Atttrraccti Attracting At tin ng g the the he best bes estt talent ta alle en ntt to to the th he Centre Ce Ce ent ntre nt re was wa ass a p priority rriio orrit ity that tha th att Pr P Prof rofes esso s rA Ar rtth hurr L im mh ad da dv d vocca atte ed d. In honour hono ono on ou ur of of Professor Prro ofe fesssso orr Professor Arthur Lim had advocated. Attracting the best talent to the centre was a priority that Professor Arthur Lim had Ar rth hu urr L iim m’ss v iissio on na ary ary ry ccontributions ontr on ttrrib ibut u io ion nss tto o op pht htha hallm hal mo ollo og gy, y, Arthur Lim’s visionary ophthalmology, advocated. In honour of his visionary contributions to ophthalmology, the $5 million The Th e Arthur Arrth A thu urr Lim Lim im Professorship Prrof ofes essso orrsship ors hiip in h in Ophthalmology Op ph hth t al a mo molo logyy was wa ass llaunched aunc au nch he ed Arthur Lim Professorship in Ophthalmology was launched in January 2014. in nJ an a nua uary ry 2 014. 01 4. January 2014. ““T Thi his P Pr ro ro offe fe essso s rs rsh hiip wi w ill ll ffocus ocus oc ocu us o n at ttr trac acti tin ng g ttop op ttalent op allen a nt “This Professorship will on attracting “This Professorship will focus on attracting top talent locally and around the world lo oca call lly a an nd aro a ar ro ou und nd tthe he w he orld or rld d tto o he elp pu adv ad va a an nce tth nc he fr ffrontiers ron onti tiers tier ers of er of locally and around world help uss advance the to help us advance the frontiers of ophthalmology,” said Professor Donald Tan, then op ph htth ha allm mollo og gyy,,” sa ssaid aid dP rro offe essor sso ss orr D onal on ald Ta T an, n, tthen hen M he Me ed diical cal Dire ca D Di irre ecc-ophthalmology,” Professor Donald Tan, Medical DirecMedical Director of SNEC. “Enshrining this professorship is also a lasting tribute to or o off S NE N EC. C. ““Enshrining Ensh En nsh shri rini ini ning ng n g tthis hiis P Pr rof ofes esssors esso sso orsshi hip is is also alsso a lasting lassttin la ing tor SNEC. Professorship from all of us in SNEC and SERI to thank Professor Lim for his significant legacy he ttribute rib ibu utte fr ffrom rom om a ll o ll uss iin n SNEC SN S NE EC Ca nd n dS E I to ER o tthank han ha nk P nk rro offe essor ssssor or L iim m all off u and SERI Professor Lim has left us as our Founding Father, Leader, Advocate, Teacher and Mentor.” ffor fo or h hi is si ssignifi ign gnific ificcant ifi ant an nt lle ega gacy cyy h e ha as lle eft ft u urr F ou o und ndiin ng Fa F ather th her err,, his legacy he has left uss ass o our Founding Father, L Lead Le ead ader der er, Advocate, Ad A dvo dvo vocca atte ate e, Te e, T eac ache he h er an nd M Me ent n or o ..”” Leader, Teacher and Mentor.” (Left to right): SNEC Chief Operating Officer, Ms Charity Wai; Professor Donald Tan, then Medical Director ((Photo): (P Pho hoto to): ): P Professor roffe ro essssTien or A or Arthur rthu hurpresent Li Lim im an a and ndMedical Mr M Mrs rs Lim Liim L alongside alon al ongs gsid gs sof iid deSNEC. (2nd (2nd from (2 fro rom left) lefftt) le of SNEC; Professor Arthur Lim; Mrs Lim and Professor Wong Yin, Director P Pr rof ofe esssso or Do D on na alld dT a , th an then en M ed e dica icca all D iirre eccto tor o S NEC EC Ca nd ((right) nd rriig gh ht) t) P rof Wo rof ro Won Wong ng g Professor Donald Tan, Medical Director off SN SNEC and Prof Ti T ien en Yin, Yin in, presently pre pr essen ently ttlly Me Medi dica di call Di ire recct cto orr o SN NEC EC a nd dC hief Operating hi Op pe era rati ting ng Offi Offi fficcer cer er Charity Ch ha arriity ty Tien Medical Director off S SNEC and Chief Wa W ai o off S NE N EC. EC C. Wai SNEC.
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