International Pathology Day & 5th Medical Students Outreach Day 2019

​A Celebration of Pathology!

We celebrated International Pathology Day (IPD) on Monday, 18 November 2019 by running two events: IPD 2019 and the 5th Medical Students Outreach Day. Many guests, friends and colleagues joined us in celebrating Pathology as a specialty.

International Pathology Day 2019

Our SingHealth Pathology Departments from Singapore General Hospital, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Sengkang General Hospital and Changi General Hospital (joining us at IPD for the first time!) collaborated to bring greater awareness to pathology as a specialty. Exciting booths by the various laboratories and enlightening career talks made it an enjoyable and fun event.

Dr Evelyn Heng (Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist, Dept of Molecular Pathology) addressing a polytechnic student’s query after her career talk.		Guests battling it out over a quiz at SGH Blood Bank’s booth!
​Guests at SGH Molecular Labs’ booths.	​	​Guests visiting SKH Pathology’s Booth
​ Our colleagues from CGH Dept of Laboratory Medicine!	​	​Guest checking out what KKH Dept of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has to offer.

5th Medical Students Outreach Day

At the 5th Medical Students Pathology Quiz organised by Pathology ACP, teams from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Medical School battled for the Medical Students Pathology Quiz – Minnie Pang Pathology Challenge Shield under the watchful eyes of Quiz-Master, Dr Aw Sze Jet (Resident, SingHealth Pathology Residency Programme). Prizes for the quiz were supported by the Minnie Pang Pathology Academic Fund. Guests and staff from Pathology ACP were present to cheer on the medical students. Team 5 from Duke-NUS Medical School emerged victorious for the second consecutive year. It was a fun-filled event with plenty of laughter and excitement.

As part of our efforts to reach out to the medical students, Dr Leow Wei Qiang (Programme Director, SingHealth Pathology Residency Programme), Dr Lim Ming Hwee (Medical Officer, Department of Clinical Pathology, SGH) and Dr Ng Tong Yong (Director, Clinical Pathology Education, Pathology ACP) shared interesting insights on the life of a pathologist.

Dr Leow Wei Qiang (Programme Director, SingHealth Pathology Residency Programme) giving a career talk on Anatomical Pathology.	​	Dr Lim Ming Hwee (Medical Officer, Dept. of Clinical Pathology, SGH) giving a career talk on Chemical Pathology.
​ Dr Ng Tong Yong (Director, Clinical Pathology Education, Pathology ACP) giving a career talk on Microbiology.	​	Battling it out during the Medical Students Pathology Quiz!

​ Team 5 from Duke-NUS Medical School emerged Champion! From left: Team 5 members – Ms April Voon, Mr Tan Kai Wei and Mr Randy Loke with Prof Tan Puay Hoon (Academic Chair, Pathology ACP)

We look forward to the next Medical Students Pathology Quiz – Minnie Pang Pathology Challenge Shield!

From left (front): Dr Ng Tong Yong (Director, Clinical Pathology Education, Pathology ACP), A/Prof Lai Siang Hui (Vice-Chair, Education, Pathology ACP), Dr Kenneth Goh (Medical Officer, Dept. of Microbiology, SGH), Dr Leow Wei Qiang (Programme Director, SingHealth Pathology Residency Programme), Prof Tan Puay Hoon (Academic Chair, Pathology ACP), Dr Shireen Tan (Medical Officer, Dept. of Microbiology, SGH), Dr Lim Ming Hwee (Medical Officer, Dept. of Clinical Pathology, SGH) and A/Prof Tony Lim (Head of Dept. of Anatomical Pathology, SGH) with the medical students. ​ ​