Kudos to students from our Diploma in Biomedical Science (DBS) course for their outstanding performance at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine on 21 June 2026 (Qualifying Round) and 27 June 2026 (Final Round). The Incision Challenge is a national-level competition that brings together aspiring medical and healthcare students from junior colleges, polytechnics and pre-medical programmes to demonstrate their clinical reasoning and hands-on surgical skills through practical challenges.
Ten DBS students powered their way to the Final Round – and Hafiz Haris Foo and his teammates from other institutions brought home a Second Place finish. Let’s hear it our students themselves:
"Round 2 was a fantastic experience, especially the hands-on stations on suturing, ligation and laparoscopy. It gave me a greater appreciation for cardiothoracic surgery, and I would definitely recommend this challenge to juniors interested in pursuing medicine."Lee Jia Hang
Year 3 student
"Advancing to Round 2 strengthened my aspiration to pursue medicine. The hands-on surgical activities and interactions with doctors and medical students gave me a deeper appreciation of both the science and practice of medicine."
Liow Xin Yu
Year 1 student
Nine of our DBS finalists at the YLLSoM Incision Challenge 2026. The 10 finalists represented the breadth of the DBS community, comprising one Year 1 student, two Year 2 students, six Year 3 students, and one recent DBS graduate.
Top (from left): Loh En Tong, Tan Wen Xi, Zhao Dan Melvis, Simon Min Thwin, Lee Jia Hang
Bottom (from left): Kayson Ng Kai Siang, Jonas Phua, Liow Xin Yu, Hafiz Faris Foo
Not pictured: Hnin Oo Wut Yee
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