In 2005 Duke and the National University of Singapore signed an agreement to partner in establishing a new medical school in Singapore. The school will have a curriculum patterned after that of the Duke University School of Medicine.

The Singapore government is making a significant investment in the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (GMS) as part of a national strategy to become a leading center for medical research and education.

The partnership also presents a valuable strategic opportunity for Duke to expand its global reach and research.

R. Sanders Williams, MD, dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, was named founding dean of the GMS in August 2005. The school admitted its first class in the fall of 2007.