| Change
of Department Name - COFM to EPH |
We
were re-named as the Department of Epidemiology and
Public Health from 1 March 2009.
Epidemiology is a well
recognized discipline in biomedical research and practice.
It reflects a major component of our teaching in undergraduate
and graduate programs, and is one sphere where others recognize
as an area of expertise and strength in the Department. We
are now positioning ourselves to contribute actively in clinical
epidemiology within the National University Health System.
Public Health is the generally
accepted term to cover our traditional areas of expertise
(Community and Occupational Medicine). It
also covers new areas of research and education development
in the Department, such as health service research, health
promotion and global health.
Our internationally recognized work in Occupational
Medicine will continue in the department through
our well established Centre for Environmental and Occupational
Health Research, and WHO Collaborating Centre in Occupational
Health. Our Family Medicine colleagues have
been repositioned in the Department of Medicine in the National
University Health system.
Thank you for your continuing support for the department.
We look forward to working with you to achieve health for
all in our communities. For more details, follow this link:
http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cof/rename.html
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David
Koh
Professor
and Head
Department
of Epidemiology and Public Health |
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| Achievements |
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 A/Prof Saw Seang Mei received the 2009 Achievement Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology. |
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Gerald Koh was awarded the NMRC Research Training Fellowship
(Overseas Research Attachment) for PhD studies wef September
2009. |
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| Appointments |
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A/Prof
Saw Seang Mei was re-appointed as Assistant Dean (Graduate
Studies) from 01 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
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Professor
David Koh served as external examiner to the Master of
Medicine (Community Medicine) program at the School of Medial
Sciences of the University Sains Malaysia from 18 to
21 May 2009. |
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