Our Education
For information on the undergraduate education, click here.
Education Group
The Department teaches Anaesthesia to all undergraduate students of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, during a dedicated two-week posting in the fourth year of their 5-year medical school. The Department also teaches Anaesthesia to our residents as well as rotating residents from other disciplines and restructured hospitals. The Education Research Group publishes research on new pedagogical methods, particularly in the learning of essential skills such as endotracheal intubation, and in simulation, such as the Cardiac Anaesthesia Simulation Training. These research projects, funded by grants obtained from the University, have been implemented into the teaching curriculum.
Currently, the Group is working on a variety of projects, including simulation, learning of skills, patient safety, peer teaching, learning through gaming, and provision of feedback. An important goal of the Group is to translate what works in our research to the teaching of our students and residents.
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The NUHS
Anaesthesiology Residency Programme strives
for excellence in residency training and aims to enable each resident to
achieve his or her highest potential. The cornerstone of our academic mission
is the training of high quality and well-rounded specialists in anaesthesia,
critical care and pain medicine.
For information on the postgraduate training, click here.
Fellowship Opportunities
The Department of Anaesthesia currently offers the following:
Clinical Fellowship Programme in Anaesthesia
This is a one-year full-time clinical fellowship programme in anaesthesiology with rotations through general, orthopaedic, obstetric, paediatric, kidney and liver transplant, cardiothoracic, neuro-, vascular, ENT, ophthalmology, dental and maxillofacial surgery, endoscopy and interventional radiology. The scope encompasses both elective and emergency procedures. This fellowship programme also offers opportunities for training in acute pain management, chronic pain management, and intensive care medicine.
The programme is suitable for trained anaesthesiologists who would like to gain more experience in the range of subspecialties mentioned above. Clinical fellows will be under direct supervision of a faculty staff. A monthly allowance will be paid.
Clinical Fellowship Programme in Intensive Care Medicine
This is a one-year full-time clinical fellowship programme in intensive care medicine. The fellowship programme will be held in our Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) and covers all aspects of intensive care medicine.
Some of our programme strengths include:
- Advanced modes of ventilation e.g. HFOV, APRV
- Use of point-of-care ultrasound in ICU
- Advanced airway techniques e.g. percutaneous tracheostomy
- Liver transplant management
- Clinical nutrition for the critically ill, incorporating the use of indirect calorimetry
- Renal support including CRRT and other dialysis modalities
- Management of traumatic brain injuries and other neurosurgical conditions
- Management of the multi-trauma patient incorporating the use of rotational elastometry in managing hemostasis
This fellowship programme is suitable for trained anaesthesiologists who wishes to subspecialise in intensive care medicine. Clinical fellows will be working under the direct supervision of accredited Intensive Care Physicians. A monthly allowance will be paid.
Upon completion of the programme, clinical fellows will be eligible to take the European Diploma of Intensive Care (EDIC) examination provided by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).
Advance Clinical Fellowship Programme in Anaesthesia
This is a one-year full-time clinical fellowship programme in anaesthesiology with a focus on two or three of the following anaesthesia subspecialties.
- Neuroanaesthesia
- Cardiac Anasthesia
- Transplant Anaesthesia
- Obstetric and Gynaecologic Anaesthesia
- Acute and Chronic Pain Management
The fellowship programme is suitable for trained anaesthesiologists who have completed a clinical fellowship programme in anaesthesia or intensive care medicine with the National University Hospital. Clinical fellows will be under direct supervision of a faculty staff. A monthly allowance will be paid.
For enquiries or further information about the programmes, please contact Ms Seri Hartini Sayuthi at:
Email: seri_hartini_sayuthi@nuhs.edu.sg
Tel: (65) 6772 6896
Interested parties may submit a cover letter and an updated CV (with three referees) to Ms Seri Hartini Sayuthi at the email stated above. Successful candidates will be notified of the outcome.
For information about Honorary Fellowship & Observership, click here.