Prof Liaw Sok Ying
Head
Professor
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing)
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Teaching Areas
- Humanity
- Experiential Authentic environment to support Reflection
- Theory-practice link
- Social constructivism in learning
- Nursing Practice and Research
Professor Liaw Sok Ying is an esteemed trailblazer in the field of nursing education, having lay the foundation for Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies since 2006. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to education, Prof Liaw has been consistently honoured with prestigious teaching awards at NUS. Notably, she received the NUS and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Digital Education Award in 2022 and 2021 respectively, as well as the NUHS Research Educator Awards for two consecutive years (2021, 2022).
Since assuming the role of Head of Department for the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies in July 2023, Prof Liaw has fostered a culture of teamwork. Her influence extends beyond administrative roles, having actively spearheaded innovative educational initiatives that seek to enhance the clinical competencies of medical and nursing students. Of note, Prof Liaw played an active role in the implementation of the SIMulated Professional Learning Environment (SIMPLE), an evidence-based simulation programme that helps final-year nursing students transit seamlessly into clinical practice.
She has built a significant and impactful body of research activities that can be summed up using the acronym “PRIME” with the key focus on Patient safety through Recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration; Interprofessional collaboration and education; Manpower nursing workforce and development, and; Experiential learning using simulation. She was also instrumental in guiding the development and evaluation of simulation-based educational programmes to develop nursing competency in patient safety: e-RAPIDS (Rescuing A Patient In Deterioration Situation) and CREATIVE (Create Real-time And Teamwork In Virtual Environment). She has been honoured with international research awards by the International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Education, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Master of Health Science (Education), The University of Sydney, Australia
- Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) with Distinction and Bronze Award for Achievement in Nursing, The University of Sydney, Australia
- Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Neuroscience) with Tan Tock Seng Hospital Prize for outstanding performances, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
- Diploma in Nursing with Merit and Singapore Private Hospitals Group Bronze Medal for outstanding performance, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Research Interests
- Patient Safety
- Recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration
- Interprofessional collaboration and education
- Manpower workforce and development
- Experiential learning using simulation
- Research Team: Khairul Rusli, Lee Shin Syuen
| Publications | DOI | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Liaw, S. Yc., Tan, J. Z., Bin Rusli, K. D., Ratan, R., Zhou, W., Lim, S., Lau, T. C., Seah, B., & Chua, W. L. (2023). Artificial Intelligence Versus Human-Controlled Doctor in Virtual Reality Simulation for Sepsis Team Training: Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e47748. | https://doi.org/10.2196/47748 | 7.4 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Tan, J. Z., Lim, S., Zhou, W., Yap, J., Ratan, R., Ooi, S. L., Wong, S. J., Seah, B., & Chua, W. L. (2023). Artificial intelligence in virtual reality simulation for interprofessional communication training: Mixed method study. Nurse Education Today, 122, 105718. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105718 | 3.9 |
| Liaw, S.Y c., Sutini., Chua, W.L., Levett-Jones, T., Ashokka B., Pan T.L., Lau, S.T. & Ignacio, J. (2022). Desktop virtual reality versus face-to-face simulation for team-training on stress levels and performance in clinical deterioration: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Advance online publication | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07557-7 | 5.7 |
| Chua, W.Lc., Ooi, S.L., Chan G.W.H., Lau, T.C., & Liaw, S.Y. (2022). The effect of a sepsis interprofessional education using virtual telesimulation on sepsis team care in clinical practice: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(24), e35058. | https://doi.org/10.2196/35058 | 7.4 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Ooi, S. L., Mildon, R., Ang, E., Lau, T. C., & Chua, W. L. (2022). Translation of an evidence-based virtual reality simulation-based interprofessional education into health education curriculums: An implementation science method. Nurse Education Today, 110, 105262. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105262 | 3.9 |
| Tan AJC, Chua WL, McKenna L, Lim YJ, Tan LL, Liaw SY. Enablers and barriers to nurse-facilitated geriatric teleconsultations in nursing homes: A qualitative descriptive multi-site study. Age Ageing. 2022 Dec 5;51(12):afac268. | https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac268 | 6.7 |
| Rusli, Kc., Ong, S. F., Speed, S., Seah, B., McKenna, L., Lau, Y., & Liaw, S. Y. (2022). Home-based care nurses' lived experiences and perceived competency needs: A phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(7), 2992–3004. | https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13694 | 5.5 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Rusli, K., McKenna, L., Tan, J. Z., & Lau, S. T. (2022). Effectiveness of an online program using telesimulation for academic-clinical collaboration in preparing nurse preceptors' roles. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(7-8), 1115–1124. | https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16339 | 4.2 |
| Chua, W. Lc., Tee, A., Hassan, N. B., Jones, D., Tam, W., & Liaw, S. Y. (2021). The development and psychometric evaluation of the Clinicians' Attitudes towards Responding and Escalating care of Deteriorating patients scale. Australian Critical Care, 34(4), 340–349. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.08.008 | 3.3 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Choo, T., Wu, L. T., Lim, W. S., Choo, H., Lim, S. M., Ringsted, C., Wong, L. F., Ooi, S. L., & Lau, T. C. (2021). “Wow, woo, win"- Healthcare students' and facilitators' experiences of interprofessional simulation in three-dimensional virtual world: A qualitative evaluation study. Nurse Education Today, 105, 105018. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105018 | 3.9 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Ooi, S. W., Rusli, K., Lau, T. C., Tam, W., & Chua, W. L. (2020). Nurse-Physician Communication Team Training in Virtual Reality Versus Live Simulations: Randomized Controlled Trial on Team Communication and Teamwork Attitudes. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4), e17279. | https://doi.org/10.2196/17279 | 7.4 |
| Chua, W. Lc., Legido-Quigley, H., Ng, P. Y., McKenna, L., Hassan, N. B., & Liaw, S. Y. (2019). Seeing the whole picture in enrolled and registered nurses' experiences in recognizing clinical deterioration in general ward patients: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 95, 56–64. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.04.012 | 8.1 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Wu, L. T., Wong, L. F., Soh, S., Chow, Y. L., Ringsted, C., Lau, T. C., & Lim, W. S. (2019). "Getting Everyone on the Same Page": Interprofessional Team Training to Develop Shared Mental Models on Interprofessional Rounds. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(12), 2912–2917. | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05320-z | 5.7 |
| Chew, B. H., Tang, C. J., Lim, W. S., Yap, J., Zhou, W., & Liaw, S. Yc. (2019). Interprofessional bedside rounds: Nurse-physician collaboration and perceived barriers in an Asian hospital. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 33(6), 820–822. | https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2019.1566218 | 2.7 |
| Ng, P. Y., Lau, S. T., Ong, S. F., & Liaw S. Yc. (2019). Singaporean nursing students' perceptions of a career in community nursing. International Nursing Review, 66(4), 514–522. | https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12528 | 4.1 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Tan, K. K., Wu, L. T., Tan, S. C., Choo, H., Yap, J., Lim, S. M., Wong, L., & Ignacio, J. (2019). Finding the Right Blend of Technologically Enhanced Learning Environments: Randomized Controlled Study of the Effect of Instructional Sequences on Interprofessional Learning. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(5), e12537. | https://doi.org/10.2196/12537 | 7.4 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Soh, S. L., Tan, K. K., Wu, L. T., Yap, J., Chow, Y. L., Lau, T. C., Lim, W. S., Tan, S. C., Choo, H., Wong, L. L., Lim, S. M., Ignacio, J., & Wong, L. F. (2019). Design and evaluation of a 3D virtual environment for collaborative learning in interprofessional team care delivery. Nurse Education Today, 81, 64–71. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.06.012 | 3.9 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Rashasegaran, A., Wong, L. F., Deneen, C. C., Cooper, S., Levett-Jones, T., Goh, H. S., & Ignacio, J. (2018). Development and psychometric testing of a Clinical Reasoning Evaluation Simulation Tool (CREST) for assessing nursing students' abilities to recognize and respond to clinical deterioration. Nurse Education Today, 62, 74–79. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.12.009 | 3.9 |
| Tang, C. J., Zhou, W. T., Chan, S. W., & Liaw, S. Yc. (2018). Interprofessional collaboration between junior doctors and nurses in the general ward setting: A qualitative exploratory study. Journal of Nursing Management, 26(1), 11–18. | https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12503 | 5.5 |
| Wu, L. Tc., Wang, W., Holroyd, E., Lopez, V., & Liaw, S. Y. (2018). Factors deterring dentistry, medical, pharmacy, and social science undergraduates from pursuing nursing as a healthcare career: a cross-sectional study in an Asian university. BMC Medical Education, 18(1), 23. | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1118- | 3.6 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Carpio, G., Lau, Y., Tan, S. C., Lim, W. S., & Goh, P. S. (2018). Multiuser virtual worlds in healthcare education: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 65, 136–149. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.006 | 3.906 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Wu, L. T., Chow, Y. L., Lim, S., & Tan, K. K. (2017). Career choice and perceptions of nursing among healthcare students in higher educational institutions. Nurse Education Today, 52, 66–72. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.008 | 3.906 |
| Tan, A., Lee, C., Lin, P. Y., Cooper, S., Lau, L., Chua, W. L., & Liaw, S.Yc. (2017). Designing and evaluating the effectiveness of a serious game for safe administration of blood transfusion: A randomized controlled trial. Nurse Education Today, 55, 38–44. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.04.027 | 3.906 |
| Awards and Honors | Year |
|---|---|
| Honoree of the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame | 2024 |
| Recipient of the Excellent Award Research, International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL) 2023. Rhode Island, USA | 2023 |
| Winner of the 2023 Hayden Vanguard Lectureship, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) 2023, Rhode Island, USA | 2023 |
| Merit Award (Oral Presentation) for Health Professions Education Research Investigator, Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2021, Singapore | 2021 |
| Best oral presenter at 1st Asia Pacific Interprofessional Education & Collaboration Conference, Indonesia | 2017 |
| Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, International Conference on Optimizing Healthcare Quality: Teamwork in Education, Research and Practice, Thailand | 2016 |
| 1st Runner up for Best Poster Oral Presentation, 11th International Conference on Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Team, Netherlands | 2015 |
| Silver Award for Best Poster (Health Professions Education), Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2013, Singapore | 2013 |
| Gold Award (Oral Presentation) for Health Professions Education Research Investigator, Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2012, Singapore | 2012 |
| 2nd place for Research Oral Presentation, 15th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS), Singapore | 2012 |
| Merit Award for Research Poster Presentation, Ministry of Health-Singapore Nurses Association &16th Singapore-Malaysia Joint Nursing Conference, Singapore | 2011 |
| Merit Award for Best Oral Presentation, 6th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC), Singapore | 2009 |
| Year | Project title | Funding Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2027 | Virtual Escape Room Simulation-Based Education (VERSE) for Intra-Professional Education to Improve Nursing Teamwork and Collaboration | Ministry of Education (Tertiary Research Fund), Singapore (PI) |
| 2023-2026 | 360-degrees Video Virtual Reality for Nursing Job Shadowing to Improve Perceptions of Nursing as a Career | Ministry of Health (Population Health Research Grant), Singapore (PI) |
| 2021-2024 | Development and evaluation of Home-based Care Competency Scale among Singapore nurses: A two-phase study | Ministry of Health (Health Services Research Grant), Singapore (PI) |
| 2021-2023 | Artificial Intelligent-enabled virtual reality simulation for interprofessional education | Ministry of Education (Tertiary Research Fund), Singapore (PI) |
| 2021-2023 | Enhancing Clinical Procedures through Deliberate Practice using Immersive Virtual Reality | Ministry of Education (Tertiary Research Fund), Singapore (Co-I) |
| 2020-2023 | Development and Evaluation of Building Resilience@Work Training among Healthcare Workers | Workforce Development Applied Research Fund (WDARF), Singapore (Co-I) |
| 2020-2022 | Recognising and escalating care for deteriorating patients: Psychometric scale testing and survey of general ward nurses | Ministry of Education (Academic Research Fund Tier 1), Singapore (PI) |
| 2020-2021 | Create Real-time experience And Teamwork In Virtual Environment | Technology Acceleration Programme Grant, Singapore (PI) |
| 2018-2020 | A blended learning course through academic-practice partnership to enhance workplace clinical teaching and learning | Workforce Development Applied Research Fund (WDARF), Singapore (PI) |
| 2018-2020 | Interprofessional collaborative learning: Is it effective in transforming health and social care? | Ministry of Education, Singapore. (Co-I) |
| 2016-2018 | Rapid response system in Singapore acute hospitals - A review of systems and its impact on nurses and doctors: A multi-site study | NUHS Centre For Health Services And Policy Research, Singapore (PI) |
| 2016-2019 | Creating a collaborative healthcare workforce: Designing and evaluating a virtual hospital for collaborative practice across higher education institutions in Singapore | Singapore Millennium Foundation, Singapore (PI) |
| 2015-2016 | A longitudinal study on the impact of interprofessional education on Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work and Dental undergraduates in NUS | NUS Longitudinal Studies on Impact of NUS Educational Programmes, Singapore (Co-I) |
| 2013-2016 | Exploring factors influencing career choice among students pursuing courses at higher education institutions in Singapore | Ministry of Health, Singapore (PI) |
