Inspiring stories of CIVA and CTDP

Dr Yvonne Chan

Two Hats are Better than One

As a recipient of the prestigious Clinical Trialist Development Programme CTDP Award in 2022, Dr Yvonne Chan is able to better pursue her passion to deliver patient care, both as a clinician as well as a researcher.

Assistant Professor Andrew Ho

A Unique Vantage Point into Our Healthcare System

Assistant Professor Andrew Ho was among the first batch of recipients to be conferred the prestigious Clinician Investigator Advancement (CIVA) Award in 2022. A year in, Asst Prof Ho updates us about his ongoing research, and how CIVA is helping clinician researchers such as himself go further in their research journey.

Clinical Assocciate Professor
Mariko Koh

Recognising Our Clinical Trialists

On 25 January 2022, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) launched a new Clinical Trialist Development Programme (CTDP), as a prestigious award to recognise the important work that our clinical trialists do and to also support them with much-needed protected time to do clinical trials.

Associate Professor
Deidre De Silva

Raising the Profile of Our Clinician Investigators

Through this time, she has seen encouraging growth in support for clinician researchers in the form of programmes ranging from awareness seminars to funding programmes. As someone who had personally benefitted from initiatives supporting researchers, she was pleased to be able to play a key role in the development of SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre’s latest Clinician Investigator Advancement Programme (CIVA).

Associate Professor
Rebecca Dent

Shining A Spotlight On Our Clinical Trialists

Associate Professor Rebecca Dent shares about the passion she has as a clinical trialist, and why she is looking forward to the newly launched Clinical Trialist Development Programme (CTDP).

Clinical Professor
Brian Goh

Going Beyond As A Clinician

We speak to Clinical Professor Brian Goh to find out more about his rewarding journey as a Clinician Investigator (CIV), and how the CIV Advancement Programme seeks to help doctors better achieve their research objectives with protected time and enhanced recognition.