Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Education: Degrees Offered
The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine offers two full-time undergraduate programmes, leading to:
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
- Bachelor of Science (Nursing) / Bachelor of Science (Nursing)(Honours)
Overview of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
The undergraduate medical programme is a five-year course leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). The curriculum is taught over five years, or phases:
Note: The curriculum outline above is only applicable to students admitted from AY2023/2024 and subsequent academic years, or students graduating in 2028 and onwards. The new enhanced curriculum map is not applicable to students admitted before AY2023/2024 or students who graduated or will graduate in 2027 and earlier.
Students should note that there is a distinction between degree requirements for students who graduated in 2027 and earlier, vis-a-vis degree requirements for students graduating in 2028 and onwards. Where applicable, the distinctions in the requirements are set out in this Bulletin and students should take note of the requirements that are applicable to them. The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine will endeavour to give students notice of revisions to any requirements as soon as reasonably practicable, and revised requirements shall apply to students.
Some of the key highlights of the undergraduate medical curriculum are:
- An integrated curriculum where students learn basic sciences holistically with stronger correlations to clinical conditions, and understand healthcare delivery across time, space, discipline and acuity;
- Significant curriculum time for collaborative case-based learning and small group teaching;
- Innovative pedagogy and self-directed learning enabled through extensive use of technology;
- Student Internship Programme to provide students with real-life practical opportunities for clinical care;
- Early meaningful clinical exposure to ready the learners for clinical practice through understanding the Patient’s Journey, the Healthcare Practice, and the Clinical Skills Foundation Programme;
- Strong emphasis on developing caring and ethical medical professionals, who are reflective practitioners grounded in values, resilience, and are effective communicators in a dynamic, inter-professional healthcare setting;
- Integrating healthcare, data science, AI, and information technology, the new Minor in Biomedical Informatics aims to equip students with core skills in data management, large language models, biomedical data analysis, and medical decision support systems, while also developing competencies in evidence-based clinical decision-making, effective communication, strategic leadership, and entrepreneurship;
- The Beyond Medicine programme to lay the foundation for our students to become discerning consumers and meaningful producers of research by equipping them with the necessary skills, knowledge and mindsets.
Overview of Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
The BSc (Nursing) curriculum reflects current healthcare trends and the role of registered nurses in facing the challenges of nursing practice in the 21st century. Students will learn basic skills in a simulated clinical laboratory on campus and be exposed to practice in a range of clinical settings as they progress. The programme is modular in nature and includes the following subjects:
- Nursing Sciences
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Healthcare Law and Ethics
- Healthcare Management and Education
- Research and Statistics
- Evidence-based Practice
- Clinical Skills
- Clinical attachments at local hospitals/institutions, etc.
Fourth-year Honours students can choose to pursue research or coursework in community track.
Overview of Bachelor of Science (Nursing Practice)
The part-time Bachelor of Science (Nursing Practice) programme has been introduced to fulfil aspirations of nursing diploma graduates in the workforce who seek career progression and wish to pursue a part-time Nursing degree at NUS. The programme will cover the core competencies required by the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) as well as offer broad-based courses that will prepare registered nurses (RNs) to be critical thinkers and self-directed reflective practitioners, who can apply theoretical learning at their respective practice areas. The programme is modular in nature:
- NUR2500 Applied Pathophysiology and Clinical Pharmacology
- NUR2501 Clinical Health Assessment and Health Reasoning
- NUR2502 Healthcare Policy
- NUR2503 Global and Community Health
- NUR3500 Practice of Palliative and End-of-Life Care
- NUR3501 Professionalism, Ethics and Law in Healthcare
- NUR3502 Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice
- NUR3503 Leadership, Innovation and Change in Healthcare
- NUR3504 Chronic Disease Management
- NUR3505 Research Methodology and Statistics
- NUR3506 Translation of Evidence into Practice
- NUR3507 Clinical Practice Development Project
Curriculum structure: https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/nursing/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/Bachelor-of-Science-Nursing-Practice-Programme-Structure-2.pdf
Financial Assistance
The School has several bursaries available to full-time undergraduate MBBS students who require financial assistance to help them through their course of study. For more information regarding financial assistance and the application procedure, please visit:
https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/tuition-fees/
There are several bursaries available to full-time undergraduate BSc (Nursing) students who require financial assistance to help them through their course of study. For more information regarding these bursaries, the conditions of the award and the application, please visit:
https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/nursing/education-admissions/undergraduate/bachelor-of-science-nursing-bachelor-of-science-nursing-honours/scholarships-bursaries-financial-aids/
There are several bursaries available to part-time undergraduate BSc (Nursing Practice) students who require financial assistance to help them through their course of study. For more information regarding these bursaries, the conditions of the award and the application, please visit:
https://nus.edu.sg/oam/financial-aid/overview-eligibility/part-time-undergraduates
For university-wide financial assistance, please visit http://www.nus.edu.sg/oam/financial-aid
Awards
For university-level awards, please visit: https://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/academic-information-policies/education-at-nus/medals-and-prizes-(university-level)