Undergraduate Programmes

Undergraduate Student Ophthalmology Posting

SNEC is a major training ground for undergraduate medical students from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, in the field of Ophthalmology.

The undergraduate programme in SNEC has been carefully curated to provide students with a well-rounded experience in the field of Ophthalmology.

The 2-week programme comprises of the following components:

Clinic Attachment
Operating Theatre Attachment
Interactive Tutorials
Microsurgical Workshop Tutorial
[Optional] On-call experience

Clinic Attachment

Students will be given the opportunity to observe various acute and common eye cases in the general eye clinics within SNEC. Opportunities to observe the different subspecialty clinics are also to be expected during their attachment period.

During the 2 weeks, students will be attached to the various different clinics for 1-on-1 teaching and they will be given ample number of opportunities to participate in patient examinations and patient management with our friendly clinical tutors.

Operating Theatre Attachment

An Ophthalmology posting will not be complete without getting the opportunity to observe eye surgeries being performed ‘live’ in our operating theatres. Students will be scheduled a session in the Operating Theatres to observe cataract and other complex Ophthalmic surgeries.

Interactive tutorials

To better equip students before they attend clinics, OSCE type tutorials will be arranged for the students in the programme. Tutorial topics includes: Fundoscopy workshop, Visual Acuity Training hosted by Optometrists, Surgical video teaching, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Paediatric and Adult Strabismus.

Microsurgical Workshop (Selected periods only)

Before experiencing the intricate procedures within the Operating theatres, students can experience suturing under the microscopes. During the session, students will be able to get direct feedback from the tutors. Within the same session, students will also be given a chance to try operating the slit lamp, and this would prepare them for their clinical attachments.

Optional on call experience

Students may opt for an on-call opportunity to be attached to our friendly doctors during their attachment program. During the session, students may get a chance to observe various emergency and possible sight or life-threatening cases in real time.

Undergraduate Student Electives

Local Medical Student Electives

SNEC welcomes all medical students from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine to apply for your elective programme with us.

We offer the following elective programme for all medical students who have a keen interest in Ophthalmology:

2-Week Clinical Posting (SNEC)
Scholarly Research Project (SERI) - Duration dependent on project
2-Week Clinical Posting (SNEC) and Scholarly Research Project (SERI)

Please note that slots for the elective programme are limited and subject to availability.

NUS YLL Students

Do write into the SNEC Training and Education Undergraduate admin coordinators to enquire about the application and availability.
Cheryl Wang Yuwei at [email protected]
Nur Asyura Binte Mansor at [email protected]
Please note that the dateline to submit the elective application would be 30 November annually.

Duke NUS & LKC Students

Please check and submit your elective application to your respective institutes’ elective portal. If you have any further questions regarding the application for the elective program, you may write into your institute’s administrators.

Foreign Student Electives

For all foreign undergraduate who are interested in an elective programme, please note that registration must be completed and submitted through the correct portal.

Students from:

Universities that are recognised by Singapore Medical Council (SMC) - Application for Elective Posting for Overseas Medical Students
Universities that are NOT recognised by Singapore Medical Council (SMC) - National University of Singapore (NUS)

To check if your university is recognised by SMC, please refer to List of Registrable Basic Medical Qualifications (WEF 1 Jan 2020).

Please note that all registrations must be completed 6 months prior to the date of programme commencement. All slots are on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to availability.

**Please note that all applications submitted after the dateline will NOT be considered**

Accolades

Learn about the awards and achievements our SNEC Training & Education -undergraduate faculty have received as testament to their significant and invaluable contribution to ophthalmic education.

Clinical Training Merit Award – Awarded in AY2016/2017& AY2019/2020
Clinical Excellence Award – Awarded in AY2020/2021, AY2021/2022 & AY2022/2023

Award	Recipient	Date of Award
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Chong Guang Wei Wesley	AY 2015/2016
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Charles Ong Jit Teng	AY 2016/2017
NUS- Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence	Dr Melissa Wong Hsing Yi	AY 2017/2018
NUS- Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence	Dr Sonal Farzavandi	AY 2019/2020
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Reuben Foo Chao Ming	AY 2019/2020
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Bryan Sim Xiang Rong	AY 2019/2020
NUS- Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence	Dr Chan Tat Keong	AY 2020/2021
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Teo Zhen Ling	AY 2020/2021
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Tan Ting Fang	AY 2020/2021
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Christopher Sun Ziyu	AY 2021/2022
NUS- Junior Doctor Teaching Award	Dr Stanley Poh Shuoh Jieh	AY 2022/2023
NUS- Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence	Dr Deborah Tan Keng Leng	AY 2022/2023

SNEC Undergraduate Programmes

Undergraduate Student Ophthalmology Posting

Undergraduate Student Electives