FAQs

The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) was set up to meet an expected rise in the healthcare demands of a growing and ageing Singapore population, at the same time providing more opportunities for Singaporeans to pursue a high-quality medical degree locally. LKCMedicine trains a generation of doctors who will put patients at the centre of their exemplary medical care. Named after local philanthropist Tan Sri Dato Lee Kong Chian, the School, which was officially opened by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on 28 August 2017, aims to be a model for innovative medical education and transformative research.

LKCMedicine will augment Singapore’s healthcare manpower by producing top-quality doctors and medical leaders who are attuned to the needs of patients and society. While the School works closely with the National Healthcare Group as our primary clinical partner, we also partner with hospitals, polyclinics and specialist centres within the other healthcare clusters, SingHealth and National University Health System (NUHS). Farrer Park Hospital and Raffles Medical Group are also teaching sites for our students, making them the first private hospitals in Singapore to be officially involved in undergraduate medical education. 

LKCMedicine offers a five-year full-time Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) undergraduate programme. Upon completion of the programme, students graduating between now and 2028 will gain an MBBS degree awarded jointly by both NTU Singapore and Imperial. From 2029, graduates will receive an NTU degree; an enhancement of our award-winning programme to train the next generation of doctors. This five-year programme exposes students to more tech-enabled teaching tools, an expanded scope in the medical humanities, and themes like precision medicine and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare. This ensures that LKCMedicine students have a strong understanding of the scientific basis of medicine and are trained to be doctors who are agile and adaptable in navigating uncertainties and difficult situations in their practice, and can deliver compassionate and patient-centred care.

Our partnership with the National Health Group, a leader in public healthcare recognised for the quality of its medical expertise, facilities and teaching, as well as the other two healthcare clusters, offers students exposure to clinical experience relevant to Singapore’s healthcare needs. The School’s first cohort graduated in August 2018.

LKCMedicine also offers a PhD programme by Research for the brightest students from a variety of backgrounds – natural sciences, medicine, social sciences and engineering – and exposes them to a range of topics and disciplines such that upon completion, graduates will have a deep knowledge and appreciation of both translatable and translational medical research methods. More about LKCMedicine’s PhD programme can be found here.

LKCMedicine admitted its first cohort of undergraduate students in August 2013.

All local medical schools will primarily equip students with the knowledge and skills to become doctors and clinicians. LKCMedicine pioneers a modern curriculum characterised by its innovative approaches in pedagogy, utilising Team-Based Learning and other leading-edge technology. LKCMedicine’s educational model focuses on interdisciplinary learning and draws on synergies from the fields of medicine, sciences, engineering, technology and the humanities.

The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is a computer-based admissions test, used by a consortium of UK Universities and non-UK associate member universities including Nanyang Technological University, Singapore to help select applicants for medical and dental degree programmes. It is a two-hour test consisting of five separately timed subtests in multiple-choice format. It is an aptitude test focused on assessing a range of mental abilities and knowledge candidates should already have. The UCAT is developed and administered by the UCAT Consortium. Registration for the UCAT usually takes place between every May and September. Only results of the UCAT taken in the 12-month period prior to application to LKCMedicine will be considered in the selection process.

The UCAT can be taken in Singapore and overseas. Here are key dates for this year’s UCAT, that will be required for admissions in Academic Year 2024/25. 

Please refer to the official UCAT website for the full list of dates and deadlines.

The MBBS degree is accredited in Singapore, in line with the requirements set by the Singapore Medical Council and Singapore Ministry of Health.

The faculty at LKCMedicine consists of a core team of experienced clinician-educators and faculty members from NTU Singapore and NHG. The School also has a prominent research faculty, made up of internationally-renowned clinician-scientists and researchers. NTU Singapore will continue to recruit excellent faculty committed to delivering world-class medical education and research.