King Edward VII College of Medicine
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King Edward VII College of Medicine was a colonial-era medical school in Singapore that became a predecessor institution of the National University of Singapore’s medical faculty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Edward VII College of Medicine canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2213148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: King Edward VII College of Medicine Context triple: [National University of Singapore, formerName, King Edward VII College of Medicine]
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Congdon School of Health Sciences
Congdon School of Health Sciences is a health sciences academic division of High Point University offering professional and graduate programs in fields such as physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and related health professions.
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Warwick Medical School
Warwick Medical School is the medical faculty of the University of Warwick, offering medical education and conducting biomedical and health research in the UK.
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University of Edinburgh Medical School
The University of Edinburgh Medical School is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious medical schools, renowned for its influential contributions to medical education and research since the 18th century.
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Hartley University College
Hartley University College was the earlier institutional form of what later became the University of Southampton, a major public research university on England’s south coast.
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Nottingham Medical School
Nottingham Medical School is the medical education and research faculty of the University of Nottingham, training future doctors and conducting biomedical and clinical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: King Edward VII College of Medicine Target entity description: King Edward VII College of Medicine was a colonial-era medical school in Singapore that became a predecessor institution of the National University of Singapore’s medical faculty.
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A.
Congdon School of Health Sciences
Congdon School of Health Sciences is a health sciences academic division of High Point University offering professional and graduate programs in fields such as physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and related health professions.
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B.
Warwick Medical School
Warwick Medical School is the medical faculty of the University of Warwick, offering medical education and conducting biomedical and health research in the UK.
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C.
University of Edinburgh Medical School
The University of Edinburgh Medical School is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious medical schools, renowned for its influential contributions to medical education and research since the 18th century.
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D.
Hartley University College
Hartley University College was the earlier institutional form of what later became the University of Southampton, a major public research university on England’s south coast.
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E.
Nottingham Medical School
Nottingham Medical School is the medical education and research faculty of the University of Nottingham, training future doctors and conducting biomedical and clinical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era institution
ⓘ
medical school ⓘ predecessor institution ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | medical education ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial administration in Singapore
ⓘ
National University of Singapore ⓘ University of Malaya ⓘ |
| country | Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
professional degree
ⓘ
undergraduate ⓘ |
| educationType | tertiary education ⓘ |
| field | medicine ⓘ |
| focus |
clinical training
ⓘ
medical research ⓘ public health training ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
ⓘ
surface form:
National University of Singapore Faculty of Medicine
Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School ⓘ
surface form:
University of Malaya (Singapore campus) Faculty of Medicine
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| historicalSignificance |
foundation of modern medical education in Singapore
ⓘ
one of the earliest medical schools in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| institutionType |
college
ⓘ
professional school ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
contributed to development of local medical workforce in Singapore
ⓘ
contributed to development of medical services in British Malaya ⓘ integrated into Singapore’s national university system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Singapore ⓘ |
| location | Singapore ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward VII ⓘ |
| namedForPersonRole | British monarch ⓘ |
| namedForTitle |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the United Kingdom
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| offeredDegree | medical degree ⓘ |
| operatedInColonialContext | British Malaya ⓘ |
| operatedInPoliticalEntity | British Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | higher education in Singapore ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf |
higher education in Malaya
ⓘ
medical education in Singapore ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
ⓘ
surface form:
Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| role |
training medical officers for the region
ⓘ
training physicians ⓘ training surgeons ⓘ |
| sector | public education ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
British Borneo
ⓘ
Federation of Malaya ⓘ
surface form:
Malaya
Singapore ⓘ surrounding territories ⓘ |
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Subject: King Edward VII College of Medicine Description of subject: King Edward VII College of Medicine was a colonial-era medical school in Singapore that became a predecessor institution of the National University of Singapore’s medical faculty.
Referenced by (5)
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