British Minister visits LKCMedicine

Professor James Best shows Sajid Javid MP the plans for the new Clinical Sciences Building at the School

The UK Business Secretary visited Imperial's joint medical school with NTU last week as part of a government delegation to Singapore.

The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) was the first destination on the schedule for the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid MP.

While visiting the Medical School Mr Javid met LKCMedicine’s Dean, Professor James Best – who discussed the Imperial collaboration behind the school.

LKCMedicine welcomed its first students in August 2013. Its students pursue an innovative curriculum developed by a team within the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial. It aims to provide experience in a wide range of clinical settings from an early stage - harnessing the very latest learning technology, such as the South East Asia's first Anatomage Table which displays life-sized 3D images of full body anatomy.

Following the visit the Minister joined Professor Best; Yong Ying-I, Singapore’s Permanent Secretary for Public Service Division, the UK Deputy High Commissioner Judith Slater and NTU’s Vice-President for Research Professor Lam Khin Yong  for a roundtable discussion on smart cities synergies between the UK and Singapore.

The UK government delegation to Singapore, headed by the Prime Minister, came ahead of anniversary celebrations marking Singapore’s 50 years of independence – which culminate in a jubilee weekend starting on Friday 7 August.

Images courtesy of LKCMedicine.