LIM Kheng Ann (Dr)
Medical Services in Singapore,
Accession Number 002165
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 8
Total Reels
- Patricia Lee
Interviewer
- 03:53:36
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 8
Metadata
- 2 Jul 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Born in 1924, Singapore. Family Background. The war years. Teaching the Japanese language to the locals. Job as an interpreter. His father's clinic at Stamford Road. How he was well treated by the Japanese. How his family spent their leisure time. Schooling years after war. Reason for reading medicine. Reason for switching from medicine to dentistry in the second year.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 8
Metadata
- 2 Jul 1999
Recording Date
- 00:29:18
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Relationship with his father. Recollections of his grandfather, pastor of Telok Ayer Methodist Church. Recollections of medical school. History of the Department of Dentistry. Tribute to Professor E K Tratman. Description of the foot engine used by the old dentists. Job opportunities for dental graduates in the 1950s.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 8
Metadata
- 2 Jul 1999
Recording Date
- 00:27:47
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
How he joined the government service. His first posting to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). How students were treated at TTSH. Experience treating school children. His annual posting to Christmas Island. The natives on the island. Time spent after work on the island. Posting to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) in 1956. His postgraduate studies in Prosthetic Dentistry. His experiences studying overseas.
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