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Note From Professor Yeoh Khay Guan
My heartiest congratulations to the Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute (KTP-NUCMI) on the momentous milestone of 60 years of excellence in serving our children, the future of Singapore!
The Paediatric service has made exceptional strides since its beginnings as the University Department of Paediatrics. In these 60 years, you have consistently delivered holistic and compassionate specialised care for generations of newborns, children and adolescents, all while meeting the growing and increasingly complex care needs of this population group. In your unflagging pursuit of excellence, you have pushed the frontiers of translational research to deliver transformative impact on clinical care, as well as nurtured generations of child health providers to take on the challenges of an ever-evolving landscape in medicine.
This book proudly features the Department’s rich heritage and distinguished contributions, as well as perspectives from patients and pioneer staff, each of them as inspiring as they are deeply moving.
Note from
Professor Yeoh KhaY Guan
Chief Executive, National University Health System Irene Tan Liang Kheng Professor in Medicine and Oncology Senior Vice President (Health Affairs), National University of Singapore
The National University Health System (NUHS) and National University of Singapore (NUS) salute the department’s past and present faculty, staff, students and alumni, for their dedication and myriad contributions. With the twin engines of research and education to boost and augment clinical care, the Department is well placed to shape the future of paediatrics.
With the recent announcement of Ministry of Health’s Healthier SG initiative, where a life-course approach is adopted for population health and efforts are focused upstream in preventive health and early intervention, the role of the Paediatric service is more important and prominent than ever. NUHS and NUS will continue to support KTP-NUCMI in your mission to advance child health – going beyond healthcare to give every child the best start to life!
