SMSTDA

The SingHealth Medical Student Talent Development Award (SMSTDA) is an academic medicine initiative designed to provide developmental opportunities for promising medical students.

Allow talented medical students an opportunity to participate in academic medicine through engagement with our Academic Clinical Programmes (ACPs) and their faculty.
Enhance learning opportunities for medical students who will gain practical skills and knowledge that are applicable in their careers after graduation.

Create an opportunity for medical students who are accepted into an established project in SingHealth to experience the implementation of cutting edge research.

Application Period

FY21 Cycle 1: Application is now closed.

FY21 Cycle 2: 1 Sep 2021 – 15 Oct 2021

SMSTDA
Project	Travel
This award enables the medical student to work on a project with a Supervising Faculty of an ACP	This is an individual award to accord recognition and support to medical students who have performed well in an academic project
The quantum of each project award will be S$7,000, which comprises : S$2,000 merit award S$5,000 which will be available for the duration of the Funding Period on a reimbursement basis to the ACP hosting the medical student.	The quantum of each travel award will be S$3,000. Disbursement of the merit award will be made after completion of the international conference/seminar
This money will be used to help defray project-related expenses. Fundable expenses typically include: Local training Courses/conferences Supplies Stationery Refreshments Journal subscription/books Local transportation	It enables the deserving medical student to travel so that he/she can participate and present his/her project at an overseas international seminar/conference.

For further enquiries please contact SingHealth Medical Student Talent Development Award (SMSTDA) Secretariat: joam@singhealth.com.sg

SMSTDA

Prof Ivy Ng

SingHealth GCEO