TERCAPAINYA SEBUAH IMPIAN, BERAKHIRNYA SATU PENANTIAN: ORDINAN NO. XV, 1905, NEGERI-NEGERI SELAT DAN PERKEMBANGAN MAKTAB PERUBATAN RAJA EDWARD VII, SINGAPURA, 1905-1941

Abstract

As the only medical college in Malaya before the Second World War, the King Edward VII Medical College in Singapore has its own history to tell. It all began on July 14, 1905 when the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements passed Ordinance VX of 1905 entitled An Ordinance to provide the Establishment of a School of Medicine at Singapore. The ordinance named the locally established medical school as The Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School. The story behind this ordinance revealed a long struggle to train local people in the art of western medicine. From the beginning, on going failures and uncertainties were in the air but the excellent command of administration, hardwork and sacrifices has made the college stand tall and proud. This article is an effort to study the said ordinance in the context of bringing the new phase of medical education in Malaya whereby it ended the long wait for properly trained local surgeons in various fields of medicine.