Continuous Support Beyond CS Residency

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) has set up enablers to support passionate early-career clinicians who want to pursue research as part of their clinical career.

1. What should I do first?

Stay updated on latest grant information and notifications, and gain access to various core facilities and research spaces in SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC.

Should you require administrative assistance with your grant applications or processes, you may contact your respective host institutions' Research Administration Offices (RDOs) or Academic Clinical Programme (ACP) administration teams for help.

A list of RDO contacts can be found below:

Singapore General Hospital
Division of Research
Email: division.research@sgh.com.sg

KK Women's and Children's Hospital
KK Research Centre
Email: research@kkh.com.sg

Changi General Hospital
Clinical Trials Research Unit
Email: CTRU@cgh.com.sg

National Cancer Centre Singapore
Research Administration
Email: grants.rda@nccs.com.sg

National Heart Centre Singapore
Research Administration & Development Office
Email: asknhris@nhcs.com.sg

Singapore National Eye Centre
Singapore Eye Research Institute
Email: seri@seri.com.sg

National Neuroscience Institute
Research Administration
Email: nniresearchadmin@nni.com.sg

SingHealth Polyclinics
Research Administration
Email: shpresearch@singhealth.com.sg

National Dental Centre Singapore
ACORN Secretariat / ACP Admin
Email: research@ndcs.com.sg

The SingHealth Office of Research also manages an online Research Grant Calendar, which offers an overview of healthcare-related grant calls in Singapore.
You may access the Grant Calendar at www.singhealthdukenus.com.sg/research.

2. I need help with certain research techniques and resources. Who can I contact?

There are various core platforms and Centres within the AMC that you may approach for assistance or guidance with your research projects. As a fee may be chargeable, it is essential that you approach the core platforms early for a quotation based on your proposed application before applying for any grant.

Core Platforms

Advanced Bioimaging

Advanced Molecular Pathology Laboratory (AMPL)

Flow Cytometry

Health Services Research Centre (HSRC)

Investigational Medicine Unit (IMU)

Medical Technology Office (MTO)

SingHealth Experimental Medicine Centre (SEMC)

SingHealth Tissue Repository (STR)

Ethics & Integrity

Institutional Animal Care and the Use Committee (IACUC)

Centralised Institutional Review Board (CIRB)