Empowering Tomorrow's Clinician Plus through Academic Medicine

Integrating research, educational and innovative excellence with clinical expertise to develop Clinician Plus and transform the biomedical landscape

About Academic Medicine

Together with our academic partner, SingHealth, we at Duke-NUS are committed to developing the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) into a vibrant academic healthcare ecosystem that supports the advancement of our clinician faculty and researchers, healthcare professionals, medical students and administrators, ultimately transforming medicine and improving lives.

By leveraging the synergies in clinical care, research, education and innovation created through our 15 Academic Clinical Programmes, 16 SingHealth Duke-NUS Disease Centres and 19 Joint Institutes and Centres. We drive transformative progress in research excellence, medical education and patient outcomes, benefitting both the local and global healthcare communities.

The Office of Academic Medicine plays a crucial role in steering the AMC's academic mission. We provide strategic oversight and coordination of various initiatives and programmes designed to build research competencies, foster education excellence and advance clinical care. Through these programmes, we strive to create a dynamic environment that nurtures the growth and recognition of our faculties.

Advancing Academic Medicine through strategic initiatives

The Academic Programmes Management Department (APMD) drives a series of Academic Medicine initiatives, including academic programmes grant support, academic talent recognition, academic liaison and strategic partnership and collaboration with Duke University in Durham. Our various teams foster the exchange of knowledge and ideas to enhance the capacity of innovation and discovery and create a robust community of support within the AMC.

Explore our Academic Medicine initiatives which provide support in every step of your Academic Medicine journey.

Enabling our Clinicians Plus to succeed

Our academic clinical faculty are essential to the success of the SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC, and we deeply appreciate their contributions. The Appointments and Development Department (ADD) is committed to supporting your careers in education, research, and clinical care to address Singapore's healthcare needs. Together, we will work with dedication and collaboration to shape the future of medicine.

Find out more about the many Faculty Development Resources that support our clinical faculty’s careers in Academic Medicine.

Empowering Clinician Plus to Achieve Success in Research

Clinician Researchers are a vanguard of medical progress for our AMC. The Centre for Clinician-Scientist+ Development (CCS+D) is passionate about cultivating our aspiring Clinician Plus with the skills essential for a fulfilling career in research. Our mission is clear: To support the research pillar of academic medicine and nurture a group of talents to propel forward the frontiers of medical knowledge.

Find out more about our key programmes and success stories.

Hall of Master Academic Clinicians

Vital to the success of our School and the wider AMC are the many clinicians who have dedicated themselves to providing the best care to their patients, elevating those around them through their professionalism and mentorship and inspiring the next generation through their pursuit of scholarly excellence.

To recognise their invaluable contributions and vital role, we established the Hall of Master Academic Clinicians in 2021. Each year, we induct a select and accomplished group of clinical faculty into the Hall, which is the highest honour bestowed by the School. Our Master Academic Clinicians are recognised for their exceptional ability in combining clinical mastery, exemplary standards of professionalism, leadership and outstanding academic achievement.

Meet our Master Academic Clinicians who are the role models for all who aspire to careers in academic medicine.

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Message from the Vice Dean

In a partnership of less than two decades, the combined strength of Duke-NUS Medical School and SingHealth has steered the growth of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) towards its vision of defining tomorrow’s medicine by providing the ecosystem for academia and the impetus for translation of discovery.

Supported by the strength of more than 2000 Academic Clinical Programme (ACP) faculty across SingHealth, the largest public healthcare system in Singapore, it is the key role and responsibility of the Office of Academic Medicine (OAM) to build ties and bridges across the Academic Medicine (AM) ecosystem and forge close relationships and collaborations among the faculty members of our ACPs, Signature Research Programs (SRPs) and those of Duke University & Duke Health, Durham, USA. We will work towards synergy across the AMC by appropriately supporting many of our Joint Institutes, SingHealth Duke-NUS Disease Centres (SDDCs), and encourage development of joint programmes across the AMC.

An equally important mission of our OAM is to support the development of a strong Clinician-Plus pipeline. While we have, over the years, developed a framework of systematic support for clinician researchers, we will continue to review and revise the support to ensure its relevance and comprehensiveness. In addition, conscious of the evolving landscape of our health system, we are committed to support life-long learning & professional development, as well as recognition, of a wider range of academic clinicians that spans from clinician-innovators, clinician-informatician, clinician-educators to clinicians with expertise in the fields of medical humanities, or passion for global health that are required to meet tomorrow’s healthcare needs.

It, however, takes time and many people to nurture every talent, as well as to turn research ideas into clinical impact. We can only achieve all the above through the collective efforts and contributions of the different departments, Centre and teams within OAM (viz. Academic Programmes Management Department, Appointments and Development Department, Centre for Clinician-Scientists+ Development, AM Strategy Planning & Management and Academic Funds Strategic Planning, Management & Disbursement) and beyond. As we advance the strategic goals of our AMC and drive excellence in AM to address the many health challenges ahead, we look forward to the support and contribution of ideas from our fellow colleagues, residents and students.