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

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 various capacities after retirement.

Mr 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.