HALLMARKS OF AN NP STUDENT

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2 HALLMARKS OF AN NP STUDENT PASSIONATE LEARNER LEARNING FOR LIFE Our students are self-directed, exploring learning beyond the classroom. They are enterprising and innovative, pursuing interests and initiating projects. BIG-HEARTED PERSON SERVING BEYOND SELF Our students have a strong sense of civic responsibility. They contribute generously, making a difference in the community. GLOBAL SMART PROFESSIONAL EMBRACING CHANGE Our students have relevant skills and knowledge, and are exposed to crosscultural and intergenerational environments. They are agile and adaptable, embracing change.

3 Lee Kuan Yew Award & Ngee Ann Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement Award WINNER Mohamed Farouq Bin Mohamed School of Health Sciences OTHER AWARDS SingHealth Gold Medal & Prize National University Hospital Prize Tan Tock Seng Hospital Prize Lee Kuan Yew Award & Ngee Ann Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement Award He enjoys the teamwork and camaraderie in the hospital wards, and the fact that no two work days are the same. Unlike a desk job which can become rather routine, my day revolves around different tasks such as serving medication, wound dressing, preparing patients for their operations, and taking care of them after their procedures, he said. While nursing brings joy to Farouq he feels glad when he gains his patients trust and confidence, and when they finally get well he admits that it does come with its fair share of challenges. From the physical and mental stress of working in a fast paced environment to managing the occasional difficult patients, these challenges seem daunting. However, Farouq remains dedicated to his mission. Nursing is more than a job, it s a calling. I feel a great sense of satisfaction when I help other people, he shared. The avid netball player hopes to become an Advanced Practice Nurse. Mohamed Farouq found his life purpose in an unlikely place while lying on a hospital bed. It all started back in 2008, when Farouq was rushed to the hospital after he had fainted during a school trip to Pulau Ubin. I felt lonely and afraid as I didn t know what was going to happen. But a nurse assured me that she would be by my side. Her presence and gentle words really touched me, he recounted. Throughout his five-day stay at the hospital, Farouq remembered that the nurses in his ward went the extra mile to ensure he felt comfortable. Their kind gestures left a deep impression on Farouq, and inspired him to take up nursing. Fast forward nine years, and Farouq is graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) with a nursing diploma. Besides providing excellent nursing care and comfort to his patients, Farouq also hopes to make time for that personal touch. For example, during his clinical attachments at various hospitals, he always makes it a point to chat with his patients and listen to their worries. The Lee Kuan Yew Award was first presented in It is awarded to the most outstanding graduate from a technology course in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The award is funded by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore s first Prime Minister. Mr Lee had donated the honorarium that he had received from various overseas speaking engagements and from the funds raised from a special edition of his memoirs. The Ngee Ann Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement Award is a premier award for all-round excellence. It is presented to a select group of five to 10 top graduates from each graduating batch of about 5,000 students. The award was presented for the first time in This year, eight Ngee Ann Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement Awards will be given. Besides providing physical help, I also believe in offering emotional support to patients. More importantly, I hope to be a friend who will stay with them through their journeys of recovery, said Farouq.

4 Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal WINNER Liaw Lay Kian School of Health Sciences OTHER AWARDS St Luke s Silver Medal & Prize While going back to school may be the last thing on the minds of many people in their 50s, Liaw Lay Kian s learning journey has only just begun. Not only does the 55-yearold plan to pursue a Specialist Diploma after graduating from polytechnic, she knows exactly which field she hopes to specialise in: palliative care nursing. Motivated by her love for people, Lay Kian only discovered her calling after she became a full-time caregiver to two of her loved ones. For about two decades, the former homemaker cared for her father-in-law, who was bedridden from a stroke he suffered in the 1990s. The mother-of-two was then dealt a second blow in 2008 when her husband was diagnosed with advanced stage colorectal cancer. She cared for him too, until he passed away in the same year, within 10 months of his diagnosis. I never imagined that I would become a student again, let alone be in a class with students younger than my daughters. It was definitely challenging but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, she added. Despite being the oldest in her cohort, Lay Kian found it easy to fit in with her younger classmates. They treated me like one of them and made me feel at home. I m grateful that they were always ready to help, especially when I was trying to figure out how to use the school s online portal, she shared. Besides juggling her school work and motherhood, Lay Kian also found time to volunteer at the Dover Park Hospice throughout her three years at NP. Lay Kian is currently working as an assistant nurse at Dover Park Hospice, and believes her life experiences have taught her the importance of providing holistic end-of-life care to others. On what motivates her to keep going, Lay Kian, who counts Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa as her role models, said: I remain focused on my goal to be a competent nurse, and to bring comfort to those feeling down and out in their season of life. The Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal is awarded each year to the most outstanding Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduate who is formerly from an Institute of Technical Education. First awarded in 1994, the medal is funded by the Tay Eng Soon Scholarship Fund, set up in honour and memory of the late Senior Minister of State for Education, Dr Tay Eng Soon. Following her father-in-law s death in March 2012, Lay Kian decided to train to become a nurse, first at the Institute for Technical Education, then at Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP). Having been a caregiver before, I know how important it is to help patients live out their remaining days with dignity. No one wants to be a burden, and I hope to nurse them in a way that makes them feel loved and valued, said Lay Kian, who returned to school because she wanted to learn how to deliver better care to other patients.

5 SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences (Nursing) and Optometry courses 162

6 CEREMONIAL PROCESSION PROGRAMME Commencement of Ceremony Masters of Ceremony Guest of Honour Adjunct Associate Professor Joe Sim Deputy Chief Executive National University Health System Chairman and Members of the Council Principal Deputy Principals Director and Senior Staff of the School of Health Sciences Opening Address Graduation Video Presentation of Diplomas, Diplomas with Merit and Prizes Presentation of Gold and Silver Medals Presentation of Academic Awards Valedictorian Speech End of Ceremony Director, School of Health Sciences Masters of Ceremony Director, School of Health Sciences Guest of Honour Principal Valedictorian Mohamed Farouq Bin Mohamed Masters of Ceremony

7 Award Winners Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) MOHAMED FAROUQ BIN MOHAMED Lee Kuan Yew Award (For the most outstanding technology graduate) Ngee Ann Polytechnic Outstanding Achievement Award (Awarded for all-round excellence) SingHealth Gold Medal & Prize (For most outstanding performance) National University Hospital Prize (For Pre-registration Consolidation Placement ) Tan Tock Seng Hospital Prize (For Nursing Management & Professional Development ) SAW SHI LING Singapore Nurses Association Silver Medal & Prize (For outstanding performance) National University Hospital Prize (For most outstanding academic performance) National University Hospital Prize (For Pharmacology 3 ) Raffles Hospital Prize (For Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases ) Tan Tock Seng Hospital Prize (For Nursing Science 5 ) LIAW LAY KIAN Tay Eng Soon Gold Medal (For the most outstanding graduate formerly from Institute of Technical Education) St Luke s Silver Medal & Prize (For outstanding performance) JOSHUA ONG XIN ZHI Jurong Health Services Prize (For Health Informatics ) SATA Prize (For Research Project ) CHEAH TIEN TIEN Equip Medical Prize (For Nursing Skills Laboratory 3.1 ) SARAH FILZAH BTE MOHAMED NASIR National University Hospital Prize (For Immunology & Oncology ) A KIRTANA APRIL LER YUN HUI BERNICE LEING HUE TIEN CHAI WOON FUNG Award Winners Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) CHEAH QI QI CHOO YONG MING DURGA DEVI D/O RAJA KRISHNAN HEW YAN JUN HO THI HUYEN NGAN INGING KHAING JA TSUN MAI JOCELYN TEO JING XIAN KANG YIN LI KHOO WEI SHUEN KHU HUI LING LINDA TING LEE SING LIU YAN YIN NUR FARZANA JUPRI RUBINI D/O V MUNIANDY TAN ZI NI GENIE

8 Award Winners Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) Graduates Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) TING WAN JING TOH HUI TING YIP PEI SHAN ZWAN PWINT PHYU IVY VOON YUN JIE Jurong Health Services Prize (For Drug Discovery: From Bench to Bedside ) PUTERI NUR SYAZA BTE SHAMSHIR Changi General Hospital Prize (For outstanding performance in the module Clinical Attachment 3.2 ) Award Winners Diploma in Optometry SONG YILUN Essilor Singapore Gold Medal & Prize (For most outstanding performance) Alexandra Health System Prize (For most outstanding academic performance) Alexandra Health System Prize (For Low Vision & Community Optometry ) FreshKon Prize (For Contact Lens Clinical Practice 2 ) Mee Mee Optics Prize (For Optometric Practice Ethics & Psychology ) Ning Kwong Optical Prize (For General Clinical Practice 2 ) CHEN SHI YI Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Singapore Silver Medal & Prize (For outstanding performance) LEONG SOW YEE Bausch & Lomb Prize (For Paediatric Clinical Practice ) NG WEN XIN Hoya Lens Prize (For Research Project A and Research Project B ) SOH WEI KIAN Boston Prize (For Contact Lens Clinical Practice 1 ) YEO ZHENG YE Singapore Optometric Association Prize (For General Clinical Practice 3 ) A Kirtana Abdul Mateen Firdaus Bin Aziz Adeline Tee Hui Ling Aishwarya Durga d/o Mohan Amanda Quek Yu Fang Ambreen Kauser d/o Mohamed I Ang Vuan Ching Angalia Angeline Ee Ley Chu Angeline Lau Fen Li Ann Shwe Aein Thee April Ler Yun Hui Areola Allana Mae Belga Artish Tiwari Aw Xin Yun Mary Azalea Koh Ning Azizi Syafiq Bin Abdul Rashid Azrina Bte Razali B Sashitharan Baldres Jan Aletheau Alora Beh Xin Ting Bernice Leing Hue Tien Betty Chuo Bong Fui Fan Brian Timothy Milner Caleb Ng Wei Yung Chai Woon Fung Chai Ye Tze Chan Fanshun Chan Hui Yi Nicole Chan Li Xuan Chan See Ming Cheah Qi Qi Cheah Tien Tien Cheah Wai Ye Chen Ya Nan Cher Bi Xia Bernadynn B Cheryl Ang Wei Ling Chew Chin Kit Xavier Chew Kah Leng Chew Zhi Yan Chia Woan Yin Chiara Lucy Asir D Cruz Chin Chai Fong Chong Jia Wen Chong Yi Lin Choo Xiao Wei Choo Yong Ming Chow Wei En Dominic Patson Chung Wei Leng Deng Ting Deng Yi Ran Destinee Ong Jaq Cheyn Dianaizati Bte Mohamed Rohani Ding Ying Ling Durga Devi d/o Raja Krishnan Echano Airam Micah De Guzman Ee Yoke Ing Ei Thanda Khaing Ei Ying Ying Ernest Hoo Chee Hern Esther Samantha Samson Ethan Peck Zhan Hong Ewe Shi Ting Farith Ridhwan Bin Abdul Gani Felicia Teow Zi Xin Fong Tsin Ee Francesca Patricia John G. Georgia Tinjau Anak Ningkan Goh Xue Qi Guo Weiyi Gurpinder Kaur Gwen Ng Jean Mei Han Ni Kel Harshini d/o Pandian He Xiao Dong Hemanth Rai Hew Xinrou Hew Yan Jun Hizza Atirah Bte Mohammad H Ho Thi Huyen Ngan Ho Xin Ye How Xin Hui Huo Ran Inging Khaing Insyirah Banu Bte Phyroas K S Ireena Bte Muhammad Ridzuan Ivy Lu See Nee Ivy Voon Yun Jie Izza Durra Bte Abdul Rahman Bajerai J Kaladevi Ja Tsun Mai Jacintha Chua Shi Yun Jacky Lim Wen Jun

9 Graduates Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) Graduates Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) Janice Khiew May Ling Janis Shen Shu Yi Jasmine Teo Jason Alfaro Ducusin Jeannie Lee Sze Ping Jerome Chng Zhi Chen Jiang Peiwei Joanna Su Ling Qin Jocelyn Teo Jing Xian Joel Alvarez Jr Joey Chong Zhinwen Joshua Ong Xin Zhi Kang Yin Li Kang Yu Kausila Rai Kelin Keshvaran s/o Karnaneedi Khin Yadanar Soe Khine Zin Thu Kho Yi Lin Khoo Wei Shuen Khoo Xiao Chyi Khu Hui Ling Koh En Qi Beverley Kong Jiaming Kot Pei Pei Kou Rui Zhi Kyawt Kyawt Htun Kyrene Toh Ke Xin Lau Xin Yi Madeline Lee Chia Yee Lee Hui Ling Lee Jing Yi Lee Jue Hui Lee Pei Shan Lee Ying Hui Leong Boyi Leong Hang Wai Nicole Leong Lai Chuo Leow Bingxin Juliana Leow Jun Yi Leung Jia Min Li Le Li Yan Rui Liaw Lay Kian Lim Hui Xin Lim Jian Wei Lim Meng Jac Lim Su Ying Lim Wai Yan Lim Xiang Lin Lin Shuxin Linda Ting Lee Sing Ling Siew Teng Liu Yan Yin Look Wei Sin Louise Ng May Chek Low Ling Ling Evelyn Low Tian Yu Michael Low Wee Nee Lu Thi Thanh Hien Lu Xiang Juan Lui Zhi Ting Lyu Ziwei Ma Qin Ma Sujing Malabago Gail Lerio Mar Hui Min Maria Rosaliini Heikkonen Mariah Atiqah Bte Rosley Mariam Bte Mohamed Mas Khamisah Bte Mohamed H May Barany Chit Mi Thundar Hlaing Mohamed Farouq Bin Mohamed Mohamed Nurhaqim Bin Mohd Zahir Mohammad Solleh Bin Abdul Shukor Mok Ching Yee Muhammad Fa aiz Adli Bin Rezwan Muhammad Izaan Bin Suhaini Muhammad Izzuddin Bin Jamaludin Muhammad Khairul Nadzree Bin Z Muhammad Nur Raihan Bin Rahmat Muhammad Sadiq Bin Juraimi Muhammad Salahuddin Bin Roslan Muhammad Shafie Bin Abdul Aziz Muhammad Solihin Bin Suhaini Muhammad Suhaili Bin Abdullah Myat Thiri Nwe Nandar Win Ng Chian Chian Ng Kah Yin Ng Shinn Wei Ng Shu Jun Ng Wen Hui Ng Yan Lin Ariana Ng Yu Xiang Nguyen Ngoc Xuan Phuong Nicole Chloe Thomas Niu Zhenxia Noor Ain Bte Sazali Noor Izyanny Bte Noorazzaman Nur Adawiyah Bte Azhar Nur Adilah Bte Masduki Nur Adilah Bte Mohamed Sahri Nur Aimaniza Bte Raymi Nur Aqilah Bte Kamal Nur Farah Adilah Bte Mohd S Nur Farzana Jupri Nur Fathiatul Husna Bte M Z Nur Liyana Bte Mazlan Nur Zalifah Bte Supa Ad Nurdiyana Alina Bte Mohamed S Nurfidiah Bte Yahya Nurhafizah Bte Kassim Nurhaliza Bte M Zahaid Nuril Kharnina Bte Kosdiman Nurshabella Wong Hui Ling Nurshahidah Bte Abdul Rahim Nursyima Bte Basheer Nurul Aisya Bte Khamis Nurul Atikah Bte Abdullah Nurul Iffah Bte Mansor Nuruljannah Bte Mohammad Razib Nurulshazwani Bte Mohd Shahrudin Nyein Yadanar Hlaing Ong Mei Ting Ong Su Rei Shana Ooi Zoe Sheen Pan Yating Pang Yuan Valerie Philip Jed Magsayo Gomonit Phoebe Chan Min Pratik Panday Preet Kaur Veygal Preethiba d/o Pragalathan Puteri Nur Syaza Bte Shamshir Qatrunnada Bte Mohamad Shalan Quek Foo Yong Raja Nur Hafizah Bte Raja Md Renugaa A/P Munusamy Reshmita d/o Ramamoorthy Rosabelle Gladys Pharez Ruan Lili Rubini d/o V Muniandy Sahidah Bte Sam Sandar Htun Sanstuti d/o Nyanasigran Sarah Filzah Bte Mohamed Nasir Sasmita Preeti d/o Haridas Saw Shi Ling Selina Ooi Jin Ying Seri Nadia Bte Kasmin Shane Chong Jing Kai Sharifah Qaisarah Bte Syed F A Sharon Maria Sharon Tan Yeu Sin Sharron Yeo Kai Ting Sia Yu Qing Krissi Simren Kaur Gurdip Singh Sita Begha Siti Haneesah Bte Zulkifli Siti Nur Hafizah Siti Nur Shafiqah Bte Hambali Siti Nur Ummairah Bte Mohd S Siti Shafiqah Bte Rosli Stephanie Andrew Stephanie Chong Kai Ni Su Myat Sandar Suganiya d/o Rajandran Sun Yanxin Susi Susanti Syahirah Bte Zainal Syaibah Bte Suhairi Syamsiah Bte Azmi Tam Yan Jing Priscilla Tan Kenneth Tan Lay Hoon Tan Miao Joyce Tan Wee Hong Tan Yan Ping Joyce Tan Zi Ni Genie Tay Chin Loong Te Yong Jin Tee Kai Rou Teo Hong Wei Teo Shi Hwei Rachel Teo Xue Ling

10 Graduates Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing) Thatchayani d/o Ravindren Thwe Mhu San Tie Xian Ting Timothy Mark Colond Ting Wan Jing Tng Hui Shan Toh Hui Ting Toh Kian Fong Trang Thi Thuy Linh Vanessa Loh Min Jia Velan s/o Mathivannan Victoria Ng Yun Ru Vishnu Priyadarshini d/o Ravindran Voon Wei Xiang Wayne Wan Nur Filzah Bte Wan Hamed Wang Shuang Shuang Wang Shuangli Wang Youqing Tulip Wong Ci En Wong Jia-Min Regina Wong Shiun Ren Wong Shu Yi Yohanna Wong Sook Chin Wong Ying Xin Xanthe Chin Anne Yamin Theingi Win Yang Fuming Yang Hai Bo Ye Shuai Yeo Jiaxing Yeo Yulin Yeo Zhong Han Yew Jia Yu Yew Khai Ling Yew Yi Dai Yip Pei Shan Yong Pei Yee You Zhong Hua Yu Yu Lwin Yvette Yeo Tin Hui Zahra Bte Muhammed Mahadi Zhang Junyi Zhang Shao Rong Zhang Xue Zhao Xue Li Zheng Tian Xiao Zhou Min Zulkhairi Bin Zaini Zwan Pwint Phyu Graduates Diploma in Optometry Ang Eng Hua Brenda Ang Hui Ying Chen Shi Yi Gan Jun Lim Goh Jiah Ying Goh Jo Chin Gong Ying Rui Handy Deuel Joshua Jason Ong Ren Jie Jovian Nigel Brandon Joy Tan Ler En Lee Guo Hui Shaun Leong Sow Yee Lim Xin Ying Shauna Liu Jianzhou Noah Luke Julius Kwan Malcolm Lim Zhi Qi Ng Shin Yi Ng Wen Xin Ng Zhi Yun Pamelia Leong Mei En Sarah Kong Ling Wei Shi Jingli Soh Wei Kian Song Yilun Tan Joey Tan Lip Han Euan Tan Mei Zheng Tan Qi Xian Tan Xiang Ling Tay Xiao Tong Teo You Rong Thean Wane Tricia Woon Shee Jin Wong Jing Yun Yeo Zheng Ye 172

11 Options after graduation Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) is happy to continue supporting you in your learning journey, through its CET Academy. Whether you want to beat the competition by deepening your skills, enjoy greater flexibility in your learning or simply learn for free, NP s CET Academy offers myriad options. For starters, you might be keen to take advantage of the SkillsFuture Earn & Learn Programme (ELP). This structured work-study scheme is designed for fresh polytechnic graduates like you, to get a head-start in your career of choice. You do not have to pay fees for ELP courses and you get a $5,000* bonus upon completing the course. Depending on your diploma, you can opt for one of the following NP SkillsFuture ELP courses: Advanced Diploma in Accountancy Specialist Diploma in Analytical Science Specialist Diploma in Community Gerontology Nursing Specialist Diploma in Consumer Banking Specialist Diploma in Digital Branding & Social Media Strategies Specialist Diploma in Marine Design Specialist Diploma in Marine Production Specialist Diploma in Electrical Design & Operation Specialist Diploma in Sustainable Facilities Management Specialist Diploma in Veterinary Clinical Practice JOIN THE NP ALUMNI COMMUNITY Now that you have completed your education at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, we hope you will keep in touch with one another by joining our alumni community. For starters, do visit the alumni website at to keep track with what s happening in campus, check out our newsletter, alumni newsmakers and update your profile. You can look forward to receiving the exclusive NP Alumni card which gives you privileges in the usage of Ngee Ann s sports facilities on Sundays and Public Holidays. As our graduate, you can apply for an alumni membership of the Lien Ying Chow Library at a special annual rate of $43. In addition, you are eligible for a discount when you sign up for courses under our CET Academy. With its wide range of programmes, you are bound to find something suitable to upgrade your expertise. We look forward to welcoming you back to our campus. More details are available at

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