The Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (GMS) is the first medical school in Singapore to implement an American-style graduate medical school to attract and produce physician-scientists. The aim is to enhance Singapore's capabilities as a centre of advanced education, and to establish itself as a hub for bio-medical research and translational medicine.

GMS facilities highlight the unique attributes of the curriculum, including the primary research component. The functions were organised to foster collaboration between researchers, staff and students, and to encourage interactive learning between students and faculty.