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

The O&G Research Award

The Award will be presented to the doctor who submits the best original unpublished paper for the year, or the best proposal for a research project for the year. It is aimed at encouraging doctors to do research in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

The Award winner will be presented with the sum of S$3,000 and a certificate at the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Annual General Meeting for the year.

The panel reserves the right to withhold the award if the papers submitted do not reach a sufficient standard to merit the award.

The College reserves the right to publish in full the paper selected for the O&G Research Award in the Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

GOLD MEDAL AWARD - OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY EXIT EXAM

Gold Medal Award - Obstetrics & Gynaecology Exit Exam

The Award is to recognise and acknowledge the top successful candidate of the JCST OBGYN Exit Examinations.

Prerequisites:

1. The candidate is taking the Exit Examination on his or her first attempt.

2. The candiate has the highest score.

3. The score must be at least 75% (computed by candidate’s score/maximum available marks).

College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Singapore reserves the right to revise the criteria and decide on the selection of the awardee in the event of ambiguity (e.g. if two or more candidates are ex aequo in scores).

College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Singapore reserves the right to revise the prerequisites and eligibility criteria of the Award should the situation require (e.g. if the structure of the examination changes).

Requirements from the Awardee:

1. Acknowledgement and acceptance of the Award.

2. Become a Fellow of Academy of Medicine Singapore

3. Receive the Award personally at the award ceremony arranged by College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Singapore

Gold Medal Award 2023

Dr Han You Xiang Jonathan

Gold Medal Award 2024

Dr Rachel Lee Jiayu

Gold Medal Award 2025

Dr Chan Ming Fen Grace

LECTURESHIP

College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 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