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National University Hospital (NUH) Tissue Bank as the Regional Training Centre for Asia Pacific Region provided National University of Singapore (NUS) Diploma Course in Tissue Banking – a long distance diploma course since 1997. To date, five batches have participated – 94 tissue bank operators. Sixty-three tissue bank operators have convocated with NUS Diploma in Tissue Banking.
From Regional Co-operative Agreement (RCA) Project, RAS 7/008 technology transfer was effected to Latin America and to Africa.
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and NUS in July 2002 making Singapore the International Training Centre. An Internet NUS Diploma Course in Tissue Banking has been developed by IAEA and NUS. The first on-line diploma course will be launched in 2003.
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Nather, A., Philips, G. & Morales, J. IAEA/NUS Distance Learning Diploma Training Course for Tissue Bank Operators – Past, Present and Future. Cell Tissue Banking 4, 77–84 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CATB.0000007033.55205.72
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CATB.0000007033.55205.72