Dr Ronel is a lecturer at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is an experienced clinician with over a decade of experience as a Registered Nurse, since 2011. As a clinician, Dr Ronel specialises in Critical Care Nursing and has vast clinical experience in both medical and surgical high- dependency/ intensive care units.

As a researcher, Dr Ronel is passionate in translational healthcare and education research. He has obtained his doctorate from NUS Nursing, where he developed and pilot-tested a psychoeducation self-management programme for community-dwelling adults with depression in Singapore. He has presented his research work at both local and international conferences.

As an educator, Dr Ronel strives to impart advanced nursing science and practice to the future generation of Registered Nurses. His vast clinical background enabled him to bridge the theory-to-practice gap, preparing nursing and healthcare students for the complexities of modern healthcare. A firm believer that every nurse is a Leader, Advocate, and Change-maker, Dr Ronel is dedicated to advancing the nursing profession both in Singapore and globally. Through his work as a Clinician, Educator, and Researcher, he continues to champion the critical role of nurses in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.