Why Singapore General Hospital

Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is the largest public tertiary hospital in Singapore with a capacity of more than 1,600 beds. It is also the oldest, founded in 1821, making it 200 years old this year. SGH is a leading teaching hospital for undergraduate medical training as well as postgraduate and advanced training of specialist doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Students from both the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine spend a substantial part of their curriculum in SGH. The hospital’s medical staffs hold teaching positions at both schools. It is one of the main residency training centres as well as postgraduate medical trainings and fellowship centres for subspecialty training across all major medical specialties in Singapore. It is also an academic medical centre where close collaboration with the 3 medical schools, the local universities as well as established medically related organizations and commercial start-ups to ensure high level research and state of art technology are applied in the delivery of excellent and optimal patient care.
 

Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Department

The Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery (HRM) has been formed since 1985 when it was called Department of Hand Surgery, it became Department of HRM in 2019 emphasizing on not just hand surgery but also microsurgery being an integral part of the cases managed as all the specialists are well trained to handle and treat such cases. There are 4 core subspecialty services within the department to cater to the needs of our patients namely:

 - Wrist services
 - Advance Microsurgery services
 - Congenital Hand Services
 - Brachial plexus, Peripheral Nerve, and Spastic Services.
 

They are each helmed by senior specialists who are well-trained in the relevant subspecialty to provide expert care for patients presenting with more complicated conditions. However, despite the differences in expertise, all specialists in the department are well versed in the core competencies of hand and microsurgery and are able to handle all aspects of conditions relating to hand, wrist, peripheral nerves, structures directly related to the functions of the hand such as traumatic, degenerative, neoplastic, infective and metabolic conditions. Being one of the 2 tertiary hospitals in Singapore and in particular hand and wrist conditions, the caseloads for Department of HRM has been significant and adequate to fulfil its role as the premier training centre for hand and wrist surgery together with the staff of 11 specialists all of whom are esteemed faculty for the hospital and the affiliated universities and medical schools.

Wrist Fellowship Program:

We welcome applicants from IWC and other countries worldwide to apply for our fellowship at Singapore General Hospital. As a fellow, you will be under the supervision of A/Prof Andrew YH Chin, the Director of Wrist Service and IBRA fellowship director, along with Drs. Chung Sze Ryn and Rebecca Lim, who are fellowship-trained wrist specialists (see full CV below).

The fellowship offers exposure to a wide range of hand and wrist conditions, both elective and trauma-related. We place a particular emphasis on arthroscopic and complex wrist surgeries. Our team performs approximately 4 to 5 wrist arthroscopies per week, with each surgeon handling about 800 to 1200 cases per year.

In addition to the hands-on experience, fellows will have the opportunity to participate in our annual wrist arthroscopy course held in January or February, at a discounted rate.

Fellows who are interested in conducting research are welcome to engage in research with our scientists at the Biomechanics Lab (https://www.sgh.com.sg/research-innovation/research-dept-centres/home).

We recommend the duration of fellowship to be at least 6 months for clinical fellowship (with hands-on), and at least 1 month for observership to fully maximize your experience with us. As this fellowship will be self-funded, there is no limit to its duration.

Team

All surgeons are IWAS members and specialize in arthroscopic wrist surgery.

	A/Prof Andrew YH Chin (CV attached) Senior Consultant and Director of Wrist Service, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, SGH
	Dr. Chung Sze Ryn (CV attached) Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, SGH
	Dr. Rebecca QR Lim (CV attached) Consultant, Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, SGH

How to apply :

For those interested in applying for the fellowship, please visit our hospital's website for more information on the application process
(https://www.sgh.com.sg/pgmi/fellowship_attachments/Pages/How-to-Apply.aspx).

If you decide to apply, kindly send an email to Dr. Chung Sze Ryn at szeryn@gmail.com, and cc A/Prof Andrew Chin (andrew.chin.y.h@singhealth.com.sg) indicating your intention to apply for the fellowship. Please attach your curriculum vitae to the email.

Do take note that for ‘Observership’, it takes approximately 3 to 4 months of processing with the relevant authorities. For ‘Clinical Fellowship’, it takes approximately 6 to 9 months for processing with the relevant authorities. A small fee will be required for the application process and paperwork. The actual attachment commencement date is subject to the completion of the necessary administrative procedures, registration, and training employment pass approval

Center address:

Singapore General Hospital

31 Third Hospital Ave,

Singapore 168753

Our office:

Outram Road, Singapore General Hospital,

Academia, Level 4,

Department of Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery

Singapore 169854

Tel: +65 6321 4377