NUS-Priority Research In Medical Education (NUS-PRIME) serves as a monthly platform for staff involved in medical and health professions educational projects to:

• Present their research findings to a wider community, including educators and researchers, and receive feedback on results interpretation and other matters
• Share their research ideas/proposals and receive pedagogical as well as methodological advice to develop the project.

It is a monthly session, usually on the first Monday of each month from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (unless specified otherwise), with lunch provided between 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm. There are usually two presentations per session, each 30mins inclusive of 10mins Q&A.

For further information and registration, please visit NUS-PRIME

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is pleased to invite everyone to join the “ASEAN Medical Schools Network Webinar Series” on the topic “Lessons Learnt During the Pandemic and Strategies in the New Normal: Innovation in Clinical Training” on May 21^st, 2021, 12:30 pm (+8GMT) via the ZOOM platform. Because, in this time of COVID-19 and safe distancing, the “many disruptions and hindrances to teaching” have gotten all educators and teaching staff to make every effort to adapt to the new normal. New and innovative ways were created to engage, guide, and evaluate our students. Join NUS in the first of the seven-part series as medical schools in ASEAN share their experiences and measures taken to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Click HERE to register for the webinar!

On September 11^th – 12^th, 2020, Professor Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, along with Siriraj’s Administrative Members, attended the 9^th ASEAN Medical Deans’ Summit (9^th AMDS) hosted by the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand. This year, the conference was presented in a “ZOOM” online meeting platform and focus on the theme “COVID-19: Challenge and Lesson Learned with a Focus on Education”. The 9^th AMDS was presided and welcoming remark by Prof. Dr. dr. Ari Fahrial Syam, the President of ASEAN Medical School Network from the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia. The topics and the presentations in the 9^th AMDS will be delivered by renowned professors and speakers from the institute members of the ASEAN Medical School Network, including from Peking University Health Science Center, and Peking Union Medical College, from China.

On this occasion, the ASEAN Medical Dean Summit has appointed Prof. Chong Yap Seng, Dean of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) to serve as the new President of ASEAN Medical School Network. Prof. Seng stated his intention to establish the global classroom program and multicenter research in the near future.

You can watch the video(s) of the conference from the link as follows:

September 11^th, 2020, ASEAN Medical Deans’ Summit – Morning Session

September 11^th, 2020, ASEAN Medical Deans’ Summit – Afternoon Session

September 12^th, 2020, ASEAN-CHINA Consortium Session