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The Medical Library finally received its own dedicated space with the opening of the new Medical College building in 1926 to accommodate the expansion of the King Edward VII College of Medicine. It occupied the centre of the second floor and had a librarian’s room and students’ reading rooms.
The University of Malaya was initially set up in Singapore in 1949 as an amalgamation of the two premier institutions of higher education in colonial Malaya and Singapore, Raffles College and King Edward VII College of Medicine to serve the needs of the colony.
The King Edward VII College of Medicine building at its opening in 1926, and today as the “College of Medicine Building” - a National Monument housing MOH, Singapore Medical Council, and the College of Family Physicians. The building was one of several that Major P. H. Keys designed as an architect with the government.
The Department of Medicine (Medical Unit I and II) moved from the Singapore General Hospital to the National University Hospital, where it is today. Listed below are the names of our distinguished Heads of Department: Year. Name. 1981 - 1985. Prof Wong Poi Kwong. 1985 - 1987. Prof Chan Heng Leong.
MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE STRAITS: 1786-1871 by Т.К. Lee The King Edward VII College of Medicine, Singapore, was founded in 1905, and produced its first graduates in 19 10. Its diploma of Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery (L.M.S.) was recognised by the General Medical Council in 1916. Its direct descendants today are the Faculty of Medicine,
The King Edward Medical University, located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, was founded in 1860, making it the fourth oldest medical school in South Asia. Originally named Lahore Medical College, it was renamed in 1911 as King Edward Medical College and only became King Edward Medical University in 2006. The university is named after the late King and Emperor, Edward VII. The Latin phrase ...
In 1912, the medical school received an endowment of $120,000 from the King Edward VII Memorial Fund, started by physician Lim Boon Keng. Subsequently, on 18 November 1913, the name of the school was changed to King Edward VII Medical School. In 1921, it was again changed to King Edward VII College of Medicine to reflect its academic status.
