Awards & Lectureship

The College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Singapore has the following Awards and Lectureship under its purview as stipulated in the Regulations of the College:

THE O&G RESEARCH AWARD

GOLD MEDAL AWARD - OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY EXIT EXAM

LECTURESHIP

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Lecture

Held annually at an event organised by the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Singapore, the Lecture is open to distinguished members of the medical profession by invitation (local as well as overseas). The subject offered for the Lecture must be educational in content and be in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Nominations for the Lecturer will be invited from members of the College six months before the date of the Lecture. The Council of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Singapore will study the nominations for approval. The name of the Lecturer shall be announced before the event.

The Lecturer will be presented with a gold medallion. In addition, a business class return air passage and accommodation for the Lecturer during his stay throughout the duration of the event will be paid for by the College.

The College in consultation with the Academy of Medicine reserves the right to publish the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Lecture in full in the Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore..

Year	Series	Lecturer	Topic
2004	1^st	A/Prof George Yeo Seow Heong	Recent Developments in Obstetric Care/Maternal Fetal Medicine in Singapore
2005	2^nd	Prof Allan Templeton President, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, United Kingdom	(Topic Unknown)
2006	3^rd	Prof Ho Lai Yun Associate Dean & Senior Consultant, Department of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore	The Ethics of Caring for the Very Premature Babies
2007	4^th	Prof Tony Chung President, The Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Obstetrics in Hong Kong: The Impact of Mainland Mothers
2008	5^th	Prof Stephen C Robson Distinguished Academician, Academy of Medicine, Singapore	Sub-specialisation in O&G: Boon or Bane (Lessons from the RCOG Experience)
2009	6th	Prof Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran KBE President, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecology, St George’s, University of London, London, United Kingdom	Improving Quality, Safety by Governance and Revalidation
2010	7th	Prof Ann Tabor Professor of Fetal Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital President-Elect, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (ISUOG)	Implementation of a National Policy of Risk Assessment for Down Syndrome
2011	8th	Prof Tan Seang Lin James Edmund Dodds Chair in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, McGill University, Canada	The Present and Future of IVF
2012	9th	Prof Yves Ville Professor & Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France	The Role of Prenatal Diagnosis in Modern Obstetrics
2013	10th	Prof Dennis Lo Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine & Professor of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine & Director, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Non-Invasive Pre-Natal Diagnosis
2014	11th	Prof Sturla Eik-Nes Professor & Director, National Centre for Fetal Medicine, Trondheim, Norway	The ISUOG Outreach Program - A Founder's Perspective
2015	12th	Prof Goh Lee Gan Senior Consultant, Family Physician, National University Hospital	Women's Health from a Physician's Perspective
2016	13th	A/Prof Chong Yap Seng Senior Consultant, Dept of O & G National University Hospital	Good Public Health begins with Informed Obstetric Care
2017	14th	Mr Lek Siang Pheng Deputy Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP	Clinical Practice In the New Age of Consent
2018	15th	Prof Alan W. Flake Paediatric Surgery Fellowship Training Director, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Baby in a Bag: The Artificial Womb
2019	16th	Prof Jon Hyett Head of High Risk Obstetics, Royal Prince Alfred Women and Babies Hospital	First Trimester Screening - Does it Have a Future?
2022	17th	Prof Tim Draycott Consultant Obsetetrican, North Bristol NHS Trust VP for Clinical Quality & Strategy, Royal College of Obsetricians & Gynaecologists	Making Childbirth Safer Together
2023	18th	Prof Laurent Salomon Senior Consultant, Dept of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital Full Professor, Paris Descartes University	MRI in Obstetrics - Present Applications and Future Directions
2024	19th	Prof Catherine Williamson Professor of Women's Health at Imperial College London; Consultant in Obstetric Medicine at Queen Charlotte's, St Thomas' and King's College Hospitals; Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science; NIHR Senior Investigator	Bile-ology; the impact of translational research on clinical management of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
2025	20th	Prof Andrew Shennan Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College London, based at St. Thomas’ Hospital, Clinical Director of the South London Clinical Research Network.	Making your innovation a reality and other ways to stay happy