The National University of Singapore has admitted an increasing number of nursing diploma holders to its medical school, including five from Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 2026. Across the university's 2026 intake of 286 students, 17 came from polytechnics, while Nanyang Technological University admitted four polytechnic graduates out of 190. Despite these gains, nursing diploma graduates continue to comprise a small overall fraction of medical school cohorts. Undergraduates noted that their prior nursing education equipped them with essential clinical skills and a focus on patient care.
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Polytechnic diploma holders have been eligible to enter NUS Medicine since 2007, but nurs…: Polytechnic diploma holders have been eligible to enter NUS Medicine since 2007, but nursing students only secured entry in the last eight years.
Nursing diploma holders continue to constitute a relatively small proportion of total adm…: Nursing diploma holders continue to constitute a relatively small proportion of total admissions into NUS Medicine.
- More nursing diploma holders are entering NUS Medicine. Ngee Ann Polytechnic had a record five in 2026.
- NUS said nursing diploma holders are still a small part of each cohort. In 2026, 17 of 286 NUS students came from polytechnics. NTU admitted four polytechnic graduates out of 190, but none had a nursing diploma.
- Students said nursing gave them clinical skills, teamwork and a patient focus. Polytechnics said their courses offer strong training.
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SINGAPORE – More nursing diploma graduates have gained admission to medical school at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in recent years, including a record cohort of five from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) in 2026.
Although the pathway for polytechnic diploma holders to enter NUS Medicine has been in place since 2007, it is only in the past eight years that applicants with nursing diplomas have been admitted.
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