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Who would benefit from this Fellowship? |
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Medical/nursing faculty at your university and administrative staff who manage/handle the operations of your healthcare simulation centre. |
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Duration and Schedule |
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27 October 2025 – 7 November 2025 |
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You can choose the entire period or any shorter period within this duration. |
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Number of Fellowship Opportunities |
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Two positions for medical/nursing teaching faculty and one position for healthcare simulation centre administrative staff. |
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Expenses |
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This is a FREE fellowship. You only need to take care of your flight tickets, accommodation and other personal expenses during your Fellowship at CHS in Singapore. |
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Learning Outcomes (May vary depending on duration of your Fellowship and if you are a teaching faculty or centre administrative staff) |
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Simulation Centre Leadership, Management and Advocacy |
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Observe and discuss effective leadership and management in simulation activity planning and execution. Advocate for simulation integration in medical curricula. |
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Centre Administration and Operations |
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Observe and discuss matters concerning administrative and operational aspects, including budgeting, manpower planning, scheduling, inventory control, asset management, and regulatory compliance. |
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Simulation Design and Delivery |
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Observe and discuss the development and implementation of simulation scenarios that address specific learning objectives and reflect evidence-based practices, co-teach simulation activities, and operate simulation technologies (e.g. simulators, task trainers, AV systems, AR/VR headsets). |
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Educational Theory and Debriefing |
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Apply adult learning principles and educational theory to simulation-based teaching. Conduct and participate in structured debriefing sessions with experienced tutors. |
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Exposure to Simulation Technologies |
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Exposure to various technologies in CHS, including low- and high-fidelity simulators, task trainers, hybrid, haptics, screen-based simulation, wearables AR/VR, avatars, humanoids e.g. Standardised patients, chatbots. |
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Research |
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Opportunity to design scholarly projects in simulation for local studies or collaborate with CHS in developing innovative MedTech projects. |
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Suggested Activities During Your Fellowship (May vary depending on duration of your Fellowship and if you are a teaching faculty or centre administrative staff) |
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Tour of CHS and the VR lab. |
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Involvement in simulation teaching sessions during NUS Medicine’s Phase V Simulation posting (activities include teaching, debriefing, scenario operations, programme administration, mingling with students, staff or teaching faculty). |
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Observation and participation in in-situ simulations in the Emergency Department, National University Hospital, Singapore. |
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Meetings with the following (depending on schedule and availability): |
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- Vice-Dean (Education), NUS Medicine
- Director, NUS Medicine CHS
- Standardised Patient Programme Director, NUS Medicine CHS
- International Liaisons Director, NUS Medicine CHS
- Developing Technologies and Innovation Director, NUS Medicine CHS
- Centre for Medical Education, NUS Medicine (Research Opportunities)
- Simulation Technologists and administrative and operations staff of NUS Medicine CHS
- Faculty from the NUS Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies for interprofessional education
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How to apply? |
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Please let us know by 30 September 2025 of your interest and preferred duration (specifying the dates). Interested applicants are to send the following to Mr Edwin Lim, Assistant Director, CHS, at edwinlyp@nus.edu.sg with: |
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A copy of the applicant’s resume; |
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A letter indicating support from your department/university; and |
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A personal write-up why this Fellowship would be a good learning experience for you. |
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CHS will review all applications and award the Fellowship based on the most suitable applicants. |
