I aspire to be an outstanding surgeon and a medical device inventor.

With a fulfilling undergraduate experience working on numerous orthopedic related projects, I seek to apply my engineering knowledge into the development of clinical products that are not only innovative, but practical and patient centric. As a doctor-engineer, my future practice will be constantly challenged and motivated by an inquisitive mind – one that seeks to shape and improve our current healthcare practices.

ERIC CHER WEI LIANG Class of 2014

B.Eng, Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore

NUS Faculty of Engineering 23rd Research & Innovation Award

It is the patient we are treating and their lives we are changing.

To put it simply, I started to understand the complexity and the intricacy of medicine in university.

I have always been involved in the science part of medicine but medicine is way more than the science behind it. I began to realize that for me to make an impact in medicine, it is important to start from the perspective of an empathetic physician having understood the challenges faced by patients and physicians at the front line. The purpose of medical research is to push medicine forward, and research will have meaning to patients only when it directly improves their care. That is where I am placing myself, and that is the reason why I chose to study medicine.

Why did I choose to study medicine?

LAU HIU YEUNGClass of 2014

B. Sc Molecular & Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University

National Science Scholarship (BS/PhD), A*Star