Why Singapore?
Singapore, officially The Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. Singapore is a global commerce, finance and transport hub. It is the top International-meetings city, city with "best investment potential", third-most competitive country, third-largest foreign exchange market, third-largest Financial Centre, third-largest Oil Refining and Trading Centre and the second-busiest container port.
It ranked highly in education, healthcare, life expectancy, quality of life, personal safety and housing. It has three medical universities out of them two universities composes dermatology department. Carrying out research on different dermatology issues which take place in Research centres like National Skin Centre, Skin Research Institute of Singapore and Novena Medical Centre. There are 2-3 dermatology based hospitals. There are different dermatology and cosmetology based clinics where different surgeries undergoes. The attractive places are Sea Aquarium, Universal Studios Singapore, Gardens By the Bay, Adventure Cove, River Safari, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, Jurong Bird Park, Thian Hock Keng Temple, Helix Bridge.
Dr Patricia Yuen, trained in the United States, is one of Singapore's leading dermatologists, with her own private practice located at Patricia Yuen Dermatology, Paragon.
Singapore has attempted to promote a national identity in its land of immigrants since its independence in 1965. As part of this effort, Singapore has four national languages: Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and English. For business and politics, English is the language of choice.
Universities:
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Duke- NUS Graduate Medical School
College of Physicians
Hospitals:
National University Hospital
Singapore General Hospital
Research Centre:
National Skin Centre
Skin Research Institute of Singapore
Novena Medical Centre
Clinics:
Dr Leo Aesthetic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Pte Ltd
Cosmopolitan Clinic
Ang Skin & Hair Clinic
Renaissance Dermatology Specialist Clinic
Loke Skin Clinic Pte Ltd
Dermatology & Surgery Clinic
Cutis Medical Laser Clinics
Society:
Dermatological Society of Singapore
Funding Agencies:
Ministry of Health
National Medical Research Council
National Research Foundation
Agency for Science, Technology and Research