The Young Biomedical Science Programme is a dynamic initiative designed to equip young professionals with essential skills in biomedical science education. Open to all Senior Research Fellows, Research Fellows, Teaching Assistants, Instructors, and PhD Students who are presently involved or interested in teaching biomedical science, the program caters to individuals with a strong interest in pursuing a future career in health professions education. It features a Core Module, requiring participants to complete all online learning modules and attend a 1.5-day face-to-face workshop covering curriculum design, foundations of learning, teaching and learning approaches, assessment, mentoring, and well-being. Participants can then choose one Selective Module focusing either on quality assurance, program evaluation, leadership, and risk management or on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) alongside qualitative and quantitative research methods. Additionally, the program incorporates mentoring and coaching, as well as the development of a learning portfolio, culminating in a capstone project or attendance at the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC).

Eligibility

Open to all Senior Research Fellows/ Research Fellows/ Teaching Assistants/ Instructors /PhD Students who are presently involved / interested in teaching biomedical science.

Strong interest to pursue future career in health professions education.

Intake

There will be one intake per year — January

Curriculum

Core Modules (Compulsory)

1. Block 1 Engaging Learners from Curriculum to Classroom
2. Block 2 Transformative Assessment Design to Support Learner Performance (Mentoring, Coaching and Supervision)

Selective Modules (Choose ONE of the following)

1. Block 3 Leading for Excellence in HPE
2. Block 4 Educator as a Scholar

Schedule

Coming soon in 2025

Application

Opening: 1st Aug 2025 (00:00), Closing: 30th Nov 2025 (23:59)

Program Cancellation / Withdrawal Policy

We understand that cancellations or schedule changes are sometimes inevitable. The following policies are necessary to ensure the continued success of the program.

All cancellations must be made in writing to CenMED.

Once you have registered for a particular module, changing it to another module will result in an administrative fee of S$100 (not including GST), for each module change requested. This policy is to ensure that other participants are not deprived from attending the modules.

Should you choose to withdraw from this programme, it falls upon you - the applicant, to pay the full amount + prevailing GST.

No replacement is allowed after the individual participant has been accepted into the programme.