EyeSight Issue 1 2022 - Introducing our new adjunct clinician educators

Teaching is a lifelong journey. We are pleased to have like-minded clinicians who have stepped forward and join us in nurturing our next generation of learners. We would like to introduce the team of Adjunct Clinician Educators (CE) with the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Programme (EYE ACP) who have joined the Education team in our endeavour to achieve educational excellence and provide the best learning environment for all learners. This is an important role for EYE ACP as we strive to fulfil our Academic Medicine mission to deliver the best trained Ophthalmologists of tomorrow. With their wealth of experience after having gone through training with us, the CEs will work closely with our Education Leaders to spearhead programmes and initiatives that will improve the delivery of teaching and enabling a positive learning culture within the EYE ACP. We hope to create a vibrant learning environment that will truly inspire our learners and attract the best trainees to join our programme as we strive towards academic excellence in the region and beyond.

	Dr Wesley Chong Consultant, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department, SNEC Clinical Director, Primary Eye Care Clinic / Community Eye Care Clinic, SNEC Dr Chong's clinical interest is in complex cataracts. In the past three years, he has been helping with clinical optometry and resident cataract training.
	Dr Low Jin Rong Consultant, Glaucoma Department, SNEC Clinical Director, Pharmacy Services, SNEC Deputy Director, Undergraduate Education, EYE ACP Dr Low is the Deputy Director of undergraduate teaching, and helps to manage medical students from Duke-NUS, Yong Loo Lin and Lee Kong Chian medical schools.
	Dr Saadia Farooqui Consultant, Paediatric Ophthalmology & Adult Strabismus Department, SNEC Dr Farooqi has a special interest in paediatric ocular genetics. For the past year, she has been involved in residency and fellowship training.
	Dr Tan Licia Consultant, Oculoplastic Department, SNEC Dr Tan's interest is in endoscopic oculoplastic surgery. She also helps in residency training and examinations.
	Dr Wiryasaputra Shaan Consultant, Medical Retina Department, and Ocular Inflammation & Immunology Department, SNEC Deputy Chair, Infection Control Committee, SNEC Dr Shaan is a member of medical retina and uveitis unit. She is part of the centre’s infection control committee and assists with cataract training.
	Dr Beau Fenner Associate Consultant, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department, SNEC Dr Fenner has an interest in medical retina, with a focus on retina genetics. He has been involved with in residency training and helping to run ocular genetic rounds at SNEC.
	Dr Lee Yi Fang Associate Consultant, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department, SNEC Dr Lee is part of the glaucoma service. She has passion for medical as well as patient education. She has ongoing projects focusing on the digitalisation of patient education resources and improving patient experiences.
	Dr Nathalie Chiam Associate Consultant, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department, SNEC Dr Chiam is part of the paediatric and adult strabismus team. She has been actively involved in the ophthalmic education for the Curtin’s nurses, the SingHealth family medicine residency program, medical students, medical officers and residents.
	Dr Reuben Foo Associate Consultant, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department, SNEC Dr Foo specialises in both neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma. He is involved in the teaching of Duke-NUS and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine students and residents.
	Dr Bryan Sim Associate Consultant, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department, SNEC Dr Sim is has a clinical interest in myopia. He co-chairs the medical officer orientation planning committee, and actively involved in medical student, medical officer, residency and optometrist training.
	Dr Jane Lim Associate Consultant, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department, SNEC Dr Lim has an interest in cataract surgery and biometry. She is also involved in medical student, medical officer and residency training.

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