Community Involvement Project
The main objective of Community Involvement Programmes is to serve, in a capacity appropriate for medical students, the beneficiaries found in our local society and other countries through the Local Community Involvement Programmes (LCIPs) and the Overseas Community Involvement Programmes (OCIPs) respectively.
At the start of each academic year, each CIP recruits a small group of M1s as committee members and regular volunteers. LCIPs may also reach out to adhoc volunteers across the year to help out with initiatives such as health screenings. The public is welcome to join us at our local blood donation drives and SGMarrow's cheek swab drives!
Active Ageing Advocates (AAA) is an initiative to focus on preventive medicine and behavioural change.
LKCMedicine Student volunteer participate in AAA to support their HEAL Workshops to engage the elderly, including an annual Botanic Gardens’ excursion as part of our cognitive, physical and mental wellness programmes to target social isolation.
Project Cycle: TBC, differs between committees
LKCMedicine BDD collaborates with the Singapore Red Cross Society and the Health Sciences Authority to organise blood donation drives at the Clinical Sciences Building.
The objective is to encourage students to develop a regular habit of donating blood, providing them with comprehensive information on the benefits and potential risks associated with blood donation. In addition to Instagram, we publicise the drive on Telegram chats and poster.
Project Cycle: 3 Blood Donation Drives with 1 Major roadshow in Clinical Sciences Building.
Camp Simba hopes to serve as a platform to provide a safe and conducive environment for children, whose relatives are afflicted with cancer, to have fun.
Camp Simba was started to help address the emotional needs of children whose relatives are afflicted with cancer, as they are often left to deal with the large lifestyle and emotional changes on their own. As a result, they often miss out on the simple joys of childhood or adolescence.
Project Cycle: Annual camp during the June vacation break
Constructing Care Collaboration (CCC) is a student-initiated group with the goal of improving the understanding and care of migrant workers amongst future healthcare professionals.
CCC helps out in volunteer migrant worker clinics to raise awareness amongst medical students regarding the social and medical problems faced by the migrant population in Singapore. We currently work with St. Andrew’s Migrant Worker Medical Centre. Through this, CCC helps to build cross allied healthcare collaborative efforts and multi-disciplinary team synergy.
Project Cycle: Ad Hoc Volunteering at booth every 3 to 6 months or 1 five hours annual health screening
Dover Park Hospice (DPH) is a non-profit organisation that provides palliative care to individuals.
Volunteers are require to perform task but not limit to befriending, medical escorts and miscellaneous activities which DPH needs.
Project Cycle: No fixed schedule, 20 service hours each year
Founded in 2021, the Elderweiss project works in tandem with the SARAH Active Ageing Centre in Jalan Bukit Merah, where we strive to befriend socially isolated elderly residing in one-room rental flats.
Through volunteering sessions, we aim to reconnect and reintegrate elderly into the wider community around them, providing a listening ear to the residents (many of whom lack an outlet to vent their frustrations and feelings); and enabling the elderly to better maintain their health, keeping them physically and mentally active.
Project Cycle: House Visit once every month 1 to 2 hours or outing/bonding activities to be dependent on Sarah Active Ageing Centre
Make A Wish LKC was established in 2022 and is a partnership with Make-A-Wish Singapore to raise awareness about Make-A-Wish among the medical community and to grant wishes to children with critical illnesses.
All LCIP members are trained by the official Make-A-Wish Singapore to be wish granters and are part of the team that grants wishes to children in Singapore with critical illnesses. These wishes are a crucial part of the child's recovery journey and helps put a smile on the faces of the child and their families.
Project Cycle: Two wishes for a minimum 2-year commitment. Each wish takes 3-6 months.
MediSign aims to bridge this gap between members of the deaf community and healthcare providers and improve healthcare awareness and information accessibility amongst the Deaf Community.
Student will support healthcare workshops organised by MediSign for the Deaf Community, serving as facilitators during the event. Volunteers will interact with and guide Deaf participants through the workshops that are conducted by healthcare professionals on pertinent topics.
Project Cycle: 2 workshops during the Academic Year
A collaboration between students from LKCMedicine and NUS Medicine among others, aiming to provide underserved rental block residents with access to healthcare.
The community has provided centralised screening, follow up cycle, community engagement for the underserved rental block resident to access to healthcare.
Project Cycle: 25 – 26 Oct 2025 for Health screening
We liaise with various partners within NHG to support volunteering initiatives that bridge the gap between healthcare services and the population.
Volunteers visit homes of elderly residents in Whampoa community to survey to screen for high-risk elderly.
Project Cycle: Timing is flexible and screening slot are available on all weekdays
Pallipals is a LCIP oriented towards palliative care, aiming to foster a greater understanding towards palliative care among volunteers while providing support and comfort for palliative patients and raising awareness about palliative care among medical students.
Volunteers befriend and interact with patients, cheering them up and supporting them through the complex and sometimes negative emotions which may arise during their palliative care journey.
Project Cycle: Fortnight visit to the wards and each visit last 2 hours. Volunteer can choose the day for the visit.
Project Angel serves members of the community living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To better engage people of an older age bracket with intellectual disabilities, Project Angel organised events where the clients could try out activities such as bean bag throwing, bottle rolling, lantern making and bingo. These activities were designed to stimulate them intellectually and physically. Members were able to interact one-on-one with the clients, forging precious bonds while honing their communication skills.
Project Cycle: Weekly volunteering at SACC for a few hours
Project Envision collaborates with the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) to provide support to the Visually Impaired (VI).
With the use of technical support and our trained members’ greater knowledge of assistive software, our project seeks to make it easier for the VI to use these systems and become completely independent users of technology. To assist future generations of Project Envision participants and caregivers for the visually impaired, we intend to create a TalkBack and VoiceOver manual.
Project Cycle: Volunteers to choose Saturday from 10am to 12pm
Project Janan works with Ronald McDonald House Charities to improve the experience of ill children during their hospital stay in National University Hospital (NUH) and Institute of Mental Health (IMH).
Using Happy Wheels Cart the project provide coffee, tea and snacks for the parents/kids at the Khoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute (KTP-NUCMI) during their respective waiting times.
Project Cycle: Committee members are expected to commit to the volunteer time slots they sign up for and help out
Project Kirakira aims to raise awareness and address the gaps in the care for sexual assault victims in Singapore.
We aim to empower and equip medical students with a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding sexual assault, ensuring that they are better prepared to support and advocate for survivors in the clinical setting.
Project Cycle: 1 meeting every month
Project LKCaleidoscope was started with the aim of meeting the emotional needs of palliative care patients and their family as they journey through the difficult end-of-life journey by immortalising their memories with loved ones through photography.
Project Cycle: Ad-hoc request from Dover Park Hospice and Assisi Hospice, also depending on volunteer
Project Prism aims to improve healthcare outcomes through education and exposure to clinical communications in the context of queer healthcare.
The group closely with our partners at kayos kollective to run our annual Clinical Communications Workshop, which consists of Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) and expert sharings and Simulated Patient (SP) interactions.
Project Cycle: 1 meeting per month
Project RED is a partnership between Singapore Red Cross Community Resilience Department and LKC, distinct from NTU Red Cross Chapter.
Project RED is to equip and certify medical students from LKC with Standard First Aid + AED skills for FREE in return for them serving a minimum of 24hrs in the medical-centric initiatives of the Singapore Red Cross Community Resilience Department, while doing first aid advocacy.
Project Cycle: 24 hours service commitment within each AY
Project Soleil has a strong focus on the motor neurone disease (MND) cause and we firmly believe in promoting awareness of MND amongst the general public (particularly medical students given our context) as well as empowering MND warriors and their caregivers. We also work in collaboration with the Motor Neuron Disease Association (MNDa) to complement their programmes.
To help our students gain a better understanding of the condition and the struggles faced by the patients, we work with the TTSH Home Ventilation and Respiratory Support Service to conduct house visits.
Project Cycle: House Visit for 3 times a semester
We work with Singapore Children’s Society to bring exciting opportunities to children and youth from vulnerable background.
We currently host interest groups (cooking and baking, and art) fortnightly at Sunbeam Place, one of Singapore’s children’s home that houses children and youth whose parents may not have the capacity to care for them, or whose homes may not be safe for them.
Project Cycle: Bi-weekly 2 hours for Art, cooking and baking and annual Health Camp.
AMSA SGMarrow works with the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) to increase the chances for patients with blood-related diseases who require a Bone Marrow Donation (BMD) to find a viable match.
We do this in two ways: Advocacy, where we raise awareness and hold cheek swab drives to encourage others to be donors, and Research, where projects are carried out on alternative treatment options and understanding patients with blood-related diseases better.
Project Cycle: Annual roadshow
Teddy Bear Hospital is an international initiative that was brought to Singapore in 2013, and has since been organized by medical students with the support of National University Hospital Singapore.
The project that aims to alleviate children's fear of hospitals by familiarising them with common medical treatments, with the help of our teddy doctors! TBH also aims to promote the importance of healthy lifestyles and raise general health awareness in schools in an enjoyable and engaging manner.
Project Cycle: During Nov- Dec, May – Jun Period.
We hope that every elderly in Singapore is able to experience the protection, care and love of a family! As healthcare students, we aim to serve the medical, psychological and social needs of elderly in the Northwest through long-term
holistic care.
In course of the cycle, each team will conduct regular home visits to follow up on their elderly patients. Throughout this period, the patient's progress will be monitored and documented.
Project Cycle: Home visit to be done fortnightly.
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Project Aasha empowers communities in Kathmandu and Dharan, Nepal through health screenings, menstrual health education, physiotherapy, and first-aid training. Led by LKCMedicine students, the initiative fosters sustainable healthcare awareness and outreach, while offering participants a transformative experience in cross-cultural service and medical leadership.
Travel Period: 2nd to 3rd week of December
Project Asada serves communities in Lamae District, Thailand through paediatric and adult health screenings, health education, and outreach at local orphanages. LKCMedicine students collaborate with local healthcare providers to promote preventive care and health literacy, while fostering empathy, teamwork, and cultural understanding through immersive service-learning experiences.
Travel Period: 2nd week of June (after Summative Exams)
Project Bantayan brings LKCMedicine students to Bantayan Island, Philippines, where they conduct health screenings and deliver health education in rural barangays. The project emphasizes sustainable outreach, community empowerment, and long-term healthcare partnerships—fostering both medical impact and cultural exchange through immersive service-learning experiences.
Travel Period: 2nd week of June (after Summative Exams)
Project Butanding brings LKCMedicine students to Tacloban City, Philippines to collaborate with Volunteer for the Visayans (VFV). Through health screenings, education, and community outreach, the team supports underserved populations while gaining firsthand experience in global health, cultural exchange, and sustainable development initiatives.
Travel Period: Early to Mid-July
Project Chhnang brings LKCMedicine students to Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia, where they partner with the Water and Healthcare Foundation to deliver health education at rural health centers and schools. Topics include hand hygiene, balanced diets, and infant nutrition—empowering local healthcare workers and communities through culturally sensitive, sustainable medical outreach.
Travel Period: TBC
Project Chiang Mai engages LKCMedicine students in Phrao District, Thailand, where they conduct health screenings, lifestyle education, and first-aid training. Collaborating with local clinics and schools, the team promotes chronic disease awareness and preventive care, fostering sustainable health impact and meaningful cross-cultural exchange.
Travel Period: End June / Early July
Project Davao brings LKCMedicine students to Davao City, Philippines, where they conduct door-to-door health education, school-based science and career lessons, and community health screenings. The team collaborates with local partners to build a geographic health database, supporting long-term follow-up and sustainable public health interventions.
Travel Period: End June / Early July
Project Daya supports underserved communities in Batam, Indonesia through health screenings, chronic illness follow-up, and smoking cessation outreach. LKCMedicine students conduct home visits, train local health champions, and deliver first-aid education—building long-term relationships and promoting sustainable healthcare practices in collaboration with regional partners.
Travel Period: 3 Trips a year, October break (4 days), March break (4 days), July break (1 week)
Project ISIP engages LKCMedicine students in Bacolod, Philippines, where they conduct health screenings, dental education, and household visits. The team collaborates with local partners to promote preventive care and first-aid awareness, fostering sustainable health practices and meaningful community relationships through immersive service-learning.
Travel Period: 1 week in June/July
Project Karuna brings LKCMedicine students to Bangalore, India, where they collaborate with local healthcare providers to conduct health education fairs for both individual tribal hamlets (located in the BR Hills wilderness) and the local student and adult populations to raise awareness about common health issues specific to the region. This includes anaemia, sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia, substance abuse, and mental health issues. Additionally, as a long term goal, aim to identify and conduct targeted training for community health leaders in each tribal hamlet to allow them to proactively manage their own community’s health.
Travel Period: Late June, 10 days (TBC)
Project Kolkata supports victims of human trafficking in Kolkata, India through health screenings, education, and community outreach. LKCMedicine students collaborate with local NGOs to deliver compassionate care and empowerment, while gaining deep insights into public health challenges and social justice through immersive, service-based learning.
Travel Period: TBC
Project Songkeum partners with Build Your Future Today in Siem Reap, Cambodia to support underserved communities through health education and infrastructure aid. LKCMedicine students conduct outreach at Svay Rue Health Centre and help fund a new delivery room—enhancing maternal care and promoting sustainable healthcare access.
Travel Period: 10 days in June
Project Tongxin brings LKCMedicine students to Xining, China, where they provide free eye healthcare checkups focused on prevention, early detection, and treatment of common eye diseases. The project empowers local communities through education and sustainable practices, fostering long-term improvements in eye health and community well-being.
Travel Period: TBC
