Kanwaljit Soin
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Dr Kanwaljit Soin is a consultant orthopaedic & hand surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital
, Singapore
.
She studied in Tanjong Katong Girls' School
for her secondary education and Victoria School
for her pre-university education, and received her MBBS Hons in 1966 when she graduated top of her class. She obtained her Master of Medicine (Surgery) in 1970 from the University of Singapore, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
(1970) and the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (1975). Dr Soin was also the recipient of a Colombo Plan Scholarship to train in hand surgery in Australia in 1972.
Dr Soin was AWARE President from 1991 to 1993, and became the first female Nominated Member of Parliament
of Singapore from 1992 to 1996. In 1992, she became the second person to win the "Woman of the Year" award in Singapore.
Soin’s greatest contribution to Singapore was her work resulting in the introduction of Personal Protection Orders for victims of domestic abuse.
In 2000 she was presented the “Women Who Make a Difference Award” by the International Women’s Forum, Washington D.C.
In 2006, Dr Soin was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (Unifem) Singapore for consistently excelling in her job and for her selfless contribution to society, especially towards the less advantaged.
In 2008, she was presented with the 2008 Singapore Good Samaritan award by the Rotery Club of Singapore, in recognition of her work as founding president of Women's Initiative for Ageing Successfully (WINGS), a non-profit centre to provide support for women in their 40s and above. WINGS has over the past two years helped almost 12,000 women with various programmes.
In 2010, she was one of few women named in the list of personalities who have helped engineer Singapore’s DNA. The article entitled The Power List: 30 People Who Have Shaped Singapore appeared on CNN
Go, the network’s online travel portal, in October.
Dr Soin speaks English, Punjabi and Bahasa Indonesia; and is married to former judge, Amarjeet Singh.
Mount Elizabeth Hospital
Mount Elizabeth Hospital is a 373-bed private hospital in Singapore operated by Parkway Health. It was started in 1976 and officially opened in 8 December 1979....
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
She studied in Tanjong Katong Girls' School
Tanjong Katong Girls' School
Tanjong Katong Girls' School is an autonomous girls' secondary school in Singapore. TKGS is one of the few schools in Singapore that offer the Music Elective Programme to students who wish to pursue Music as a subject in the Cambridge 'O' Level examinations...
for her secondary education and Victoria School
Victoria School
Victoria School in Singapore is a government secondary school for boys, founded in 1876, at Siglap Link, about one kilometre from affiliated Victoria Junior College....
for her pre-university education, and received her MBBS Hons in 1966 when she graduated top of her class. She obtained her Master of Medicine (Surgery) in 1970 from the University of Singapore, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is the body responsible for training and examining surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. The head office of the College is in Melbourne, Australia....
(1970) and the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (1975). Dr Soin was also the recipient of a Colombo Plan Scholarship to train in hand surgery in Australia in 1972.
Dr Soin was AWARE President from 1991 to 1993, and became the first female Nominated Member of Parliament
Nominated Member of Parliament
A Nominated Member of Parliament is a Member of the Parliament of Singapore who is appointed instead of being elected into office by the people, and who does not belong to any political party or represent any constituency. There are currently nine NMPs in Parliament...
of Singapore from 1992 to 1996. In 1992, she became the second person to win the "Woman of the Year" award in Singapore.
Soin’s greatest contribution to Singapore was her work resulting in the introduction of Personal Protection Orders for victims of domestic abuse.
In 2000 she was presented the “Women Who Make a Difference Award” by the International Women’s Forum, Washington D.C.
In 2006, Dr Soin was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (Unifem) Singapore for consistently excelling in her job and for her selfless contribution to society, especially towards the less advantaged.
In 2008, she was presented with the 2008 Singapore Good Samaritan award by the Rotery Club of Singapore, in recognition of her work as founding president of Women's Initiative for Ageing Successfully (WINGS), a non-profit centre to provide support for women in their 40s and above. WINGS has over the past two years helped almost 12,000 women with various programmes.
In 2010, she was one of few women named in the list of personalities who have helped engineer Singapore’s DNA. The article entitled The Power List: 30 People Who Have Shaped Singapore appeared on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
Go, the network’s online travel portal, in October.
Dr Soin speaks English, Punjabi and Bahasa Indonesia; and is married to former judge, Amarjeet Singh.