Assoc Prof BG (ret) Dr Lim Meng Kin (1950 – 2013) When Meng Kin passed away on 31 January 2013, the Singapore medical profession lost one of its distinguished members and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Medical Corps, a most illustrious pioneer leader.

Feb 3, 2013 · Singapore's defence medical community is saddened by the loss of Brigadier-General (Ret'd) A/Prof Dr Lim Meng Kin. He died on the last day of January 2013 at the age of 62, having accomplished a distinguished career in military medicine that saw him lead the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) medical services to a higher ops readiness and deployment ...

When Meng Kin passed away on 31 January 2013, the Singapore medical profession lost one of its distinguished members and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Medical Corps, a most illustrious pioneer leader.

SAF Medical Corps Monograph 1 MILITARY MEDICINE THROUGH THE AGES By BG (RET) (DR)Lim Meng Kin ABSTRACT The article sheds light on the plight of war casualties, both the wounded and diseased, in times of unsettling conflict and details the rise and fall of military medical systems which were set in place to resolve them.

Meng Kin crawled through unstable “rat holes” bored into the concrete rubble, to rescue many injured civilians trapped within. He was awarded the Public Service Star later that year. Meng Kin also nurtured the medical research capabilities of the SAF, founding the Defence Medical Research Institute and serving as its Director from 1994 to 1996.

Dr. Meng-Kin Lim is Associate Professor in the Department of Community, Occupational & Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, where he teaches Public Health and Occupational Medicine.

It is worthy to note that the late Assoc Prof BG (ret) Dr Lim Meng Kin was the Chairman, Chapter of Public Health and Occupational Physicians (PHOP) from 1991 to 1992. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, UK. This article is available only as a PDF.

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MeSH terms History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Occupational Medicine / history* Physicians / history* Societies, Medical / history* United KingdomRe: Assoc Prof BG (ret) Dr Lim Meng Kin (1950 - 2013)

Meng-Kin Lim's 18 research works with 774 citations and 2,806 reads, including: Values and Health Care: The Confucian Dimension in Health Care Reform