{"id":3252,"date":"2026-02-02T08:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/medphc\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:09:42","slug":"interview-learning-to-teach-better-ft-a-prof-judy-sng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/medphc\/news\/interview-learning-to-teach-better-ft-a-prof-judy-sng\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Learning to Teach Better (ft. A\/Prof. Judy SNG)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3253\" src=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/medphc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/20260202-JS-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/medphc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/20260202-JS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/medphc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/20260202-JS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/medphc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/20260202-JS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/medphc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/02\/20260202-JS.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"676\">Assoc Prof Sng, one of the earliest to be promoted to an open-contract position in the preclinical educator track at NUS Medicine, is a strong proponent of going beyond meeting teaching requirements to actively innovating in medical education. With 16 years of teaching experience, she believes that meaningful improvement in curricula and pedagogy must be grounded in education research. Regularly reflecting on her teaching practice, she identifies gaps in effectiveness and explores new approaches and technologies, driven by the need to prepare students for a rapidly digitalising healthcare landscape where tools such as AI are increasingly embedded in clinical practice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"1339\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Coming from a science research background, Assoc Prof Sng credits education research with accelerating her growth as an educator and shaping her leadership in teaching innovation. Her commitment led her to establish the NUSMed Educator Club to support faculty development across disciplines, and to pursue a Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education at Harvard Medical School in 2023. Through the programme, she deepened her expertise, challenged her own assumptions about teaching, and built international networks with fellow medical education leaders\u2014experiences that continue to inform her work at NUS Medicine and open doors for future collaboration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"1339\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Full Article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/newsletters\/issue57\/insights\/learning-to-teach-better\/\">https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/newsletters\/issue57\/insights\/learning-to-teach-better\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assoc Prof Sng, one of the earliest to be promoted to an open-contract position in the preclinical educator track at NUS Medicine, is a strong proponent of going beyond meeting teaching requirements to actively innovating in medical education. 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