It was renamed King Edward VII Medical School in 1912, and then King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1921.1 In 1982, the College of Medicine became the Faculty of Medicine, part of what is now the National University of Singapore.2 In 2005, it renamed again as Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.3 The College of Medicine Building, built in 1926 ...

The first doctors in Singapore came from Britain and India; subsequently the government sent qualified locals to Madras Medical College in India annually from 1870 to be trained as assistant surgeons.

This publication commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Alumni Association of the King Edward VII College of Medicine and the Faculties of Medicine, Universities of Malaya and Singapore.

Tan Teck Guan Building, located at 16A College Road, was built in 1911 to add to the existing facilities of the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School (later known as King Edward VII College of Medicine).

In 1949, Raffles College merged with King Edward VII College of Medicine to form the University of Malaya, which became known as the University of Singapore in 1962, and then the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1980 after merging with Nanyang University.1 In 1981, NUS moved out of its Bukit Timah site to its current location at Kent ...

A staunch supporter of the British, Lim participated in major events related to the British colonial government, such as the coronation ceremonies of King Edward VII (1902) and King George V (1911).21 During World War I (1914–18), Lim helped to implement war taxation and rallied support from the Straits Chinese community for the Allies’ war ...

In 1923, he was accepted into the King Edward VII College of Medicine in Singapore and was conferred the Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery degree in March 1929.2

Under Guillemard’s governorship, the King Edward VII Medical School was upgraded into a medical college in 1921: King Edward VII College of Medicine. Guillemard inaugurated the college building on 15 February 1926.

Jan 5, 2009 · King Edward VII College of Medicine By: Tan, Joanna Hwang Soo , Published: 15 Jan 2011 The King Edward VII College of Medicine was established in 1905 as the Straits and Federated Malay States ...

The building previously contained five courtrooms, a Court of Appeal, a library, a registry and offices.18 Its intricate Corinthian sculpture, columns and facings are the work of Italian artist Cavaliere Rodolfo Nolli, whose sculptures can also be seen at Raffles Hotel and the King Edward VII College of Medicine building.19 The imposing ...