M essa ge from the Maste r - Academy of Medicine of Malaysia

B E R I TA AKADEMI / VOL. 14 No. 2
PP 6561/12/2005 JUNE 2005
Message from the Master
Professor Dato’ Dr Mrs S T Kew
It has been two years and eight months since I assumed
office as the Master of the Academy of Medicine. Once
again I am thankful to the many people who have helped
and supported me in discharging my duties – colleagues
in the AMM council and in the colleges, AMM staff, and
many significant others.
collaboration and cooperation on this Professionalism
Project. Two key consultants, Dr Richard and Sylvia
Cruess of McGill University in Canada, developed the
document titled “Physician’s Professional Charter”. The
core concept in this Charter is “professionalism is the
basis of medicine’s contract with society”. This social
contract is based on three fundamental principles:
namely primacy of patient welfare, patient autonomy and
social justice. We have had several national ethics
conferences in the past few years, result of collaboration
between Ministry of Health and Academy of Medicine.
We have discussed some of the issues arising from these
three fundamental principles. Perhaps we need to
endorse and adopt the “Physician’s Professional Charter”
in a more formal manner, and be more explicit in our
commitment to professionalism and medical ethics. We
as the Academy have an important role in enhancing the
standard and quality of health care through education
and continual professional development of our members
and fellows. We also have a role in postgraduate and
higher specialist training, in ensuring that the trainees
acquire not only knowledge and skills, but also other
competencies like professionalism.
NATIONAL SPECIALIST REGISTER
We are still working towards the National Specialist
Register. We need the support of all medical specialist
organizations and groups in helping to define the criteria
for training and credentialing. We need to be united in
this endeavor, and go by only one set of criteria.
Obviously we need the blessings from the Malaysian
Medical Council and the Ministry of Health Malaysia in
putting the process in place. We also need doctors on the
ground and the public to understand the reasons for
having a National Specialist Register: that doctors
designated as specialists are appropriately trained and
fully competent to practise the expected higher level of
care in the chosen specialty. The National Specialist
Register is in fact an exercise in self-regulation by the
profession, having the interest and safety of the public at
heart. Through the National Specialist Register, the
profession will strive to maintain and safeguard the high
standards of specialist practice in this country.
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
Just over a decade ago, a group of senior members of
the Academy, headed by Datuk Dr G A Sreenevasan,
undertook the “History of Medicine in Malaysia” project.
The late Mr Desmond Tate, a noted historian, was given
the job. Mr Tate worked hard to gather the needed
information and material, and managed to have the
manuscript up to World War Two. His untimely demise in
January 2004 left the work unfinished. We were
fortunate, through the effort of Datuk Sreenevasan and
his group, to secure the service of another noted
historian Prof Emeritus Dato’ Khoo Kay Kim to continue
the book. I am happy to report that the final draft has
now been submitted to the Academy for publication. We
intend to launch this book “History of Medicine – the
Foundation Years” at the time of 6th Ministry of Health –
Academy of Medicine Joint Scientific Meeting in
September this year.
PROFESSIONALISM
As a profession, by and large, we still enjoy the trust and
confidence of the public in this country. We need to learn
lessons how this trust can be weakened. In the recent past,
there were widely publicized medical misdeeds, e.g. the
tragedy in paediatric cardiac surgery in Bristol, and the serial
killings of Dr Harold Shipman. However, the General Medical
Council and the British Medical Royal Colleges have done
much and are making good progress in regaining that public
trust. As a professional organization representing the
medical specialties in this country, we need to spell out our
commitment to professionalism and ethics. We need to
sustain and build on the public trust we still enjoy in order to
continue to self-regulate. To this end, we need to ensure the
ethical integrity of individual practitioners and that of the
whole profession.
I would highly recommend this book to the Academy
members and fellows. It makes interesting and
fascinating reading. Publication of this book is also
timely: this year we celebrate the 100 years of medical
Our sister Medical Colleges and Academies in Europe
and America have addressed this important issue of
professionalism. There was very broad international
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education in this country and in Singapore. In June 1905,
the Straits Legislative Council in Singapore passed the
enabling legislation to establish the Medical School.
The School started to function the following month, and
was officially opened by Sir John Anderson, the then
Governor of the Straits Settlements, on 28 September
1905. It was named “The Straits and Federated Malay
States Government Medical School”, and had 23
students in its first intake. In 1912, the name was
changed to “King Edward VII School of Medicine”. It was
only in 1920 that it became “King Edward VII College of
Medicine”.
which labourers on the tin-mines and plantations toiled,
and in the almost total lack of medical facilities in the
rural areas”. At that time, our forefathers were fighting
the main five scourges: cholera, smallpox, beri-beri,
plague and malaria. The book has detailed and
fascinating accounts of how these diseases came to
afflict the population, and the enormous efforts in
containing them. The present generation of doctors has
never seen smallpox, beri-beri or plague, diseases which
were very prevalent in the earlier part of 19th century.
We have since come a long way. There has been
tremendous progress in improving the health status of
our people, as reflected in the improvements of various
health indicators since we achieved independence.
Obviously the advances in science and technology were
the reason behind this progress. More importantly we
have been blessed with far-sighted leadership who had
worked hard to improve the lot of all our people,
be it at the political, Ministry of Health or at the
professional level. It is now our turn to carry the baton,
and to continue to build on the good health care system
we have in this country.
So it was in 1905 that medical education started in
Singapore and Malaysia. We have since evolved into two
independent countries, and the University of Malaya in
Singapore has evolved into the University of Malaya and
the University of Singapore, now the National University
of Singapore. Both universities have their respective
Faculty of Medicine. The 39th Singapore Malaysia
Congress of Medicine, to be held 30 June – 3 July this
year, will see the two sister Academies taking part in this
medical centennial celebration.
Just four years before, we celebrated the centenary of
another pivotal medical institution: the Institute for
Medical Research. It was in 1901 that IMR was founded
here in Kuala Lumpur. Interestingly the original name was
Pathological Institute. It was renamed Institute for
Medical Research in the following year. It remained today
at the site of the original IMR. The Medical School and
the Institute for Medical Research were the two
important institutions in the evolution and development
of modern medical and health services in this country.
Once again I would like to urge fellows and members of
the Academy to contribute in whatever way you can,
either by donating to the Academy Education and
Development Fund, or by attending meetings and
conferences organized by the Academy, or by offering
your advice and service by sitting in the various
committees. It is your enthusiasm and your support that
will make the Academy of Medicine an organization that
we all can be proud of.
REFERENCES:
1. D Irvine. 17 th Gordon Arthur Ransome Oration:
Pa t i e n t-centred professionalism. Ann Acad Med
Singapore 2004;33:680-685.
At that time, “the general conditions of health were
abysmally low, and the existing medical and health
services designed to cope with them hopelessly
inadequate. How low and how inadequate is starkly
reflected in the exorbitant death rates of the period, in
the prevalence of periodical epidemics and the presence
of other contagious and endemic diseases, in the
primitive sanitation and overcrowded, squalid tenements
of the towns, in the shameful living conditions under
2. JWD McDonald. 2004 Runme Shaw Memorial
Lecture: Professionalism – a concept in need
of nurturing. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2004;33:686696.
3. D Tate, KK Khoo, S Gabriel. Personal communication.
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
(incorporating the 8 th Scientific Meeting of the National Institutes of Health)
1 to 3 September 2005
The Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Theme: Interfacing Clinical Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health 2005
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Report by Professor Dato’ Khalid Abdul Kadir
Chairman, Academy Education and Development Fund
Saturday evening 30 April was almost a non-event and
almost had to be postponed. The guests of honour who
were to receive the honorary fellowship of the Academy
of Medicine of Malaysia were being enticed to attend a
very important wedding of one of the sons of the late
Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak that 30 April evening.
All the Royalties and Ministers were going to that
Wedding. What would be the repercussions if they were
not seen at that wedding?
Younger members and fellows as well as non-members of
the Academy also lend their support. The dinner was also
supported by many companies which bought tables and
in some cases invited other doctors to attend.
Philanthropists including representative of Tan Sri Dato’
Sri Dr Teh Hong Piow of Public Bank Berhad came with a
RM150,000 cheque in addition to his earlier donation of
RM50,000.
But the honourable Tun Dr Mahathir Bin Mohamad and
Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Binte Mohamad Ali were adamant
that they would keep to their promise to attend the
Academy Education and Development Fund Dinner at
the Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel. This was indeed a great
honour for us in the Academy and for those who were to
receive their fellowship scrolls and to those who
attended the dinner. The presence of the two great
members of the medical fraternity ensured the success of
the dinner.
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman read the citation on
Tun Dr Mahathir whilst Dato’ Seri Dr Ruby Majeed read
the citation on Tun Dr Siti Hasmah.
Tan Sri Thong Yaw Hong representing Public Bank Berhad.
Dato’ Dr Alex Mathews representing the T J Danaraj Memorial
Fund, making the presentation.
Not to be out done, our own Dato’ Dr Khoo Kah Lin and
Dato’ Dr Mahmood Merican each donated RM100,000.
The Master of the
Academy of Medicine of
Malaysia congratulating
Tun Dr Siti Hasmah.
Tun Dr Mahathir receiving
the Honorary Fellowship scroll
from the Master of the Academy
of Medicine of Malaysia.
The two Tuns were visibly moved by the citation and the
honour bestowed on them by their own fraternity.
Old friends and college mates of the two Tuns came in
droves to the dinner and gave monetary and moral
support.
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medical education and continuing professional
development activities. All contributors shall have their
names forever etched on relevant plaques to be placed in
the Building for generations to see. Members and the
public are still welcomed to donate to the Fund. Please
note that all donations are tax-exempt.
The highlight of the evening, apart from the Conferment
of the Fellowships to the two Tuns and our new fellows,
was of course the lucky draw. The organizers had initially
been promised help from Sports Toto for doing the lucky
draw. Unfortunately, they had to be involved in their
own draw that evening and had to be on stand-by. Thus
the organizers came up with ping pong balls suitably
numbered and placed prize jars provided by me, whilst
the Secretariat came up with their own version of
displaying the numbers and names of the number
holders as they were being drawn; that made it even
more exciting.
Dato’ Dr Mahmood Merican donated RM100,000.
The fund Raising Dinner turned out to be the Medical
Social Event of the year, even though it costs RM2000
per table or RM200 per person!!
There were more than 110 tables sold and the great
ballroom was full to the brim.
The eventual lucky winner of the Mercedes Benz C180K
was Dr Ng Cheng Huat of Klang, a last minute purchaser
of 10 tickets for RM10,000. Dr Ng and his financial
advisor (his wife) received the mock keys from
Tun Dr Mahathir.
The Council of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
took the opportunity to award the inaugural Academy of
Medicine of Malaysia – Tun Dr Mahathir Meritious
Award. This award is given to an Academy member as an
honour and acknowledgement of his/her contribution to
the advancement of the objectives of the Academy.
Datuk Dr G A Sreenevasan is the recipient of the
inaugural award.
Dr Ng Cheng Huat, the winner of the grand prize
with Tun Dr Mahathir and Mrs Ng.
Datuk Dr G A Sreenevasan receiving the Award from Tun Dr Mahathir.
The Dinner raised RM2.24 million, with a nett profit of
RM1.8 million, enough to get the Academy Building on a
good footing, as we had initally targetted RM1.0 million
only.
The other lucky winners of the cars were as listed.
• Proton Gen 2, Diethelm Malaysia Sdn Bhd
• Perodua Kelisa, Encik Mohd Noor bin Mohd Jamil
(AmMerchant Bank Berhad)
• Perodua Kancil, Dato’ Dr Khoo Kah Lin
Of course the fact that there was a lucky draw with a
Mercedes Benz C180 Kompressor as first prize, Proton
Gen 2 as second, Perodua Kelisa as third and Perodua
Kancil as fourth prize was also instrumental in garning
support for the dinner. On top of that, I am sure many
also donated for a good cause, that is, to contribute
towards getting our own Academies of Medicines
Building which will be the focus of our continuing
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All in all, everyone enjoyed themselves at the end of the
evening, and droves of admirers clung round the two
Tuns for pictures and to shake their hands. We are ever
grateful to Tun Dr Mahathir and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah for
their support without which the dinner that evening
would not have been such a great success.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
ACADEMY EDUCATION A N D DEVELOPMENT FUND
(as on 30 June 2005)
T J Danaraj Memorial Fund
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr Teh Hong Piow
Tan Sri Philip Kuok & Puan Sri Irene Kuok & Friends
Dato’ Dr Khoo Kah Lin
Kuok Foundation Berhad
Dato’ Dr Mahmood Merican
Dr Ng Cheng Huat
Assoc Prof Lekhraj Rampal
Dato’ Dr Ahmad Ezanee Merican
Diethelm Malaysia Sdn Bhd
National Heart Association of Malaysia
Prof Dato’ P R Sengupta
Dato’ Dr Tan Hian Tsin
Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
College of Surgeons, AMM
Dato’ Dr Joseph Eravelly
Janssen-Cilag (Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd)
Novartis Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd
Schering-Plough Sdn Bhd
The Sunway Group
Prof Dato’ Lian Chin Boon
Dato’ Dr Tan Hui Meng
Dato’ Dr Joginder Singh
Abex Medical System Sdn Bhd
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman
Dr Ajeet Kaur Gill
AmMerchant Bank Berhad
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd
Baxter Healthcare & Medi-Chem Systems Sdn Bhd
Bayer Healthcare Malaysia
Boehringer Ingelheim Division
Dato’ Dr P Boopalan
Dr Chan Kheng Khim
Dr Steven Chow Kim Weng
Prof Chua Kaw Bing
College of Anaesthesiologists, AMM
College of Pathologists, AMM
College of Radiology, AMM
CWN Architects
Damansara Specialist Hospital
Endodynamics (M) Sdn Bhd
Fresenius Medical Care Malaysia Sdn Bhd
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd
International Medical University
Dato’ Dr Carleel Othman Merican
JF Apex Securities Bhd
Jimwood Sdn Bhd
Prof Dato’ (Mrs) Kew Siang Tong
Prof Dato’ Khalid Abdul Kadir
Dr V Kulasingam
Kumpulan Langkawi Resort
Dato’ Dr Lee Yooi Chyun
Datin Dr Liew Yin Mei
Dr Lim Huat Bee
Dato’ Dr Lim Say Wan
Tan Sri Datuk Dr R P Lingham
Prof Looi Lai Meng
Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases
and Chemotheraphy
Malaysian Medical Association
Malaysian Society of Nephrology
Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
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Ophthalmological Society of MMA
Dr Pall Singh s/o Teja Singh
Primabumi Sdn Bhd
Dr Puraviappan A Pillay
Dr Quek Seng Lian
Dr M K Rajakumar
Resorts World Bhd
Servier Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Datuk Dr G A Sreenevasan
Dato’ Dr V Thuraisingham
Xepa-Soul Pattinson (M) Sdn Bhd
Datuk Dr Yeoh Poh Hong
Dato’ Dr Yeow Seng Huat
Dr Zachariah Verghese
Dr Nik Azizah bt Wan Kadir
Dr S P Singaram
Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd
B Braun Medical Supplies Sdn Bhd
Dr Chang Keng Wee
Prof Cheah Phaik Leng
Dr Fadzli Cheah Abdullah
Mr Foo Chin Jin
Dato’ Dr Godfrey Geh Sim Wah
Dr Evelyn Ho Lai Ming
Dr Robert Hu Chang Hock
Dr Lam Kai Seng
Dr Lee Thian Chai
Dato’ Dr Lee Yan San
Dr Leela Mala Perumal
Dr Lew Yee Sing
Dato’ Dr Lim Kee Jin
Dr Looi Lai Kuin
Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists
Dr Ng Soon Gan
Dr Ow Kheng Hock
Dr Pau Kiew Kong & Dr Yun Sii Ing
Dr Ranjit Singh s/o Mukhtiar Singh
Dr Ruslan Nazaruddin
Dato’ Dr Peter C Vanniasingham
Sanofi Aventis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Datin Siew Toh Ee
Prof Sim Kui Hian
Dr Frank Tan
Dr Teh Kein Seng
Tyco Healthcare Medical Supplies Sdn Bhd
Dr Wong Wing Keen
Mega Palm Sdn Bhd
Dr Angamuthu a/l Rajoo
Dr Karpal Singh
Pantai Holdings
Mr C P Tan
Dato’ Dr Tan Kee Kwong
Datuk Dr Sam Abraham
Dr Abu Salim Idris
Dr Chin Cheuk Ngen
Dr Andrew Chua Seng Boon
Dr Daljit Singh Gill
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Datuk Dr Johan Thambu Abdul Malek
Dr Kamil Mohd Ariff
Ms Karen Hoh
Mr & Mrs Khursid
Dr Lee Cheng Hock
Dr Lee Kim Siea
Dr Lim Ewe Hin
Dr Lin Hai Peng
Dato’ Dr Madhuri Majumder
Datuk Dr K A Menon
Dr Mohamad Ismail b Ali
Dr Mohd Arifin b Mohd Ali
Dr Mohd Ismail Maulut
Dr Ong Sing Kwee
Dr David Quek Kwang Leng
Datin Dr Rebecca George
Dato’ Dr M Subramaniam
Dr V Surendranathan
Dr Suresh Raj Lachmanan
Dr Andrew Tan Khian Khoon
Mr Richard Tan Thiam Chai
Assoc Prof Teng Cheong Lieng
Dr Thong Kok Wai
Assoc Prof Dato’ D M Thuraiappah
Dr Yee Meng Kheong
Dr Yeo Chee Kian
Prof Zulkifli Ismail
Dr Kumar Thiyagarajah
Dr Inderjit Singh Ludher
Mr Ko Teik Yen
Dr Palar Sinniah
Dr Ravindran Jegasothy
Dr Abdul Malik Mohamed Hussein
Dr Abdul Rahim b Omar
Dr Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar
Dr Abdul Shatar Mohd Dahan
Dato’ Dr Amarjit Singh Gill
Prof Aminuddin Ahmad
Dr Anand Bhupalan
Dr Ang Eng Lip
Datuk Dr Arumugam Nachiappan
Dr Ashim Kumar Nandy
Prof Asma Omar
Dato’ Dr Azizi b Hj Omar
Dr Balkhis Aziz
Dr Biduwiah bt Long Bidin
Prof Boo Nem Yun
Dr A Canaganayagam
Dr Mary Suma Cardosa
Dr Chakr Sri Na Nagara
Datuk Dr Chan Fook Kow
Dr Chan Kok Eng
Dr Chan Sook Ching
Prof Chan Yoo Kuen
Dr Chang Ham Long
Dr Chen Kien Nam
Dr Chen Wei Seng
Mr Ronald Cheong
Prof Cheong Soon Keng
Dr Cheong Yuet Meng
Dato’ Dr Chin Gan Ghee
Datin Dr Chin Gek Liew
Dr Jason Chin Kuet Tze
Dr Chin Yuen Khin
Dr Chong Kuck Meng
Dr Chong Soon Fong
Dr Choo Chee Meng
Assoc Prof David Choon Siew Kit
Dr Choy Yew Sing
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Dr Chua Wan Tiong
Dr Chuah Seong York
Mrs Kamalini Das
Dr Sylvian Das
Dr Deva Dass
Dr Devaraja T Mohd Dewa
Dr Devi Ramasamy
Prof Datin G Duraisamy
Dato’ Dr J S Eapen
Dr Fam Chee Kwong
Dr Faridah Ismail
Dr Fauziah bt Khairuddin
Dr Andrew Fong Chun Heng
Dr Eileen Fong Su Yin
Dr Gan Ain Tian
Dr Goh Bak Leong
Dr Goh Khoon Gee
Dato’ Dr Gunasegran Ramasamy
Dr Halimah Yahaya
Dr Hari Dass s/o N Gopal Pillai
Dr Hari Kumar Darnal
Dato’ Dr Haron Ahmad
Dato’ Dr Hee Tien Lai
Dr Henry Hee Wan Jang
Ms Helen Hamid
Dr Hew Kin Sun
Dr Ho Kok Kheong
Dr Ho Lee Ming
Dr Ho Meng Kuang
Mrs Daisy Hoh
Mr Robert Hoh
Mr Hoh Han Keyet
Dr Hong Ching Ye
Dr Hooi Lai Ngoh
Dr Hooi Lai Seong
Dato’ Dr K Inbasegaran
Dr Isa Omar
Dato’ Dr Ismail b Mokhtar
Dr Jagdev Singh Deo
Dr Jayaram Menon
Datuk Dr M Jegathesan
Dato’ Dr S Jenagaratnam
Assoc Prof John George
Dr Josephine Subramaniam
Dr J P Kamalanathan A K
Dato’ Dr M Kanagalingam
Prof Dato’ P Kandasami
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Mr Khoo Teng Keat
Dr Michael Khor Kok Seng
Dr Koh Ah Seong
Dr Koh Chong Tuan
Datin Dr Norella Kong Chiew Tong
Ms Kong Yoon Moi
Dr Kulwant Singh Gill
Dr M V Kumar
Assoc Prof Kwa Siew Kim
Dr Leslie Charles Lai Chin Loy
Mr Lau Kieng Kai
Dr Michael S H Law
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Dr Lee Guan Teik
Dr Lee Tong Weng
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Address by Professor Dato’ Dr Mrs S T Kew
President of the Congress and Master, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
at the Opening Ceremony on 30 June 2005
As the President of the Congress,
it is my honour and pleasant duty,
on behalf of the Council of the
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
and the Council of the Academy
of Medicine of Malaysia,
to warmly welcome you to this
39th Singapore-Malaysia Congress
of Medicine.
today at the site of the original IMR, and the name of the
Institute remained as Institute for Medical Research.
The Government Medical School and the Institute for
Medical Research were the two important institutions in the
evolution and development of modern medical and health
services in both countries.
At that time, to quote the late Desmond Tate and Prof Dato’
Khoo Kay Kim in their manuscript on History of Medicine –
the Foundation Years “the general conditions of health were
abysmally low, and the existing medical and health services
hopelessly inadequate”. At that time, our forefathers were
fighting the main five scourges: cholera, smallpox, beri-beri,
plague and malaria.
We are honoured and privileged
to have the gracious presence of
the Honourable Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Health,
Singapore. We are also honoured and pleased to have with
us the Presidents and representatives of sister Colleges from
different parts of the world. I would like to specially
welcome and thank them for being here with us in this
Congress.
We have since come a long way. There has been tremendous
progress in improving the health status of our people,
as reflected in the improvements of various health indicators
in both countries. Obviously the advances in science and
technology were the basis for this progress. More
importantly both countries have been blessed with
far-sighted leadership who had worked hard to improve the
lot of the people, be it at the political, Ministry of Health or
at the professional level.
For over four decades, the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
and Academy of Medicine of Malaysia, the two sister
Academies, have maintained and nurtured close links.
We have continued the tradition of holding these annual
Congresses on alternate years, with the exception of this
39th Congress. For two consecutive years, 2004 and 2005,
the Academy of Medicine, Singapore has played host,
and for good reason. This year is special, as it marks the
100 years’ of medical education in both countries.
Indeed we have come a long way, since 100 years ago.
The disease pattern has changed, the demography has
changed, the socio-economic status has changed: we now
have cancers, diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome,
degenerative diseases, motor vehicle accidents, new and
re-emerging infections as our main scourges. We also have to
contend with ever increasing public expectations, and ever
escalating health care cost. It is now our turn to carry the
baton, to continue to build on what we already have,
and tackle the present scourges. The two Academies will
continue to play their roles in medical education and
training, in promoting professionalism and medical ethics,
as well as in maintaining and enhancing the standards of
health care in our respective countries.
It is interesting to note that the Straits Legislative Council in
Singapore passed the enabling legislation to establish the
Medical School in June 1905 (Ordinance No.XV of 1905).
The School started to function in July, and was officially
opened by Sir John Anderson, the then Governor of the
Straits Settlements, on 28 September 1905. It was named
“The Straits and Federated Malay States Government
Medical School”, and had 23 students in its first intake.
In 1912, the name was changed to “King Edward VII School
of Medicine”. It was only in 1920 that it became
“King Edward VII College of Medicine”.
The Organizing Committee of this Congress, headed by
Assoc Prof Tan Kok Chai, ably assisted by Assoc Prof Chia Sin
Eng and Assoc Prof Quak Seng Hock, has worked hard over
the last year to put together an enriching and stimulating
scientific programme. Among the highlights are named
lectures to be delivered by very eminent and distinguished
speakers. We sincerely thank the organizing committee for
what promises to be an exciting and memorable meeting.
This was indeed the beginning of medical education for both
countries. We have since evolved into two independent
countries, and the University of Malaya in Singapore has
evolved into the University of Malaya and the University of
Singapore, now the National University of Singapore.
Both universities have their respective Faculty of Medicine.
The Academy of Medicine, Singapore and Academy of
Medicine of Malaysia are delighted to be part of this
medical centennial celebration.
I understand that we have alumni from different vintages
who have organized their respective re-unions at this
centennial celebration. This is indeed an auspicious
occasion. Besides enriching ourselves intellectually and
professionally, many of us look forward to meeting friends
and colleagues from both sides of the causeway and from
abroad. May I wish you an enjoyable and rewarding
Congress!
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Just five years before, we celebrated the centenary of
another pivotal medical institution: the Institute for Medical
Research. It was in 1900 that the Institute for Medical
Research (IMR) was founded in Kuala Lumpur. Interestingly
the original name was Pathological Institute. It was renamed
Institute for Medical Research two years later. It remained
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