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22-01-2015, 04:40 AM
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Gan didn’t reveal no. of medical scholarships to FTs (http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/01/20/gan-didnt-reveal-no-of-healthcare-scholarships-to-fts/)
http://www.tremeritus.org/simages/dmca_protected_sml_120n.png?5b5464 http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/themes/WP_010/images/PostDateIcon.png?5b5464 January 20th, 2015 | http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/themes/WP_010/images/PostAuthorIcon.png?5b5464 Author: Editorial (http://www.tremeritus.com/author/editorial/)
http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Gan_kim_yong-300x293.jpg?5b5464Health Minister Gan Kim Yong
During the Parliament sitting yesterday (19 Jan), Mrs Lina Chiam who is a Non-Constituency MP asked the Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on the followings:
To ask the Minister for Health:
(a) what is the current number of educational sponsorships offered to -
nurses
social workers and
occupational therapists;
(b) what is the training allowance for each of these professions; and
(c) whether the training allowances will be further raised and, if so, when.
Mr Gan replied that MOH does provide funding for a range of healthcare scholarships and educational sponsorships to “develop healthcare professionals and leaders”.
These scholarships and sponsorships include formal training programmes leading to diplomas, degrees, masters and doctorates as well as skills attachment programmes in renowned overseas centres, he said.
“The scholarships and sponsorships cover tuition fees, maintenance expenses, miscellaneous training-related costs and salaries,” he added.
Mr Gan revealed that over the past 5 years, MOH and the public healthcare sector have already awarded more than 1,000 healthcare sponsorships to:
nurses
medical social workers, and
occupational therapists
“In FY2014 alone, there were about 200 such awards,” he told the House.
“MOH regularly reviews the scholarships and programmes to ensure that the terms and benefits remain adequate, and the areas of training are aligned with our healthcare needs.”
However, in his official reply, Mr Gan did not disclose the proportion of scholarships and sponsorships given to foreigners.
Evidence of awarding nursing scholarships to foreigners
It appears that the government does go around the world to give healthcare scholarships and sponsorships to foreign students to study in Singapore.
For example, the following advertisement was posted on Anhui Medical College in China last year [Link (http://zsw.ahyz.cn/News_news.asp?d_ID=20362)]:
http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Capture36-640x209.jpg?5b5464
The scholarship programme offers full scholarships to Chinese students to go to Singapore to study nursing. It said that the purpose is to “strengthen the bilateral friendship” and “expand educational exchanges” between China and Singapore.
It even stated that this programme started way back in 1993 for 21 years now. Anhui Medical College is one of the seven institutions selected to participate in the scholarship programme, it said. Anhui Medical College itself has participated in the programme for the past 6 years and already has 108 of its students studying in Singapore, it further added.
“All public hospitals in Singapore have our students working there,” Anhui Medical College proudly proclaimed.
Furthermore, it said that every year, those Chinese students on scholarships will return home to visit Anhui Medical College so as to meet up with new potential scholars to give them feedback. Last year, such an event was held in October.
It said that 10 students would be selected for the scholarships to study in Nanyang Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Polytechnic for a three-year diploma nursing program.
Other information listed on the advertisement:
Selecting 10 out of 50 pre-selected candidates
MOH officials go to China to interview candidates in English
School will prepare candidates for the English interviews by MOH officials
Scholars will be given free English language training courses by Singapore government for 7-8 months before entering poly in July.
Benefits listed:
Annual living allowance of S$6,600 to $7,800
resettlement subsidy $200
Free air ticket back home once a year
Free tuition and other ancillary fees
Free lodging at nursing quarters during English language training period
Housing allowance $300 per month
Accident insurance
Working benefits:
Bonded 6 years to work at: Alexandra Hospital, IMH, NUH, TTSH, CGH, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, National Heart Centre or SGH
Registered as professional nurse after graduation
Starting salary $1,500
Can earn more than $2,000
Promotion opportunities
Enjoy same privileges with local nurses to go to US for further degree or post-graduate studies
OT pay for night shifts
Can go for more specialized nursing studies
Without doubt, importing more foreigners to work in Singapore as nurses will further depress the salaries of our local nurses, thereby, turning away more locals from pursuing nursing. It becomes a vicious cycle.
What do you think?
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?198602-FAP-Traitors-go-around-the-world-to-give-healthcare-scholarships-to-FTrash!&goto=newpost).
Gan didn’t reveal no. of medical scholarships to FTs (http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/01/20/gan-didnt-reveal-no-of-healthcare-scholarships-to-fts/)
http://www.tremeritus.org/simages/dmca_protected_sml_120n.png?5b5464 http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/themes/WP_010/images/PostDateIcon.png?5b5464 January 20th, 2015 | http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/themes/WP_010/images/PostAuthorIcon.png?5b5464 Author: Editorial (http://www.tremeritus.com/author/editorial/)
http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Gan_kim_yong-300x293.jpg?5b5464Health Minister Gan Kim Yong
During the Parliament sitting yesterday (19 Jan), Mrs Lina Chiam who is a Non-Constituency MP asked the Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on the followings:
To ask the Minister for Health:
(a) what is the current number of educational sponsorships offered to -
nurses
social workers and
occupational therapists;
(b) what is the training allowance for each of these professions; and
(c) whether the training allowances will be further raised and, if so, when.
Mr Gan replied that MOH does provide funding for a range of healthcare scholarships and educational sponsorships to “develop healthcare professionals and leaders”.
These scholarships and sponsorships include formal training programmes leading to diplomas, degrees, masters and doctorates as well as skills attachment programmes in renowned overseas centres, he said.
“The scholarships and sponsorships cover tuition fees, maintenance expenses, miscellaneous training-related costs and salaries,” he added.
Mr Gan revealed that over the past 5 years, MOH and the public healthcare sector have already awarded more than 1,000 healthcare sponsorships to:
nurses
medical social workers, and
occupational therapists
“In FY2014 alone, there were about 200 such awards,” he told the House.
“MOH regularly reviews the scholarships and programmes to ensure that the terms and benefits remain adequate, and the areas of training are aligned with our healthcare needs.”
However, in his official reply, Mr Gan did not disclose the proportion of scholarships and sponsorships given to foreigners.
Evidence of awarding nursing scholarships to foreigners
It appears that the government does go around the world to give healthcare scholarships and sponsorships to foreign students to study in Singapore.
For example, the following advertisement was posted on Anhui Medical College in China last year [Link (http://zsw.ahyz.cn/News_news.asp?d_ID=20362)]:
http://www.tremeritus.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Capture36-640x209.jpg?5b5464
The scholarship programme offers full scholarships to Chinese students to go to Singapore to study nursing. It said that the purpose is to “strengthen the bilateral friendship” and “expand educational exchanges” between China and Singapore.
It even stated that this programme started way back in 1993 for 21 years now. Anhui Medical College is one of the seven institutions selected to participate in the scholarship programme, it said. Anhui Medical College itself has participated in the programme for the past 6 years and already has 108 of its students studying in Singapore, it further added.
“All public hospitals in Singapore have our students working there,” Anhui Medical College proudly proclaimed.
Furthermore, it said that every year, those Chinese students on scholarships will return home to visit Anhui Medical College so as to meet up with new potential scholars to give them feedback. Last year, such an event was held in October.
It said that 10 students would be selected for the scholarships to study in Nanyang Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Polytechnic for a three-year diploma nursing program.
Other information listed on the advertisement:
Selecting 10 out of 50 pre-selected candidates
MOH officials go to China to interview candidates in English
School will prepare candidates for the English interviews by MOH officials
Scholars will be given free English language training courses by Singapore government for 7-8 months before entering poly in July.
Benefits listed:
Annual living allowance of S$6,600 to $7,800
resettlement subsidy $200
Free air ticket back home once a year
Free tuition and other ancillary fees
Free lodging at nursing quarters during English language training period
Housing allowance $300 per month
Accident insurance
Working benefits:
Bonded 6 years to work at: Alexandra Hospital, IMH, NUH, TTSH, CGH, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, National Heart Centre or SGH
Registered as professional nurse after graduation
Starting salary $1,500
Can earn more than $2,000
Promotion opportunities
Enjoy same privileges with local nurses to go to US for further degree or post-graduate studies
OT pay for night shifts
Can go for more specialized nursing studies
Without doubt, importing more foreigners to work in Singapore as nurses will further depress the salaries of our local nurses, thereby, turning away more locals from pursuing nursing. It becomes a vicious cycle.
What do you think?
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?198602-FAP-Traitors-go-around-the-world-to-give-healthcare-scholarships-to-FTrash!&goto=newpost).