King Edward VII College of Medicine

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King Edward VII College of Medicine was a colonial-era medical school in Singapore that became a predecessor institution of the National University of Singapore’s medical faculty.

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King Edward VII College of Medicine canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era institution
medical school
predecessor institution
academicDiscipline medical education
associatedWith British colonial administration in Singapore
National University of Singapore
University of Malaya
country Straits Settlements
educationLevel professional degree
undergraduate
educationType tertiary education
field medicine
focus clinical training
medical research
public health training
hasSuccessor National University of Singapore Faculty of Medicine
University of Malaya (Singapore campus) Faculty of Medicine
historicalSignificance foundation of modern medical education in Singapore
one of the earliest medical schools in Southeast Asia
institutionType college
professional school
languageOfInstruction English
legacy contributed to development of local medical workforce in Singapore
contributed to development of medical services in British Malaya
integrated into Singapore’s national university system
locatedIn Singapore
location Singapore
namedAfter Edward VII
namedForPersonRole British monarch
namedForTitle King of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
offeredDegree medical degree
operatedInColonialContext British Malaya
operatedInPoliticalEntity British Empire
partOf higher education in Singapore
partOfHistoryOf higher education in Malaya
medical education in Singapore
predecessorOf Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
region Southeast Asia
role training medical officers for the region
training physicians
training surgeons
sector public education
serviceArea British Borneo
Malaya
Singapore
surrounding territories

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National University of Singapore formerName King Edward VII College of Medicine
Mahathir Mohamad educatedAt King Edward VII College of Medicine
University of Malaya formerName King Edward VII College of Medicine