Singgie Parent To Government: Please Pay For My Son's Overseas Medical Education

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Bloody cheek, these type of parents are getting too much

Reimburse medical students overseas

I REFER to the letter, 'Doc shortage: Why didn't we see it early?', on Monday and agree with the sentiments expressed.
My eldest son is now studying medicine overseas. My financial burden during these trying times would have been far less had the Health Ministry increased the local university intake a little more early, taking into consideration Singapore's long-term needs.

My son did not secure a place to study medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and his second choice also was not really a choice.

Therefore, he was forced to seek a place in a foreign university to pursue his dream.

Now, he is studying medicine together with five other school mates at the same overseas university. All of them had passed the A levels with distinction but were rejected by NUS.

Besides allocating more seats for medicine at NUS, perhaps the Government should also consider reimbursing part of the expenses of medical students who are already overseas, taking into account the financial sacrifice made by middle-income parents when times are tough.

Steven Chong

 

[congo9]

Goverment force your son to study medicine overseas ? Tax payer force you to do it ?

 

[SIFU]

next that idiot will ask govern to reimburse him for his air tickets to go visit his son

 

[metalslug]

NUS no place for local students but a lot place for FTs!!!

 

[Soul_Reaper]

No harm trying after all this gahmen is known to be Santa Claus :p

 

[po2wq]

... Besides allocating more seats for medicine at NUS, perhaps the Government should also consider reimbursing part of the expenses of medical students who are already overseas, taking into account the financial sacrifice made by middle-income parents when times are tough. ...

gd try ...

u shud hv sent ur son 2 jb ... officially endorsed n much cheaper ...

 

[borom]

It's with people like this that is precisely why this place is in trouble.

1. He did not ask if his son did not get a place because it was given to
a foreigner
2.He goes to appeal(sounds like begging) to the very same people who
has failed him and his son.(as citizens of Singapore)

He should not have begged publicly and humiliate himself and his family.

He should be outraged and indignant and do the correct thing-join the opposition and better still tell his story for all to hear during the election period.

I hope his son and 5 other school mates on graduating as doctors will also do the right thing-join the opposition and show themselves as examples of how the present ruling party has failed us.

 

[jw5]

Aye pee aye chee aye tua liap nee.

 

[halsey02]

Aye pee aye chee aye tua liap nee.

I take the 'tua liap nee'... anyday!

 

[jw5]

I take the 'tua liap nee'... anyday!

Bro
Aye gui, aye lao, aye tua liap nee?
Cannot be right?

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

This Steven Chong (is he also the hunky barbaric failface dork who sang in Singapore Idol in his underwear) defeats us all.

Bloody cheek, these type of parents are getting too much

Reimburse medical students overseas

I REFER to the letter, 'Doc shortage: Why didn't we see it early?', on Monday and agree with the sentiments expressed.
My eldest son is now studying medicine overseas. My financial burden during these trying times would have been far less had the Health Ministry increased the local university intake a little more early, taking into consideration Singapore's long-term needs.

My son did not secure a place to study medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and his second choice also was not really a choice.

Therefore, he was forced to seek a place in a foreign university to pursue his dream.

Now, he is studying medicine together with five other school mates at the same overseas university. All of them had passed the A levels with distinction but were rejected by NUS.

Besides allocating more seats for medicine at NUS, perhaps the Government should also consider reimbursing part of the expenses of medical students who are already overseas, taking into account the financial sacrifice made by middle-income parents when times are tough.

Steven Chong

 

[pia]

This Steven Chong (is he also the hunky barbaric failface dork who sang in Singapore Idol in his underwear) defeats us all.

That nitwit is Steven Lim.

You give him too much credit. I seriously doubt he can even pen a letter.

 

[Echo_O]

Take study loan and get son to pay back after graduate.