{"id":31,"date":"2021-08-30T08:25:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T03:58:51","slug":"hod-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/about-us\/hod-message\/","title":{"rendered":"HOD Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tHOD Message\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<h3><strong>Welcome to the Department of Biomedical Informatics.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/Prof-Ngiam.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"203\" \/>Biomedical Informatics is set to change the way healthcare is transacted in the future and our department is ready to lead in this field &#8211; in Singapore and the region.<\/p>\n<p>The increased availability of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and the popularisation of machine learning methods in recent years catalysed a technological revolution in healthcare using Big Data and advanced analytics. Concurrently, technological advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP), deep neural networks and speech recognition applied to healthcare have spurred innumerable innovations in new services such as telehealth and virtual care services.<\/p>\n<p>Our department is well positioned to drive this revolutionary transformation in healthcare with our <strong>Triple A framework<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"45\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em><b>A<\/b>dvantage of being an academic medical centre that attracts and engages top researchers and clinicians<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"46\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em><b>A<\/b>ctive collaboration with top NUS academics in Asia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"46\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><em><b>A<\/b>ccess to vast computing resources and world-class facilities for research<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our mission is clear: to empower the next generation of biomedical informaticians, support and build an international network of savvy healthcare professionals, pioneer research breakthroughs and establish Singapore as a beacon of innovation, ultimately delivering a new era of higher quality, data-driven and personalised healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to meeting you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adjunct Professor Ngiam Kee Yuan<\/strong><\/p>\nHead, Department of Biomedical Informatics, NUS Medicine\nHead, Artificial Intelligence Office, NUHS\nHead &amp; Senior Consultant, Division of General Surgery (Endocrine &amp; Thyroid Surgery), Department of Surgery, NUH\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/education\/\" target=\"_self\"  aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/education\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/08\/3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"3\" title=\"3\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h3>Undergraduates &#038; Postgraduates<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Advance your healthcare career: Explore and apply to our Biomedical Informatics masters and minor programmes.<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/education\/education-postgraduates\/executive-courses\/\" target=\"_self\"  aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/education\/education-postgraduates\/executive-courses\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/pexels-kampus-8190804-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"pexels-kampus-8190804\" title=\"pexels-kampus-8190804\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h3>Executive Courses<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Elevate your skills and thrive in the data-driven era with our professional courses, specifically designed to equip healthcare leaders with the tools for success.<\/p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/research\/\" target=\"_self\"  aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/research\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/dbmi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/05\/DBMI-KV-1-2.png\" alt=\"DBMI KV (1)\" title=\"DBMI KV (1)\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h3>Research Opportunities<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Drive healthcare in AI innovation with us: Partner with top academics and researchers at NUS Medicine to shape the future of medicine in Singapore and beyond.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOD Message Welcome to the Department of Biomedical Informatics. 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