Facilitators
Assoc Prof Shirley Ooi
Senior Consultant
Department of Emergency Medicine
Assoc Prof Marion Aw
Senior Consultant
Department of Paediatrics
Dr Aw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLL SoM), National University of Singapore and a Senior Consultant Paediatrician in the Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital. Her area of clinical expertise is in paediatric gastrointestinal disease, hepatology and liver transplantation.
Dr Aw is actively involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, where she has an interest in the teaching of clinical skills and assessment. She has served on the Assessment Committee, YLL SoM, and was Chair of the Final MBBS OSCE committee for a number of years. In addition to being the Program Director for Paediatric Residency Training at the National University Health System (NUHS), Dr Aw also co-chairs the NUHS Graduate Medical Education Evaluation Subcommittee, and serves as the Associate Chairman, Medical Board (Education) for NUH.
Assoc Prof Raymond Goy
Senior Consultant
Department of Anaesthesia
Ms Jackie Soong
Nurse Educator
Dr Raymond Goy firmly believes that all training programs in Singapore are of the same rigor. There are no better programs or sponsoring institutions. What is distinctively NUHS, and what really sets us apart is our unceasing commitment in mentoring the next generation of specialists. Be it a 5-minute encounter at 3 am or a lifelong nurturing relationship, Mentors can inspire, educate and empower. Healthcare challenges and policies may change, but an established mentor - mentee relationship will stand the test of change. There is a need to develop a system of mentoring in NUHS, so that mentoring can be made available to all staff, consistently, timely and appropriately
Jackie's nursing career began in the Emergency Medicine Department (EMD) in National University Hospital. Following that she went on to join the Nursing Education Department as a Nurse Educator. She has been teaching for the last 8 years. Her teaching include advanced courses and disaster and emergency preparedness for nurses. She is involved in various aspects of nursing graduates to teaching RNs in advance nursing courses and disaster preparedness. She has just graduated with a Masters of Arts Instructional Technology and Design at National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore 2012. Her current interest is in technology and learning (simulation and e-learning)
Ms Lee Geok Yian
Principal Nurse Educator
Ms Lee obtained her Master of Science (Training) after completing her Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing (Clinical Nursing Education), Bachelor of Nursing, and Midwifery, Paediatric & Community Health Care Certificate. She has been a nurse educator since 1995 and had worked in KK Women's and Children's Hospital, National Cancer Centre and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Currently, she is a principal nurse educator with NUH and is also the lead nurse planner for NUH Nursing Education Unit. Her main role is to ensure CNE activities are adhered to ANCC criteria and coach nurse planners in developing educational activities. Her expertise includes staff development and curriculum planning.
Ms Xu Ping
Nurse Educator
Xu Ping has 17 years of experience in the healthcare environment. She is currently a Nurse Educator at the National University Hospital (NUH) and her nursing experiences include the general medical-surgical nursing and intensive care nursing specialty. Her work includes coordinating and teaching in-house nursing specialty courses and life support programs. She has a keen interest in the adoption of information technology as a tool for healthcare education.
Dr Simeon Tang
Principal Pharmacist
Ms Esther Tai
Senior Occupational Therapist
Esther graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2001. She was working in Hong Kong (Princess Margaret Hospital and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University), and United Kingdom (Addenbrook’s hospital, Teaching Hospital of Cambridge University) before coming to Singapore. She completed her Masters in Health Sciences with the University of Sydney in 2007. Esther has worked as a clinician for more than 13 years, she has been consistently doing clinical teaching and mentoring over the years. “I enjoy the journey with the students and staff, it’s such a joy to see them learn and grow. Teaching students and mentoring staff is like a mirror, it helps me to reflect and grow. I have learnt a lot from them, too”.
Dr. Tang is a Principal Clinical Pharmacist in Critical Care at NUH. After obtaining his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from Midwestern University in Arizona, USA, he completed his residency training in Pharmacy Practice in Scottsdale Healthcare System of Arizona. He then practiced as a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical & Level 1 Trauma Center before moving to Singapore. He had been an Adjunct Faculty in Midwestern University and University of Arizona, and is a Clinical Tutor in the Doctor of Pharmacy Programme of National University of Singapore. He also serves as a Preceptor of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programme at NUH and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Programme at SGH. He is currently a member of the Pharmacy Specialists Training Committee under MOH. He is Board-Certified in Pharmacotherapy with the Board of Pharmacy Specialties in USA. His main interests are ICU sedation and nosocomial infections.
A/P Ooi's passion is in teaching and mentoring and has been invited to give multiple lectures locally and overseas. She is a well-sought after lecturer not only for doctors at basic and advanced levels but also for medical students and nurses as she is able to cater to the learning needs of the different types of learners. A/P Ooi has received multiple postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and mentoring awards. She received the National Outstanding Clinician Educator Award in 2013 for her outstanding and immense contribution in nurturing and shaping future medical leaders, and the development of the field of Emergency Medicine in Singapore. She was the Department Director of Postgraduate Education from 1997-2006. She was awarded the FY 04 HMDP award to do the American College of Emergency Physician (ACEP) Teaching Fellowship Program in Dallas, Texas in 2004/05 and an Academic Medicine Development (AMDA) Award in 2011 to do a part-time long distance learning in Medical Education, University of Dundee.
Coaching & Mentoring Educators for the future
Mentoring is a dynamic reciprocal relationship, aimed at promoting the development of both the mentor and the mentee. Good mentoring is one of the pillars of successful professional and personal development. Not all of us may have had the opportunity to experience good mentoring, and not many of us naturally possess all the traits of a good mentor. The good news is that mentoring is a skill and, like all skills, can be learnt, developed and perfected.