13 December 2017
The Singapore University of Technology and Design will be forming a partnership with Duke-NUS Medical School to offer a new medical degree programme.
Under the SUTD-Duke-NUS Special Track, students will graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Science degree at SUTD after three and a half years, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree at Duke-NUS Medical School after another four years.
Graduates of this programme will be suited for careers as clinicians who are adept at both practising medicine and harnessing technological advancements. They would have the ability to treat patients as well as create new medical innovations.
SUTD president Professor Thomas Magnanti said the programme expects to enrol 10 high-achieving Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents a year.