title: The Malai Ika Daigaku (Syonan Medical College) in Malacca (1944 to 1945) during the Japanese occupation of Singapore and Malaya.
abstract: During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore and Malaya (1941-1945), Singapore was renamed Syonan (or Syonanto) and Malaya was called Malai (or Marai; Marei). On 27 April 2603 (1943) the Japanese Military Administration established. The Marai Ika Daigaku (Syonan Medical College) at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Hakuai Byoin), Syonan. The Medical College shifted to the General Hospital, Malacca in February 2604 (1944) where it functioned till the end of the Japanese Occupation in September 2605 (1945).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tay
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008296:Malaysia; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012846:Singapore; D014857:Warfare