Handbook
2017
Section 1.1: Purpose of MedSoc
Hwa Chong's very own Medical Society (HC MedSoc) began
as an SL project in 2016, and currently has over 60 members
who are interested in the field of medicine and healthcare.
Primarily, MedSoc adopts a two-pronged approach, providing
educational and experiential avenues for our members to
better comprehend as well as adopt a mature view of the
healthcare industry, as well as be engaged hands-on through
different events and activities. Ultimately, we believe in
growing together and do hope members will see MedSoc as
a springboard to seek out new opportunities not just for
themselves but for the community as well. We hope the
journey ahead would be fulfilling and fun for you as it is for
us.
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Section 2.1: Rules & Regulations
1. Do not miss hospital attachments or in-house sessions
unless you have a valid reason.
6. Be committed to MedSoc.
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Section 2.2: Member Point System
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Members are to accumulate a total of 30 or more points in one
term.
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Section 3.1: Hospital Volunteer sessions
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Each hospital volunteer cycle is roughly 2 months, depending
on the programme. Members will be able to opt for a new
hospital to volunteer at, and ExCo will decide the new
allocations based on the members preference. You will be
required to fill up the Hospital Rotation Form in order to opt for
the hospital of your choice. If you fail to fill up the form ON
TIME, you will be randomly allocated to a hospital.
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2) Institute of Mental Health
Location: Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View
539747
Nearest MRT: Hougang MRT (Shuttle bus service available
on Weekdays)
Timing: Saturday (3.00pm-5.00pm) OR Sunday
(3.00pm-5.00pm)
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3) KK Womens and Childrens Hospital
Location: Bukit Timah Road, 229899
Nearest MRT: Novena MRT (Shuttle bus service from
Novena Square 2)
Timing: Tuesday (3.00pm-5.00pm)
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4) National Cancer Centre Singapore
Location: 11 Hospital Drive, 169610
Nearest MRT: Outram Park (Shuttle bus service available)
Timing: Weekdays (2 hour long shifts)
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5) Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
Location: 1 Jurong East 21, 609606
Nearest MRT: Jurong East MRT
Timing: Sunday (10.00am-12.00pm)
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Section 4.1: Case Study &
Ed Package sessions
Purpose: To build on current knowledge of members to
ensure a more well-rounded perception of healthcare and
its workings
Topics to be covered:
Medical Ethics
Allied health
Neuroscience & Musculoskeletal
Psychological medicine
Pharmacology
Forensic science
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1. Educational Packages
Members will be engaged in in-depth understanding of a
variety of healthcare themes. Online quizzes will be held to
encourage active learning and prizes will be given at the end of
each term to member(s) with the highest number of being
winners.
2. Case Studies
Following the educational package, the case studies are for
members to apply what they have learnt on the topics using
critical decision making skills, with compliance to the relevant
medical information and adhering to bioethics principles.
Members will be split into small specific groups to enable
quality unique discussions and possibly presentations.
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