Ms Malkit Kaur D/O Karnam Singh

Ms Malkit Kaur D/O Karnam Singh
Senior Nurse Manager, OT Services, KK Women's and Children’s Hospital

Malkit Kaur is a distinguished Senior Nurse Manager with over three decades of experience in Singapore's healthcare sector. Beginning her career as an Enrolled Nurse at Singapore General Hospital in 1990, she has progressively advanced through various nursing roles, demonstrating consistent professional growth and leadership capabilities.

Currently serving at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, where she has been since 1997, Ms. Kaur has established herself as a pioneering force in perioperative nursing education and protocol development. Her significant contributions include developing the Nurse-led Discharge protocol for the Women's and Children's recovery room and establishing training programs for intradermal local anaesthesia administration.

Her academic credentials include a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education from NTU, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Curtin University, and specialist qualifications in Clinical Education and Perianaesthesia nursing. As a respected educator, she regularly speaks at major healthcare conferences and contributes to the SingHealth Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing course.

Ms. Kaur's excellence in healthcare has been widely recognised through numerous accolades, including the Nurses Merit Award, SingHealth Nursing Leader Award, and multiple CEO Patient Safety Awards. Her innovative work in implementing pause and go simulation training and blended learning programmes demonstrates her commitment to advancing nursing education through creative and effective methodologies.

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