2021 - 2022

NUHS is proud to be conferred
2021 - 2022 Singapore's Top Employers in the Healthcare category.

Ms Priscilla Teo
Group Chief Human Resource Officer, NUHS

"The National University Health System (NUHS) is a dynamic organisation with professionals from diverse backgrounds. Across our institutions, our employees are dedicated to deliver leading-edge patient care, research and education. This Award affirms our effort and commitment to provide a work environment that is conducive and engaging for our 15,000 staff."

2021

A/Prof Vinicius Rosa, Vice Dean (Research), NUS Faculty of Dentistry has been conferred two awards by the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) for his significant contributions to the science and application of dental materials research. The two awards are the Distinguished Scientist Young Investigator Award & the Stephen Bayne Mid-Career Award by the Dental Materials Group (DMG).

A/Prof Vinicius Rosa, also from NUS Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Advanced 2D Materials, is known for his seminal work in developing atomically thin materials for biomedical applications. He pioneered the development of atom-thick coatings to improve bone formation, and decrease biofilms formation and corrosion on implantable dental materials.

A prolific researcher and innovator, he has developed ground-breaking technologies that address long-standing gaps faced by the dental field. Last December, he co-invented the Dental Droplet and Aerosol Reducing Tent (Dental DART), a foldable tent-like device that serves as a barrier to protect dentists, nurses and patients from direct and indirect exposure to infectious diseases such as COVID-19. In 2018, he created human odontoblasts (dentin-forming cells on the teeth) from induced pluripotent stem cells, making them suitable candidates for testing the safety and efficacy of dental materials. His contributions are far-reaching and will continually push the bar in frontier research and educating students to solve the problems of the future. 

2020

Prof Chng Wee Joo has been conferred the 2020 Brian G.M. Durie Outstanding Achievement Award by the International Myeloma Foundation at the 11th Annual International Myeloma Working Group Summit held on 26th August 2020. He is the first Asian to receive this prestigious award. This international award is given to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in multiple myeloma research, and has significantly improved the lives of patients. The prestigious accolade is judged by a working group comprising more than 200 international myeloma experts who conduct collaborative basic, clinical, and translational research to improve health outcomes.

The scope of Prof Chng’s research projects include: “Understanding genetic abnormalities and the role they play in myeloma development”; “Stratification of patients into different risk group”; “Understanding the reasons underlying high risk disease that remain a therapeutic challenge”, and “Developing an Asia-wide clinical trial network that provide early access to novel effective treatment” (not just in Singapore but also in other Asian countries). These contributions have resulted in better ways to stratify patients, potential new therapeutic strategies for high risk patients, and an improvement in outcomes of patients due to access to trials.

2019

The 18th edition of Asian Hospital Management Awards is one of the most prestigious hospital management awards in the region. Comprising of 13 award categories, the event seeks to showcase the innovative and progressive methodologies hospitals across the region are adopting to enhance healthcare.

Congratulations to the NUHS & NCIS teams for bagging the Gold Award and the NUH team for receiving the Excellence Award for the following categories this year at the AHMA!

2018

• Installation of highly efficient chilled water plant to reduce energy consumption
• Aesthetically pleasing greenery provision of a GNPR of up to 3.9 to encourage nature appreciation
• Extensive usage of environmentally friendly construction materials such as Recycled Concrete Aggregates and Washed Copper Slag
  
• Provision of Photocell and Motion sensors to reduce energy consumption
• Usage of energy efficient lighting fixtures which ensures the health and well-being of staff and community
• Usage of energy efficient lighting fixtures which ensure the health and well-being of staff and community
• Usage of energy efficient lifts with VVVF and sleep mode
  
• Provision of water efficient fittings to reduce water consumption