The Medical Education Distinction Track for Residents is a 2-year track that aims to build a community of educators by developing young clinicians through a structured programme, under the mentorship of passionate educators from various clinical fields. This 2-year track runs in parallel with the various NUHS junior and senior residency programmes.
Key Strengths
Mentorship
- Mentee-Mentor pairing to facilitate relationship building
- 2 monthly collaborative learning sessions
- Annual scholarly work presentations
Structured Programme
- Formal didactic workshops (CenMED or ESME certificate course)
- Small-group teaching and group discussions (6 group meetings with mentors throughout each year)
- Completion of a scholarly project (to be presented at a medical education conference by the end of the 2-year track)
Deliberate Practice
- 2 teaching evaluation exercises
- 1 education presentation
- 1 education programme participation
Relevance to Residents
- Stimulate interest & passion in medical education
- Impart practical teaching skills
- Develop individual education portfolio
Selection Criteria
- Desire to improve one’s skills in teaching and medical education
- Personal experience in teaching UG students / junior residents
- Supported by Programme Director
- Preferably a R2 resident, who will still be a resident/senior resident for the duration of the 2-year programme
Our Faculty
Chairperson
A/Prof Malcolm Mahadevan
Members
A/Prof Shirley Ooi
A/Prof Marion Aw
A/Prof Lau Tang Ching
A/Prof Khoo See Meng
Dr Perry Lau
Dr Ong Chooi Peng
Dr Mok Shao Feng
Asst Prof Chong Choon Seng
Contact Us
Chairperson
A/Prof Malcolm Mahadevan
malcolm_mahadevan@nuhs.edu.sg
Programme Coordinator
Ms Pearlene Sim
pearlene_sim@nuhs.edu.sg