| Change
of Department Name - COFM to EPH |
We
were re-named as the Department of Epidemiology and
Public Health from 1 March 2009.
Epidemiology is a well
recognized discipline in biomedical research and practice.
It reflects a major component of our teaching in undergraduate
and graduate programs, and is one sphere where others recognize
as an area of expertise and strength in the Department. We
are now positioning ourselves to contribute actively in clinical
epidemiology within the National University Health System.
Public Health is the generally
accepted term to cover our traditional areas of expertise
(Community and Occupational Medicine). It
also covers new areas of research and education development
in the Department, such as health service research, health
promotion and global health.
Our internationally recognized work in Occupational
Medicine will continue in the department through
our well established Centre for Environmental and Occupational
Health Research, and WHO Collaborating Centre in Occupational
Health. Our Family Medicine colleagues have
been repositioned in the Department of Medicine in the National
University Health system.
Thank you for your continuing support for the department.
We look forward to working with you to achieve health for
all in our communities. For more details, follow this link:
http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cof/rename.html
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| Events |
Twenty one delegates from the Henan Province Bureau of Health, China visited the department on the 6 Nov 2009. |
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| Staff Achievements |
 Congratulations to Dr Gerald Koh who was awarded the Schulich Graduate Scholarship from University of Western Ontario and NMRC Research Training Fellowship (Overseas Research Attachment); for his PhD studies from September 2009 to August 2010. |
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| Student Achievements |
| Aaron Foo Song Chuan, Ng Zhi Peng, Thia Jin Ping Joshua, and their CHP supervisors Adj A/Prof Fong Ngan Phoon and Dr Gerald Koh were the Winner of Best Oral Communication (Primary Care Category) Award in the 8th NHG Annual Scientific Congress Scientific Competition held from 16 - 17 October 2009 for their paper on 'Colorectal Cancer Screening: Barriers and the Efficacy of Individual Education on its Adoption'. |
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Dr Kamran Mehedi, our MPH student, and A/Prof Annelies Wilder-Smith, Md Samsuzzaman, Motiar Rahman, Adj A/Prof Helena Marieke Verkooijen were awarded Merit for the category of Best Poster (Primary Care Category) in 8th NHG Annual Scientific Congress Scientific Competition held from 16 - 17 October 2009 for their paper 'Determinants of Childhood Immunization in the Poorly Performing Lalmonirhat District in Bangladesh'. |
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| Appointments |
| A/Prof Shen Han Ming was appointed as an alternative member of the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) for a term of 2 years wef 8 October 2009. |
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