By Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent
SINGAPORE'S third medical school will produce a different breed of doctors from the two other schools here.
Its graduates will be trained to tap cutting-edge technology such as robotics to treat patients, said Nanyang Technological University (NTU) president Su Guaning.
The school will not only train the best clinicians, but will also be at the forefront of innovating medical devices and improving health care, he added.
It will be jointly managed by London's Imperial College, which is ranked among the top three medical schools in Britain and among the world's top five.
The school will also work closely with NTU's engineering department, which has a decade-long track record of producing medical devices together with the Singapore General Hospital.
NTU proposed setting up a medical school two years ago. Its go-ahead was announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at Sunday's National Day Rally.
