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Awards & Achievements

2012

Organisation Awards

Award Name​​​Award Write-up
​Joint Commision International
​Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation is internationally recognised as a premier credential for hospitals and other medical institutions. It is an international mark and endorsement for quality patient care and safety, and organisation management. The JCI accreditation programme initiated in 1999 was designed to evaluate all the functions of acute care hospitals and medical centres. SNEC was accredited in December 2009 and re-accredited in December 2012.
Singapore Health Award (Gold) 
​The Singapore HEALTH (Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time Health) Award is presented by the Health Promotion Board to give national recognition to organisations with commendable Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) programmes. It is an important way of honouring organisations that strive to help their employees lead healthy and vibrant lives. SNEC has progressed from the Bronze Award in 2002 to Silver then to the Gold Award in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.


Research & Education Awards

Conference/ Award
​​​Category
Recipient
Date of Award
SERI Annual Awards
Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Dr Carol Cheung
1 December 2012
​SERI Annual Awards
​Most Valued Employee Award
​Serena Ting May Ling
​1 December 2012
​SERI Annual Awards
​Exemplary Mentor/ Role Model Award
​Ooi Ya Ying
​1 December 2012
​SERI Annual Awards
​Outstanding Graduate Student/ Fellow Award
​Dr Baskaran Mani
​1 December 2012
​National Medical Research Council, 
Ministry of Health
​NMRC Clinician Scientist Award
​Dr Louis Tong
​1 December 2012
​National Medical Research Council, 
Ministry of Health
NMRC Transition Award
​Dr Nobuyo Yawata
​1 December 2012
​NHG Eye institute 4th International Ophthalmology Congress
​Poster Merit Award
​Andrea Petznick
​10 November 2012
​American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 
​Senior Achievement Award
​Prof Donald Tan
​​8 November 2012
​Stars @ NUHS Awards Ceremony 
​Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award
​Prof Aung Tin
​​2 November 2012
​Ophthalmology Research Day
Postgraduate, research fellows, and resident physicians category
​Dr Peggy Chiang
​25 October 2012
​Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress
​Singapore Young Investigator Basic Science/Translation Research Bronze Medal
​Dr Queenie Li Ling Jun
​28 September 2012
​XXX Congress of the ESCRS
​Best Paper of Session
​Romesh Agunawala
​8 September 2012
​Global Ophthalmology Awards Program: VERDICT, Bayer
​Bayer Grant
​Dr Gemmy Cheung
​7 September 2012
​3rd TERMIS (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society) World Congress Conference
​TERMIS Poster Award (third best poster prize)
​Pradeep Paul Panengad 
​5 September 2012
​Singhealth DUKE-NUS Scientific Congress
​Best Oral Presentation-(Clinical Research) 
​Dr Arun Kumar Narayanaswamy
​3 August 2012
​Duke-NUS
​Duke-NUS Khoo Clinical Scholars Pilot Award
​Dr Carol Cheung
​1 July 2012
​Singapore Effie Awards
​Bronze in the Non-profit Category at the 2012 Singapore Effectiveness Award Competition
​SERI 
​30 June 2012
​2nd Joint International Congress - Ref@ctive.online & SICSSO
​Best Paper of Session
​Prof Donald Tan
​28 June 2012
​NUHS-Harvard BIDMC Seed Fund Committee
​NUHS Harvard-BIDMC Seed Funding 
​Dr Kamran Ikram
​19 June 2012
​28th Singapore- Malaysia Joint Meeting in Ophthalmology
​Merit Poster Award 
​Dr Queenie Li Ling Jun
​15 June 2012
​Xth International Adenovirus Meeting
​Best poster award
​Dr Nobuyo Yawata
​​13 June 2012
​SingHealth Foundation (TDF Publication Award)
​SingHealth Publish! Award (Medical Research)
​Dr Carol Cheung
​7 June 2012
​The Asian Pacific Society of Hypertension (APSAVD) and Hypertension
​Young Investigator Grant
Dr Kamran Ikram
​23 May 2012
​24th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension 
​Special Travel Grant 
​Yip Wanfen
​23 May 2012
​ARVO 
​ARVO Member in Training (MIT) Outstanding Poster Award 
​Dr Peggy Chiang
​22 May 2012
​National Medical Research Council, 
Ministry of Health
​NMRC Clinician Scientist Award
​Dr Cheng Ching-Yu
​21 May 2012
National Medical Research Council, 
Ministry of Health
​NMRC Clinician Scientist Award
​Dr Kamran Ikram
​21 May 2012
​National Medical Research Council, 
Ministry of Health
NMRC Transition Award
​Dr Sabanayagam Charumathi
​21 May 2012
​Duke-NUS Khoo Clinical Scholar Programme 
​Duke-NUS Khoo Clinical Scholar Programme 
​Dr Sabanayagam Charumathi
​24 April 2012
​Khoo Scholars Program 
​Khoo Scholars Program 
​Dr Anna Tan
​​24 April 2012
​American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium 
​American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) 2012 Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery
​Dr Chelvin Sng
​​20 April 2012
​American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium
​Best Paper of Session 1-K Keratorefractive Lasik
​Dr Cordelia Chan 
​​20 April 2012
​Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO)
​Achievement Award
​Dr Carol Cheung
​​13 April 2012
​ARVO 
Travel Grant
​Soh Yu Qiang Andrew
​​11 April 2012
​NUHS Clinician Scientist Program (NCSP)
​NUHS Clinician Scientist Program (NCSP)
​Dr Cheng Ching-Yu
​16 February 2012
​NUHS Clinician Scientist Program (NCSP)
​NUHS Clinician Scientist Program (NCSP)
​Dr Kamran Ikram
​​16 February 2012
​3rd Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Annual Graduate Scientific Congress
​Best Oral Presentation
​Dr Monisha E. Nongpiur
​​​1 February 2012
​2nd Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Annual Graduate Scientific Congress
​Best Oral Presentation
​Dr Tham Yih Chung
​​​​1 February 2012
​ARVO
​Travel Grant
​Dr Arun Kumar Narayanaswamy
​​​​1 February 2012
​ARVO
​Travel Grant
​Dr Ainur Rahman Bin Anuar
​​​​1 February 2012
​ARVO
​Travel Grant
​Dr Peggy Chiang Pei Chia
​​​​1 February 2012
​ARVO
​Santen Pharmaceutical - Japan Travel Grant Award
​Monisha E. Nongpiur
1 February 2012
​ARVO
​Silver Fellow
​Prof Saw Seang Mei
4 January 2012