Testimonials

Gen­eral Surgery

Dr Ter­ence Huey (2nd year Reg­is­trar, Depart­ment of Surgery)

Dr Ter­ence Huey from NUS and com­pleted his Basic Spe­cial­ist Train­ing in Gen­eral Surgery and has received his Mem­ber­ship to the Royal Col­lege of Sur­geons (Edin­burgh). He serves with dis­tinc­tion and pride as a Reg­is­trar pur­su­ing fur­ther post­grad­u­ate train­ing and Advanced Spe­cial­ist Train­ing in the Depart­ment of Gen­eral Surgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Despite his seem­ingly ten­der age which is fur­ther masked by his youth­ful coun­te­nance, Dr Huey boasts a wealth of knowl­edge and is amongst the most fer­vent and moti­vated junior edu­ca­tors in the depart­ment. He is a cat­a­lyst for his sub­al­terns, and cre­ates a dynamic envi­ron­ment where every­one is encour­aged to actively par­tic­i­pate in the man­age­ment of patients. No one is left feel­ing unim­por­tant or dis­parate from patient care when he is around, allow­ing for ample oppor­tu­nity for accel­er­ated indi­vid­ual growth. His ded­i­ca­tion to this cause is clearly seen in his daily pur­suit in pro­vid­ing super­vised train­ing for his juniors. Out­side the hos­pi­tal he is ever approach­able as a men­tor and friend, breed­ing great cama­raderie amongst his col­leagues. He is a fine exam­ple of a scholar, offi­cer, doc­tor and gentleman.

Com­ment From:
- 1st Year Med­ical Offi­cer in Depart­ment of Surgery
Dr Tan Ek Khoon

Gen­eral Surgery, Hepa­to­bil­iary & Pan­cre­atic Surgery, Diges­tive Surgery, Sur­gi­cal Oncol­ogy & Min­i­mal Access Surgery

Dr Chan Chung Yip (Con­sul­tant HPB Sur­geon, Depart­ment of Surgery)

I feel like a com­plete idiot at times because my thoughts are so rudi­men­tary and defi­cient, some­times with the most basic of things, but Chung Yip has always been very encour­ag­ing and patient. He will remain approach­able and take pains to explain very basic things which I believe will go a long way in future. He is some­how always very clear and focused in thought, mak­ing com­plex things seem more man­age­able, and is able to bring that across to those he is speak­ing with, be it patients, rel­a­tives, peers or stu­dents. He man­ages his patients soundly and gives the trainees under his charge the chance to learn and improve. Oper­at­ing with Chung Yip is a plea­sure as a trainee because you get a glimpse into how he thinks and also oppor­tu­ni­ties to per­form var­i­ous pro­ce­dures under supervision.

Com­ment From:
- Dr Ter­ence Huey
2nd year Reg­is­trar, Depart­ment of Surgery

Gen­eral Surgery, Colon & Rec­tal Surgery, Endo­scopic & Laparo­scopic Bowel Surgery

Dr Jane Tan (Con­sul­tant Col­orec­tal Sur­geon, Depart­ment of Surgery)

Dr Jane Tan has been a Con­sul­tant with the Depart­ment of Gen­eral Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hos­pi­tal since 2006. Dr. Tan is first and fore­most an exceed­ingly com­pe­tent doc­tor. Both in and out of the oper­at­ing the­atre, she han­dles the sit­u­a­tions that arise, both fore­seen and unfore­seen, deci­sively and level-headedly. In these sit­u­a­tions, it becomes clear that she pos­sesses astute clin­i­cal acu­men and has a wealth of knowl­edge, both of clin­i­cal pro­ce­dures as well as the under­ly­ing basic science.

Yet, what makes Dr. Tan even more out­stand­ing is her strength as a teacher. She is able to dis­till her knowl­edge and expe­ri­ence into a suc­cinct response that is pitched at one’s level of under­stand­ing and rel­e­vant to one’s needs. This abil­ity of hers as been demon­strated time and again, dur­ing instances rang­ing from responses to casual ques­tions to Grand Ward Rounds. Dr. Tan also takes the learn­ing of her team seri­ously, and makes time to do so dur­ing the daily ward rounds and even on the very busy post-take ones. She will point out the clin­i­cally sig­nif­i­cant aspects of the patient’s pre­sen­ta­tion, ask ques­tions on the appro­pri­ate drug dosages and so on, just to ensure that her team mem­bers use the heavy work load as an oppor­tu­nity to learn. Besides all the clin­i­cal teach­ing, she also takes care of her team’s wel­fare. Being the approach­able per­son that she is, it is never dif­fi­cult to con­fide in her and to seek her advice in all mat­ters. Thus, with all these strengths as a doc­tor and a teacher, Dr. Tan is an ideal clin­i­cal men­tor, and it is truly my good for­tune that I am train­ing under her dur­ing my first post­ing as a registrar.

Com­ment From:

- Dr Sarah Lu
1st year Reg­is­trar, Depart­ment of Surgery

Gen­eral Surgery, Onco­log­i­cal Surgery, Upper Gas­troin­testi­nal Surgery

Pro­fes­sor Low Cheng Hock (Senior Con­sul­tant, Depart­ment of Surgery) a.k.a Sir Prow Low

“Are you alright?”

This is the typ­i­cal Prof Low greet­ing words that you will hear him say­ing almost everyday….

Prof Low is well-known in the sur­gi­cal com­mu­nity for his utmost com­mit­ment in teach­ing and nur­tur­ing the younger gen­er­a­tion of sur­geons. I think as far as sur­gi­cal edu­ca­tion is con­cerned, Prof Low has cre­ated an amaz­ing envi­ron­ment in our depart­ment for stu­dents and every­one else to learn. He does not only teach, but more impor­tantly, set an excel­lent exam­ple for all of us to follow…I have been heav­ily influ­enced by this love for teach­ing that I have per­son­ally invested a lot of time and effort in teach­ing stu­dents, HOs and MOs, cos such is the cul­ture in our depart­ment, that we are very proud of.

Some­one once told me this quote: “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The supe­rior teacher demon­strates. The great teacher inspires.” I think this describes Prof Low more as a great teacher who inspires, more than any­thing else….”

Com­ment From:
- Dr Alfred Kow wei Chieh
Asso­ciate Con­sul­tant, HPB Surgery, Depart­ment of Surgery