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A Selfless Gift ─ The Silent Mentor
On 6 March 2015, the first day of the TIMA Conference (Singapore), Prof. Tseng Guo-Fang, director of the Medical Simulation Centre at Tzu Chi University’s medical school, and Assoc. Prof. Ng Yee Kong from the Anatomy Department of the NUS medical...
Striving Towards Humanistic Healthcare
With its theme of “Towards Humanistic Medicine,” the conference organized by the Singapore chapter of the Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) in March 2015 had attracted a total of 488 healthcare professionals from 11 countries and regions fo
Preparations for Tzu Chi’s First TIMA Conference in Singapore
The Tzu Chi Foundation (Singapore) will be organizing the first Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) Conference outside of Taiwan at the Matrix@Biopolis on 6 March 2015. Already, 460 local and overseas healthcare professionals have registered
Tzu Chi Kicks Off Medical Home Care Services
1 April 2014 marked the start of Tzu Chi’s home care services targeted at the poor and sick who need medical home care. A partnership with the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), the Tzu Chi Home Care Services initiative plans to provide some 320 aid recipi
Medical Professionals Provide Heart-Warming Home Care
Grandpa Lim who is already 82 years old, is an example of an elderly person living alone which Tzu Chi provides with home care services. His small unit does not usually see many visitors, but today,23 volunteers from Tzu Chi have arrived at his doorstep.
“Health and Vegetarianism” talk from Eastern and Western perspective
The Tzu Chi Free Clinic TCM department organized a “Health and Vegetarianism” talk on 22 March 2014 to educate the public about the benefits of a vegetarian diet. The topic was explained from both the standpoints of western nutritional science and the eas
Attentive Dental Service for MINDS Beneficiaries
The Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) has had many years of working together with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS); every year free dental services will be provided to children with special needs...
TCM Volunteers Move Towards Computerization
With the growth in patient numbers and the increase in new volunteers, the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) department in the Tzu Chi Free Clinic has sought to continually improve its services over the last few years and made a move towards computerizat
TIMA’s Sweet Confections of Wisdom and Blessings
During the two day Tzu Chi 2014 Lunar New Year charity bazaar held at the open field beside Pasir Ris MRT station, eggless confections made by medical professionals and volunteers from TIMA Singapore (Tzu Chi International Medical Association, Singapore)
Working to Safeguard the Health of Residents in Yuhua
Tzu Chi continues its collaboration with Yuhua Community Club into the sixth year, jointly organizing free health screening to promote preventive health care among residents...
No More Tearful Kids-- Thanks to “Panda” Dentists
On the 11th of November, TIMA dentists, together with medical assistants and Tzu Chi volunteers, completed dental check up for 15 mentally challenged kids.
A Night with Tzu Chi University’s VP and Dean
Prof Tseng Guo-fan, Vice President of Tzu Chi University, Dr Yang Jen-hung, Dean of TCU’s School of Medicine, were in Singapore for an exchange session with the School of Medicine of NUS.
TIMA Friends Work to Bring Smile Back to Poor Elder
Mr Toh, an elderly gentleman who has been handicapped by his amputated state for the past 10 years, was living in a suboptimal environment. Unlike most of us, he could not afford to have meals in a decent manner...
Rekindling A New Sense of Vocation
In the afternoon of 29 July, 84 medical professionals set aside time from their busy schedules for a bonding session at the Redhill Tzu Chi Free Clinic.
TIMA Took Up Coordinating Role in Health Screening
Since 2008, Tzu Chi Singapore has worked together with Yuhua CC in organizing free health screening for the public annually. The aim is to raise health awareness and provide tailored screening...
Thank You TIMA Members, From the TIMA Committee
More than a month after the Tzu Chi 46th Anniversary Celebration cum World Peace Interfaith Prayer Ceremony, the Singapore Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) members gathered themselves once more...
Foundation’s Sustained Effort Affirmed in WBDD 2012
Countries worldwide celebrate World Blood Donor Day with events to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood...
TTSH Staff Gathers for First Welcoming Session
Seven active Tzu Chi medical volunteers who are working in Tan Tock Seng Hospital organized the first Tzu Chi welcoming session in TTSH.
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