The Centre for Health Professionals Training supports training of the future healthcare workforce through continual learning and skills upgrading for health professionals who provide care across the healthcare continuum.
The Centre for Health Professionals Training was established in 2017 as one of the six Centres under the National University Health System.
Mr Dennie Hsu was the inaugural Centre Director who convened different work streams that focused on different staff groups. With his extensive knowledge and experience in Allied Health professions, the Expert Series was conceived, where domain experts were invited to develop niche, skills-based programmes that focused on knowledge and skills transfer from these experts to the local Allied Health Professionals.
His team also focused on developing programmes to train a future-ready healthcare workforce, looking at skillsets that will ensure the healthcare workforce remains relevant in this era of disruptive innovation and transform the way healthcare is delivered.
The current team comprises the following who are highly committed to healthcare professional education and training.
- Ms Eng Jia Yen, Centre Director
- Ms Shirlyn Tan, Assistant Manager
- Ms Melody Cheng, Assistant Manager
Apr 2016 : Appointment of Centre for Health Professionals Training Workgroups
Jan 2017 : Establishment of Centre for Health Professionals Training as one of the six NUHS Centres
Nov 2017 : Launch of first workshop as part of the Expert Series
July 2017 : Launch of first course as part of the Healthcare Support Series
Mar 2018 : Launch of first workshop as part of the Future-Ready Skills Series
Apr 2020 : Transition of 6 Centres of Excellence to Alexandra Campus
Dec 2021 : Collaborated with NUHS Mind Science Centre (MSC) on organising 2 new workshops
Jan 2022: Collaborated with NUS YLLSOM-DGMS to launch the Executive Certificate in Healthcare Improvement via Informatics
Jan 2023: Launch of Health Informatics Workshop to introduce participants to foundational concepts in healthcare informatics (HCIT), the local HCIT landscape and the HCIT ecosystem within NUH / NUHS
Aug 2023: Collaborated with NTFGH on organising 2 new workshops
Nov 2024: Collaborated with IAHC on organising multiple workshops