Introduction Message
It has been said that there is “no health without mental health”. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world in 2020 including Singapore has brought to the fore the human face of any medical condition in terms of the psychological sequelae including anxiety, depression, traumatic stress symptoms, feelings of loss and grief. The process of healing and recovery needs to address both physical as well as the psychosocial issues faced by each affected individual. In this regard, the practice of Psychiatry calls for a holistic approach that combines the art and science of medicine in the evaluation and management of each patient that comes under our care. Our programme aims to train psychiatrists in the management of a wide range of psychiatric conditions to meet Singapore's present and future mental health needs as well as the promotion of psychological well-being.
The NHG National Psychiatry Residency Programme is a 5-year training programme that equips each resident with individualised and progressive responsibilities to manage patients in acute hospital and community settings. The nature of psychiatry has undergone immense transformation over the years, with advances in neurosciences and biological disciplines throwing light on the possible aetiological basis of psychiatric disorders and now with added impetus for digitalization, personalized and precision medicine. We believe that the practice of psychiatry requires the accumulation and distillation of understanding from different and diverse disciplines such as biological sciences, clinical medicine, social sciences such as psychology, and the humanities. The compact yet broad-based training curriculum within this programme thus ensures a firm foundation in the theoretical underpinnings of psychiatric disorders, which is accompanied by clinical experience and close supervision in diverse local treatment settings.
Programme Faculty
Programme Director |
Assoc Prof Sim Kang (IMH)
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Associate Programme Director |
Asst Prof Tan Ming Yee Giles (IMH)
Asst Prof Tor Phern Chern (IMH)
Dr Kee Wun Yoke Janine (TTSH)
Dr Ong Seh Hong (KTPH)
Dr Alakananda Gudi (SGH)
Asst Prof Tan Lay Ling (CGH)
Dr Celine Wong (NUH)
Dr Cheng Chun Shun Ambrose (NTFGH)
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Clinical Core Faculty Member |
Assoc Prof Chiam Peak Chiang (IMH)
Asst Prof Jerome Goh Hern Yee (IMH)
Assoc Prof Ong Say How (IMH)
Dr Leong Jern-Yi Joseph (IMH)
Asst Prof Gomathinayagam Kandasami (IMH)
Assoc Prof Habeebul Rahman S/O Sahul Hameed (TTSH)
Dr Sin Gwen Li (SGH)
Dr Teo Choon Liang David (CGH)
Dr Mok Wai Ling Vanessa (CGH)
Assoc Prof John Wong Chee Meng (NUH)
Dr Tay Kai Hong (SKH) |
Programme Partners
- Institute of Mental Health (IMH)
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH)
- National University Hospital (NUH)
- Singapore General Hospital (SGH)
- Changi General Hospital (CGH)
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH)
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH)
- SengKang General Hospital (SKH)