Re-employment of Retired or Retiring Educators at NUS Medical School

Debated in Parliament on 16 Sep 2013.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef asked about platforms for re-employing retired educators from NUS Medical School to support increasing student numbers and requested data on retirement rates and post-retirement service.
Heng Swee Keat explained that educators at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School can be re-appointed full-time, part-time, or as adjunct staff after age 65.
Between 2010 and 2012, only two of 24 teaching staff retired upon reaching 65, with the rest continuing to serve in various capacities at the two medical schools.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef

Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef asked the Minister for Education (a) whether there are platforms to have the continuing services of retired or retiring educators from the NUS Medical School so as to tap on their experience to serve in various capacities to assist our increasing numbers of medical/nursing and allied healthcare students; and (b) what is the current rate of retirement amongst these personnel and how many of them have continued to serve in

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various capacities after retirement.

Heng Swee Keat

At both the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS GMS), educators who reach the age of 65 may be re-appointed on either a full-time or part-time basis, or as adjunct staff.

Between 2010 and 2012, only two out of 24 teaching staff retired upon reaching the retirement age of 65. The others continued to be re-employed at YLLSOM and Duke-NUS GMS.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef asked about platforms for re-employing retired educators from NUS Medical School to support increasing student numbers and requested data on retirement rates and post-retirement service.
Heng Swee Keat explained that educators at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School can be re-appointed full-time, part-time, or as adjunct staff after age 65.
Between 2010 and 2012, only two of 24 teaching staff retired upon reaching 65, with the rest continuing to serve in various capacities at the two medical schools.

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Re-employment of Retired or Retiring Educators at NUS Medical School

Debated in Parliament on 16 Sep 2013.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef asked about platforms for re-employing retired educators from NUS Medical School to support increasing student numbers and requested data on retirement rates and post-retirement service.
Heng Swee Keat explained that educators at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School can be re-appointed full-time, part-time, or as adjunct staff after age 65.
Between 2010 and 2012, only two of 24 teaching staff retired upon reaching 65, with the rest continuing to serve in various capacities at the two medical schools.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef

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various capacities after retirement.

Heng Swee Keat

Between 2010 and 2012, only two out of 24 teaching staff retired upon reaching the retirement age of 65. The others continued to be re-employed at YLLSOM and Duke-NUS GMS.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef asked about platforms for re-employing retired educators from NUS Medical School to support increasing student numbers and requested data on retirement rates and post-retirement service.
Heng Swee Keat explained that educators at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School can be re-appointed full-time, part-time, or as adjunct staff after age 65.
Between 2010 and 2012, only two of 24 teaching staff retired upon reaching 65, with the rest continuing to serve in various capacities at the two medical schools.

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Re-employment of Retired or Retiring Educators at NUS Medical School

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