Chong Yap Seng
Lien Ying Chow Professor in Medicine
Dean, National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine)
Deputy Chief Executive (Education & Research), National University Health System (NUHS)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-8473
Professor Chong Yap Seng is the Dean of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine). Since he assumed the role of Dean in 2019, NUS Medicine has risen to rank 13th on the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (Medical & Health) and 18th on the 2025 QS World University Rankings for Medicine.
As the National University Health System’s Deputy Chief Executive for Education and Research, Professor Chong advances NUHS’ academic mission through his oversight of the academic and research development at all NUHS institutions. He also oversees clinical programmes that seek to promote health and human capacity in Singapore and the world as the Chief Clinical Officer at the Institute for Human Development and Potential, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), including two of Singapore’s most prominent birth cohort studies that he is the lead principal investigator of: Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) and the Singapore Preconception Study of long-Term maternal and child Outcomes (S-PRESTO).
Professor Chong has co-authored more than 630 research publications in top journals to date and received the National Outstanding Clinician Scientist Award from Singapore’s Ministry of Health in 2017 as well as the Public Administration Medal (Silver) at the 2022 Singapore National Day Awards for his research efforts. For the past few years, his energies have been focused on helping develop national strategies to advance child and maternal health and well-being, promoting healthy living for families, and improving health resources equity in Singapore. He also continues to care for mothers and babies as a Senior Consultant in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the National University Hospital (NUH) and, till today, still looks forward to welcoming newborn babies into the world.
Announcements
- Best Reviewer Awards 2025
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2025.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2025
The Most Accessed Article of 2025 goes to Analyses of self-care agency and mindset: A pilot study on Malaysian undergraduate medical students.
Congratulations, Dr Reshma Mohamed Ansari and co-authors! - Best Article Award 2025
The Best Article Award of 2025 goes to From disparity to inclusivity: Narrative review of strategies in medical education to bridge gender inequality.
Congratulations, Dr Han Ting Jillian Yeo and co-authors! - Best Reviewer Awards 2024
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2024.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2024
The Most Accessed Article of 2024 goes to Persons with Disabilities (PWD) as patient educators: Effects on medical student attitudes.
Congratulations, Dr Vivien Lee and co-authors! - Best Article Award 2024
The Best Article Award of 2024 goes to Achieving Competency for Year 1 Doctors in Singapore: Comparing Night Float or Traditional Call.
Congratulations, Dr Tan Mae Yue and co-authors! - Best Reviewer Awards 2023
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2023.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2023
The Most Accessed Article of 2023 goes to Small, sustainable, steps to success as a scholar in Health Professions Education – Micro (macro and meta) matters.
Congratulations, A/Prof Goh Poh-Sun & Dr Elisabeth Schlegel! - Best Article Award 2023
The Best Article Award of 2023 goes to Increasing the value of Community-Based Education through Interprofessional Education.
Congratulations, Dr Tri Nur Kristina and co-authors! - Best Reviewer Awards 2022
TAPS would like to express gratitude and thanks to an extraordinary group of reviewers who are awarded the Best Reviewer Awards for 2022.
Refer here for the list of recipients. - Most Accessed Article 2022
The Most Accessed Article of 2022 goes to An urgent need to teach complexity science to health science students.
Congratulations, Dr Bhuvan KC and Dr Ravi Shankar. - Best Article Award 2022
The Best Article Award of 2022 goes to From clinician to educator: A scoping review of professional identity and the influence of impostor phenomenon.
Congratulations, Ms Freeman and co-authors.
