Professionalism

We strive to cultivate the highest standards of professional behaviour among students and faculty, and instil values such as respect, integrity, empathy and accountability.

Research Spotlight

Our current research focuses on how doctors are impacted by the emotional and ethical complexities of treating patients in end-of-life care.

Funding Awarded

This study has been awarded a grant of $98,728 from the Medical Protection Society (MPS) to support research efforts. The funding enables us to:

Conduct in-depth interviews with healthcare professionals
Publish and disseminate results to improve practices nationwide.

The insights gained from the research will contribute significantly to the understanding of the challenges faced by doctors and will help shape future training programmes to better prepare healthcare professionals.

Publications

Ong, Y. T., Kow, C. S., Teo, Y. H., Tan, L. H. E., Abdurrahman, A. B. H. M., Quek, N. W. S., … Radha Krishna, L. K. (2020). Nurturing professionalism in medical schools. A systematic scoping review of training curricula between 1990–2019. Medical Teacher, 42(6), 636–649. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2020.1724921
Ngiam LXL, Ong YT, Ng JX, et al. Impact of Caring for Terminally Ill Children on Physicians: A Systematic Scoping Review. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 2021;38(4):396-418. doi:10.1177/1049909120950301
Tay, K. T., Ng, S., Hee, J. M., Chia, E. W. Y., Vythilingam, D., Ong, Y. T., Chiam, M., Chin, A. M. C., Fong, W., Wijaya, L., Toh, Y. P., Mason, S., & Krishna, L. K. R. (2020). Assessing Professionalism in Medicine – A Scoping Review of Assessment Tools from 1990 to 2018. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2382120520955159
Ho, C.Y., Kow, C.S., Chia, C.H.J. et al. The impact of death and dying on the personhood of medical students: a systematic scoping review. BMC Med Educ 20, 516 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02411-y
Ho, C.Y., Lim, NA., Ong, Y.T. et al. The impact of death and dying on the personhood of senior nurses at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS): a qualitative study. BMC Palliat Care 21, 83 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00974-9
Chua, K.Z.Y., Quah, E.L.Y., Lim, Y.X. et al. A systematic scoping review on patients’ perceptions of dignity. BMC Palliat Care 21, 118 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01004-4
Toh, R.Q.E., Koh, K.K., Lua, J.K. et al. The role of mentoring, supervision, coaching, teaching and instruction on professional identity formation: a systematic scoping review. BMC Med Educ 22, 531 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03589-z
Eleanor Jia Xin Chong, Ming Jia Wang, Jia Yin Lim, Grace Shen Shen, Misha Jing Yi Chow, Kai Kee Koh, Annabelle Jia Sing Lim, Daniel Zhihao Hong, Jacquelin Jia Qi Ting, Anushka Pisupati, Betrand Kai Yang Lam, Yun Ting Ong, Min Chiam, Stephen Mason, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna, Si Ying Tan. Surgical portfolios: A systematic scoping review. Surgery in Practice and Science, Volume 10, 2022, 100107, ISSN 2666-2620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100107.
Quek CWN, Ong RRS, Wong RSM, et al. Systematic scoping review on moral distress among physicians. BMJ Open 2022;12:e064029. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064029
Teo, K.J.H., Teo, M.Y.K., Pisupati, A. et al. Assessing professional identity formation (PIF) amongst medical students in Oncology and Palliative Medicine postings: a SEBA guided scoping review. BMC Palliat Care 21, 200 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01090-4
Ting JJQ, Phua GLG, Hong DZ, et al. Evidence-guided approach to portfolio-guided teaching and assessing communications, ethics and professionalism for medical students and physicians: a systematic scoping review. BMJ Open 2023;13:e067048. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067048
Koh, E.Y.H., Koh, K.K., Renganathan, Y. et al. Role modelling in professional identity formation: a systematic scoping review. BMC Med Educ 23, 194 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04144-0
Ho, C.Y., Lim, NA., Rahman, N.D.A. et al. Physician-patient boundaries in palliative care. BMC Palliat Care 22, 41 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01161-0
Koh, E.Y.H., Koh, K.K., Renganathan, Y. et al. Role modelling in professional identity formation: a systematic scoping review. BMC Med Educ 23, 194 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04144-0
Krishna, L.K.R., Pisupati, A., Teo, K.J.H. et al. Professional identity formation amongst peer-mentors in a research-based mentoring programme. BMC Med Educ 23, 787 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04718-y
Krishna, L.K.R., Pisupati, A., Ong, Y.T. et al. Assessing the effects of a mentoring program on professional identity formation. BMC Med Educ 23, 799 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04748-6
Quah, E.L.Y., Chua, K.Z.Y., Lin, C.K.R. et al. The role of patients’ stories in medicine: a systematic scoping review. BMC Palliat Care 22, 199 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01319-w
Liang JZ, Ng DKW, Raveendran V, Teo MYK, Quah ELY, et al. (2024) The impact of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic on the professional identity formation of medical students: A systematic scoping review. PLOS ONE 19(1): e0296367. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296367