Financial burden and financial aid for medical students in Singapore: a national survey across all three medical schools.

Introduction: Singapore has had three medical schools since 2013. We undertook a cross-sectional quantitative national survey to determine the financial impact of medical education on medical students in Singapore.

Methods: All 1,829 medical students in Singapore were invited to participate in this study.

Is there an association between infection and irritable bowel syndrome? A meta-analysis.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a prevalent and debilitating gastrointestinal condition. Research has reported persistent, low-grade mucosal inflammation and significant overlaps between patients with IBS and those with dyspepsia, suggesting a possible pathogenic role of () in IBS. This study therefore aimed to provide the first systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between infection and IBS.

Appropriateness of blood culture: A comparison of practices between the emergency department and general wards.

Background: The decision to perform a blood culture is influenced by factors, such as the pretest probability of bacteremia, resource availability and individual clinician's preference. The lack of formal guidelines results in inconsistencies in practices and an inappropriate or overuse of blood cultures. The primary aim of this study is to compare the rate of positive blood cultures in the emergency department (ED) and general ward.

Acceptance of Tele-Rehabilitation by Stroke Patients: Perceived Barriers and Facilitators.

Objective: To explore the perceived barriers and facilitators of tele-rehabilitation (TR) by stroke patients, caregivers and rehabilitation therapists in an Asian setting.

Design: Qualitative study involving semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions.

Setting: General community.

Impact of financial background and student debt on postgraduate residency choices of medical students in Singapore.

Introduction: Medical school fees are rising globally. Student debt and financial background may affect residency choices, but few studies have been conducted in Asia. This study aimed to explore the relationship between financial background, student debt and postgraduate residency choices among medical students in Singapore.

An update on finances and financial support for medical students in Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Introduction: Increasing financial challenges have resulted in great debt among medical graduates worldwide. In Singapore, more scholarships and bursaries have been disbursed in recent years to support students who are financially challenged. We aimed to study the financial status of medical students in National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (i.

The effectiveness of a shared conference experience in improving undergraduate medical and nursing students' attitudes towards inter-professional education in an Asian country: a before and after study.

Background: In recent years, increasing emphasis has been placed on the importance of collaboration within multi-disciplinary healthcare teams, so as to facilitate holistic patient care and thus allow improved treatment outcomes. There is hence an urgent need to educate healthcare undergraduates early in their professional careers on the importance of and complexities involved in cooperating with counterparts from other allied healthcare professions. In conjunction with this, a milestone student-led conference for undergraduate students, the 9th Student Medical-Nursing Education Conference (SMEC), was organised in 2013 to provide a unique opportunity for shared learning among the entire cohort of undergraduate medical and nursing students in Singapore matriculating in that year.