Health Humanities Hub

Supported by the NUS Medicine Global Education Network, the Health Humanities Hub (HHH) was established within the Centre for Biomedical Ethics to raise awareness of the central, yet under-discussed, role of the non-scientific component of medical practice: the Health Humanities. Here at the HHH, we strive to be the intellectual hub that champions the role of the Health Humanities in good healthcare practice and pedagogy. Through the study and practice of history, philosophy, the social sciences, and the fine and performing arts, the HHH aims to collaborate on, and co-create, localised experiences that bring the humanities to life for all within the larger medical fraternity.

This in view, the HHH was established to support the following:

1. 1. Increasing visibility of the Health Humanities beyond healthcare ethics and communications skills.
  2. Increasing the availability of Health Humanities research and experiences in service of the wider healthcare community.
  3. Increasing access to Health Humanities practice in Singapore, including funding Health Humanities projects and research.

To do this, the HHH is proud to offer a suite of different activities targeted at different audiences to act upon its vision.

1. Experientials

Once a month, the HHH will collaborate with practitioners of various art forms to run experiential workshops. These workshops are intended to showcase, demonstrate, or otherwise highlight the different ways through which the humanities can enrich the practice of healthcare. These events are open to all faculty, teaching staff and students from medicine, nursing, pharmacy and dentistry.

To find out more about our experientials, please click here. Our experientials are free to attend.

2. Student Projects

The HHH is also pleased to encourage NUSMed students who are keen to embark on Health Humanities projects of their own to pitch for funds to support their project. These projects can – but need not necessarily – be research projects, developing in-house experiential workshops, or a commissioned art piece.

The HHH is also ambitious in supporting the integration of the Health Humanities into healthcare education for students and professional trainees in Singapore. To this end, the HHH is offering platforms upon which NUSMed teaching staff and students alike can come together to co-create educational initiatives and identify educational priorities that keep in view the importance of the humanities in healthcare. If you are a student, we also encourage you to think about proposing a student project that focuses on designing a novel educational activity.

Please click here to learn more about the fund and the call for proposals.

3. Educational and Faculty Development Workshops

The HHH would like to help build interest and skills in our faculty and teaching staff who are interested to integrate the humanities into the teaching offered within NUSMed. Educational and Faculty development workshops will be held periodically so that like-minded individuals can learn together and from each other.

Please click here if you are interested to attend.

Upcoming Events

Sandbox Workshop – Medical Humanities: From Hype to Action!

The Health Humanities Hub is pleased to invite students and faculty to our upcoming Sandbox Workshop, titled: Medical Humanities: from Hype to Action!

Join us for an interactive workshop that brings together students and faculty who share a passion for medical humanities and curriculum innovation. Together, we will explore new ideas, exchange perspectives, and co-design initiatives that promote person-centred, compassionate care through education.

Whether you have a well-developed idea, or are simply curious to learn from others, we welcome your participation. No prior preparation is required, just bring your experiences, ideas, and enthusiasm!

Event details:

Date: 20 August 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 4 to 6pm
Location: MD6 01-02

Limited to 30 participants

If you would like to attend, please register at the following link or at the QR in the banner.

Health Humanities Hub Student Showcase 2026 – Charting Care

NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics’ Health Humanities Hub warmly invites you to our inaugural student showcase, Charting Care – A Health Humanities Exploration.

Join us as we celebrate six student-led projects spanning a range of art forms, each offering thoughtful reflections on the lived experiences of patients and healthcare professionals. Along the way, you can look forward to interactive performances, reflective pieces, light refreshments, and a commemorative memento to mark your participation.

We hope you’ll join us for an evening of stories, creativity, and conversation as we explore what it means to care through the lens of the health humanities.

Event details:

Date: 9th September 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 6 – 8.30pm
Location: MD6 LT35

To register, please scan the QR code in the poster, or click on this link.

Singapore Medical Humanities Conference 2026

Join us for the 4th Singapore Medical Humanities Conference on Thursday, 22nd October – Friday, 23rd October.

Based on the theme “Living with Illness, Caring with Meaning”, this Conference centres on the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and families, examining illness not merely as a clinical condition but as a human experience shaped by relationships, culture, ethics, and meaning. It asks how healthcare systems and professionals can respond more thoughtfully to the moral, emotional, and relational dimensions of living with illness.

The Call for Abstracts is now open, presenting unique opportunities for healthcare professionals to express lived experiences of caring and illness through the arts and humanities. Submissions exploring individual, clinical, institutional, or societal perspectives aligned with the conference theme are welcome.

👉 Register for the Conference (MME points pending approval)

👉 Call for Abstracts (Submit your entries by 30 June 2026)