Record number of polytechnic grads, 18 of them, admitted to NUS medicine this year

The school confirmed that it is the highest number of polytechnic graduates it has taken in since 2007. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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SINGAPORE - A record number of polytechnic graduates - 18 - were admitted to the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine this year.

The school, which takes in about 300 students annually, admitted between six and seven polytechnic graduates a year for the last three years.

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