CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE AMEI GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS 2023!

An Accolade For Educators, the AMEI Golden Apple Awards recognise and honour outstanding educators in SingHealth and Duke-NUS who have demonstrated excellence in teaching. Their passion, dedication and innovation have transformed teaching and helped raise standards of healthcare education.

This award recognises educators in SingHealth and Duke-NUS across the various healthcare professions who exemplify the spirit of Generativity by actively giving back to the education landscape through nurturing and mentoring other educators.

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​Assoc Prof Wong Kok Seng  Deputy CEO (Clinical Services), SingHealth Community Hospitals; Senior Consultant, Renal Medicine and Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital	Adj Assoc Prof Sabrina Koh Bee Leng  Deputy Director, Nursing, Sengkang General Hospital

Outstanding Educator Award

The award recognises outstanding teaching potentials among educators (Age 40 and above) in SingHealth and Duke-NUS across the various healthcare professions. The educator will demonstrate dedication and commitment to excellence in educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

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Clin Assoc Prof Lui Jeen Nee Head & Senior Consultant, Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre Singapore	Dr Li Fuyin  Senior Nurse Clinician, Advanced Practice Nurse, Changi General Hospital	​Clin Asst Prof Crystal Lim  Master Medical Social Worker, Medical Social Services, Singapore General Hospital
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​Dr Thiyagarajan Jayabaskar  Director, Educational Development Unit & Fellowships, Singapore National Eye Centre	Dr Elaine Lum Assistant Professor, Health Services & Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School

The award recognises outstanding teaching potentials among young educators (below age of 40) in SingHealth and Duke-NUS across the various healthcare professions. The educator will demonstrate dedication and commitment to excellence in educating the next generation of healthcare professionals. 

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Dr Cristelle Chow Chu-Tian Senior Consultant, General Paediatrics Service, KK Women’s  & Children’s Hospital	Dr Soong Jie Lin Specialist Pharmacist, Singapore General Hospital

Programme Excellence Award
The award uniquely recognises distinctive educational programmes in SingHealth and Duke-NUS Medical School across the various healthcare professions for applying best practices in education philosophies and following a scholarly approach. For the purpose of the award, programme excellence refers to the creation or improvement of a curriculum or pedagogy leading to high quality teaching and learning.

TeamSPEAKTM – Enhancing Psychological Safety and Speak Up Culture in the Academic Healthcare System
SingHealth Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

(Top row, L - R) Ms Leila Ilmami, SGH; Dr Alvin Chang Shang Ming, KKH; Dr Ho Le Onn, SGH; Ms Karen Perera, SGH

(Bottom row, L - R)  Dr Camilla Wong, SGH; Assoc Prof Ng Heng Joo, SGH; Prof Tan Kok Hian, KKH; Ms Pang Nguk Lan, KKH; Dr Chow Mun Hong, SingHealth Polyclinics

(Not pictured) Ms Tian Yee Shin, SHHQ; Adj Assoc Prof Sabrina Koh Bee Leng, Sengkang General Hospital; Dr Lim Hwee Boon, SingHealth Polyclinics; Ms Tan Hwee Yuan, Sengkang General Hospital; Dr Yin Shan Qing, KK Women's and Children's Hospital; Ms Tang Joo Ying, SingHealth

Implementation of SGH Campus Rapid Response System (RRS)
Singapore General Hospital (SGH)

(Top row, L - R) Ms Melinda Khoo, SGH; Dr Tan Qiao Li, SGH; Dr Jolin Wong, SGH; Dr Lim Wan Tin, SGH; Ms Teo Kai Yunn, SGH

(Bottom row, L - R) Dr Irene Too Ai Ling, SGH; Dr Suhitharan Thangavelautham, SGH; Dr Ng Lit Soo, SGH; Dr Ken Goh Junyang, SGH; Ms Hartini Binte Osman, SGH

Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) for Health Professions Education (HPE)
Duke-NUS Medical School and National Neuroscience Institute

(L - R) Asst Prof Cher Pei Hua, Duke-NUS Medical School; Prof Fernando Bello, Duke-NUS Medical School; Assoc Prof Nigel Tan, NNI; Asst Prof Jason Lee, Duke-NUS Medical School; Assoc Prof Kirsty Freeman, Duke-NUS Medical School

(Not pictured) Asst Prof Claire Canning, Duke-NUS Medical School

*Winners' information is accurate as at the year of the award.