Lau Tang Ching
Senior Consultant, Division of Rheumatology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital
Vice-Dean (Education), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Group Director Education Office, National University Health System
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1810-0926
Adjunct Professor Lau Tang Ching is a Senior Consultant Rheumatologist in the Division of Rheumatology and Allergy, Department of Medicine in the National University Hospital. He has been appointed as the Vice-Dean (Education) of NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in June 2017 and Group Director of the National University Health System Education Office in February 2018. He graduated in 1991 from the National University of Singapore and obtained his Membership of the Royal College of Physician in United Kingdom and the Master of Medicine (internal medicine) degree in 1997. He is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore since 2001.
He also holds both a Master of Medical Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology and a Doctor of Philosophy in School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medicine (University of Newcastle, Australia), a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) and a Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture (Singapore).
His main research interests are in Osteoporosis, Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation, Medical Education and Evidence-Based Medicine. He has helped to coordinate the Health Service Development Program for osteoporosis (HSDP) in 2003 to 2007 in the NHG cluster, which was successful in improving adherence and reducing the recurrent fracture rates of patients who were at high risk of recurrent fractures. He is helping to coordinate the Osteoporosis Disease Management Program (OPTIMAL), which is an extension of the previous HSDP osteoporosis program.
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.









