Career Overview
The years ahead have been described as the Decade of
Psychiatry. With the growth in research in the field of neuroscience,
increasing awareness of psychiatric issues in medical conditions as well as the
implementation of the National Mental Health Blueprint for Singapore, the future for a career
in psychiatry is bright.
Psychiatry truly combines the Art as well as the Science of
Medicine and, therefore, if you are someone with good 'people' skills and agree
that there is no health without mental health, then psychiatry offers a
challenging and stimulating career for you.
Aim of Program
The
National Psychiatry Residency Program aims to train psychiatrists in the
management of a wide range of psychiatric conditions to meet the present and
future mental health needs of Singapore.
The
programme ensures that you will have the opportunity to work in a variety of
mental health settings including rotations in the Institute of Mental Health (IMH),
Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), National
University Hospital (NUH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Changi General
Hospital (CGH) and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKWCH).
During
the five-year residency program, you will participate in a wide range of
didactic sessions, with opportunities for supervised clinical experience in
general psychiatry and the various psychiatry sub-specialties.
We
offer valuable working opportunities in multi-disciplinary teams and interaction
with professionals in the other medical disciplines. There will be
competency-based, formative and summative assessments and you will be
supervised by experienced and committed faculty members.
Example
of Rotation for R1 Residents:
OR
Faculty
Members
Name
|
Designation
and Department
|
Program Director:
|
|
Cl A/Prof Chiam Peak
Chiang
|
Senior
Consultant, Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, IMH
|
Associate Program Directors:
|
|
Dr Aaron Ang Lye Poh
|
Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine,
TTSH
|
Dr Andrew Peh Lai
Huat
|
Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological
Medicine, CGH
|
Dr Lai Yew Min
|
Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine,
NUHS
|
Dr Ng Beng Yeong
|
Senior Consultant and Head, Department of
Psychiatry, SGH
|
Dr Ong Seh Hong
|
Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine,
KTPH
|
Core Faculty:
|
|
Dr Tan Lay Ling
|
Senior Consultant and Deputy Chief, Department of Geriatric Psychiatry,
IMH
|
Dr Tomita Todd
|
Consultant and Acting Chief, Department of General & Forensic Psychiatry,
IMH
|
Dr Sengupta Somnath
|
Consultant, Department of General Psychiatry I, IMH
|
Dr Lee Kae
Meng
|
Consultant and Deputy Chief, Department of Addiction Medicine, IMH
|
Dr Cai Yimin
|
Senior Consultant, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, IMH
|
Dr Ong Say How
|
Consultant and Deputy Chief, Department of Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry, IMH
|
Dr Leong Jern-Yi
|
Consultant, Department of Community Psychiatry, IMH
|
Dr Sujatha Rao
|
Associate Consultant, Department of Early Psychosis Intervention, IMH
|
Dr S/O Sahul Hameed Habeebul Rahman
|
Associate Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine, TTSH
|
Dr Samuel Cheng Eng Teck
|
Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine, CGH
|
Dr Loh Bee Lock, Cheryl
|
Associate Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine, CGH
|
Cl A/Prof John Wong
|
Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine, NUHS
|
Cl A/Prof Leslie Lim
|
Senior Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, SGH
|
Dr Lee Huei Yen
|
Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, SGH
|
Dr Choo Chih Huei
|
Senior Consultant and Site Director, Department of Mental Wellness
Service, KKWCH
|
Dr Helen Chen
|
Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Mental Wellness Service,
KKWCH
|
Dr Chan Keen Loong
|
Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Psychological Medicine, KTPH
|
LTC (Dr) Christopher
Cheok
|
Consultant and Site Director, Singapore Armed Forces
|
For further information, please
contact:
Program
Director
Cl A/Prof Chiam Peak Chiang
Email: peak_chiang_chiam@imh.com.sg
Program
Coordinator
Ms Audrey Lin
Email: Audrey_hx_lin@nhg.com.sg
Frequently
Asked Questions
Where will I do my rotations?
You
will do your rotations in medicine, surgery, and neurology in the general hospitals.
For your psychiatry rotations, you will be posted to the various participating
sites – IMH and the departments of psychological medicine at Tan Tock Seng
Hospital, Khoo Teck Puat
Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, Changi General Hospital, National
University Hospital, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the Singapore Armed Forces.
What are the sub-specialties available in psychiatry?
Sub-specialties
include general adult psychiatry, community psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry,
geriatric psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, consultation-liaison
psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, emergency psychiatry, and forensic
psychiatry. The SAF residents will be trained in military psychiatry.
You
may also be trained further in special areas like women’s mental health, eating
disorders, neuropsychiatry, mood and anxiety disorders, and psychotherapy.
What examinations do I have to take to become a specialist
in psychiatry?
There
will be continuous formative evaluations throughout your five years of
residency. In addition, to be registered with the Specialist Accreditation
Board (SAB) as a specialist in Psychiatry, you will have to pass either the Master of Medicine in Psychiatry or Member of the Royal
College Psychiatry Examinations during your training,
followed by the Psychiatry Exit Examinations at the end of your training.