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Director |
Dr Benjamin Ng |
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Honorary Legal Advisors |
Mr Edmund J Kronenburg, Managing Partner, Braddell Brothers LLP |
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Ms Kuah Boon Theng, Advocate & Solicitor, Legal Clinic LLC |
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Mr Lek Siang Pheng, Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk |
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Ex-Officio |
Dr Khoo Kei Siong, Assistant Master, Administrative Affairs, AMS |
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Committee Members |
A/Prof Alan Ng Wei Kiong, Co-Chairman, Guidelines, Advisories & Consensus(GACC) |
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A/Prof Ong Hock Soo, Co-Chairman, Guidelines, Advisories & Consensus (GACC) |
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A/Prof Alfred Kow, Co-Chairman, Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGC) |
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Dr Bok Chek Wai, Co-Chairman, Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGC) |
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Dr Ho Kok Sun, Chairman, Faculty of Medical Experts (FME) |
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Prof T. Thirumoorthy, Co-Chair, Medical Experts Committee (MEC) |
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Dr Bertha Woon, Co-Chair, Medical Experts Training Committee (METC) |
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The roles and responsibilities of the OPA are to:
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set the policies and procedures for professional affair matters
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provide advice on clinical practice guidelines
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advise medical professional bodies on new technologies, and the development of specialties and subspecialties
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provide recommendations to the Ministry of Health (MOH) on the associated policies and procedures governing the adoption of new technologies and the practice of new specialties and subspecialties
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generate and disseminate information and knowledge to the public on matters related to health
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provide independent medical expert opinions and reports
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assist in the verification of foreign visiting medical experts
The Director of the OPA shall be an AMS Fellow and be appointed by the AMS Council for a term of five years, to ensure good planning and continuity of direction. The role of the Director is to ensure direction and purpose in all professional affairs activities, and help to drive the various committees accordingly. The Director reports to the AMS Council. The Director also chairs the OPA Committee which includes the Assistant Master (Administrative Affairs), and the Chairpersons and Co-Chairpersons of each of the committees under the OPA. The OPA Committee assists the Director in setting the policies and procedures for professional affairs matters, streamlining the processes and framework, and developing strategies and medium-to-long term plans for the OPA.
The Chairperson for each of the committees shall be an AMS Fellow and be appointed by the AMS Council for a term of two years. The AMS Council can also appoint up to two Vice Chairpersons who shall be AMS Fellows, for each of the committees for a term of two years. The members of each of the committees shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the respective committees with the endorsement of Director of the OPA, and shall comprise Fellows from the Colleges and Chapters who have the relevant experience and knowledge to support the working of the committees.
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Co-Chairmen |
A/Prof Alan Ng Wei Kiong, Co-Chairman, Guidelines, Consensus & Advisories (GACC) |
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A/Prof Ong Hock Soo, Co-Chairman, Guidelines, Consensus & Advisories (GACC) |
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The roles and responsibilities of the OACC are to:
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Provide professional opinions and recommendations (such as professional standards, adoption and utilisation of new technologies, development and practice of specialties and subspecialties) to MOH and other agencies (e.g. HSA, MOM, Singapore Police Force).
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Produce Consensus Statements and Position Papers on topics and issues on request or when relevant (e.g. AMS website, newspaper forum).
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Provide verification of visiting experts for request from the Singapore Medical Council (SMC).
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Co-Chairmen |
A/Prof Alfred Kow, Co-Chairman, Guidelines, Advisories & Consensus (GACC) |
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Dr Bok Chek Wai, Co-Chairman, Guidelines, Advisories & Consensus (GACC) |
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The roles and responsibilities of the CPGC are to:
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Develop Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) on request from or in collaboration with MOH, and for the AMS.
The roles and responsibilities of the PEC are to:
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Provide opinions and recommendations to MOH and other external stakeholders on medical professionalism and ethics.
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Be a resource for Fellows who seek advice on issues relating to medical professionalism and ethics.
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Assist committees/workgroups formed by the AMS to develop the curriculum, training programmes and continuing medical education modules to equip doctors and dentists with the knowledge and skills relating to medical professionalism, ethics and organisational ethics.
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Assist these committee/workgroups to plan, organize and conduct these training programmes and CME modules.
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Monitor these training programmes and CME modules.
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Chairman |
Dr T Thirumoorthy |
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Members |
Dr Jason Yap |
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Dr Soh Teck Hwee |
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Dr Vishalkumar |
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Dr Jayant |
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Dr Tay Ee Guan |
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Dr Ong Eng Choon |
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Dr Shahla Siddiqui |
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The SRS Ethics Committee shall:
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Develop the curriculum and training programmes to equip SRS trainees with the knowledge and skills relating to medical professionalism and ethics.
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Plan, organise, conduct and monitor these training programmes.
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Chairman |
Dr Benjamin Ng |
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Members |
Dr Sayampanathan |
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Dr Jeremy Lim |
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Ms Sumytra Menon |
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Mr Wu Tuck Seng |
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The Organisational Ethics Workgroup shall:
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Develop the curriculum and training programmes to equip doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills relating to organisational ethics in collaboration with the National Ethics Capability Committee (NECC) and MOH.
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Plan, organise, conduct and monitor these training programmes in collaboration with NECC and MOH.
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Collaborate with other medical and healthcare professional organisations in the development and training in organisational ethics in collaboration with NECC and MOH.
The Ethics and Professionalism Course Committee shall:
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Develop the curriculum and training programmes to equip doctors and dentists with the general knowledge and skills relating to medical professionalism and ethics.
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Plan, organise, conduct and monitor these training programmes.
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Collaborate with other medical organisations in the development and training in medical professionalism and ethics.
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Co-Chair |
Dr T Thirumoorthy |
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Dr Bertha Woon |
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Members |
Dr Ho Kok Sun |
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Dr Khoo Kei Siong |
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Dr Boey Wah Keong |
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Dr Seow Wan Tew |
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Dr Lee See Muah |
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Dr Stephen Phang |
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Dr Cuthbert Teo |
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Dr Marian Wang |
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The roles and responsibilities of the METC are to:
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Develop the curriculum, training programmes and continuing medical education (CME) modules to equip medical and dental specialists with the knowledge and skills to provide competent medical expert opinions or assessments in medicolegal cases involving the Coroner’s Court, State Courts or SMC Disciplinary Tribunal.
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Plan, organize, conduct and monitor these training programmes and CME modules.
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Collaborate with other medical and non-medical organizations in developing and training medical experts.
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Support the Faculty of Medical Experts in maintaining the knowledge and skills of the Faculty members through continuing medical education.
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Co-Chairmen |
Dr Ho Kok Sun |
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Dr Alan Ng Wei Keong |
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Vice-Chairman |
Dr Goh Yaw Chong |
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Members |
Dr Tan Chieh Suai |
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Dr Dennis Koh |
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The roles and responsibilities of the FME are to:
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Collate and manage a database/registry of medical experts who are willing to be assigned by the Academy to be medical experts.
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Collaborate with the Colleges and Chapters to ensure each specialty and sub-specialty have an adequate pool of medical experts who have attended a recognised training programme.
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Collaborate with other medical and non-medical organizations in developing and supporting medical experts.
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Recommend appropriate Faculty members for request to provide competent medical expert opinions or assessments in medicolegal cases involving the Coroner’s Court, State Courts or SMC Disciplinary Tribunal, through the provision of medical expert reports, testimonies and evidence, or as an appointed medical assessor.
