所新的医学院——位于欧南园校区的研究生医学院预计即将到来，新加坡的医学生群体将只会变得更大。Medsoc应该在促进学生群体之间更紧密的联系方面发挥作用。
