Profile
Dr Dennis Chia is a dedicated Emergency Physician at Sengkang General Hospital with a passion for improving healthcare accessibility for migrant workers and enhancing the retention of junior doctors in the public healthcare system. Graduating from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2010, Dr Chia completed his Emergency Medicine Residency with the National University Health System in 2017. He is committed to medical education and mentorship, which shines through in his role as Programme Director of the Hospital Clinician Scheme, where he is dedicated to supporting junior doctors in building rewarding and sustainable careers within the public healthcare system. In addition to his work in medical education, Dr Chia is actively involved in advocating for the healthcare rights of migrant workers and foreign domestic workers. Alongside Dr Joanna Chan from Singapore General Hospital, he was recognised with the Healthcare Humanity Award (Special Mention) for their efforts in raising awareness among healthcare workers about the medical entitlements of these vulnerable populations.
Education
- MBBS (Singapore)
- MRCEM
- Specialist Accreditation in Emergency Medicine (Singapore)
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Clinical Assistant Professor – EMACP, Duke-NUS
- Clinical Assistant Professor – Clinical Faculty Scheme, NUS
- Program Director, Hospital Clinician Scheme, Sengkang General Hospital
- Director, Hospital Clinician Curriculum Planning Workgroup, SingHealth EMACP
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Awards
- Health Manpower Development Plan Fellowship, MOH, 2023
- The Commendation Medal (COVID-19), PMO, 2022
- Silver Award (Clinician Category) Singapore Health Quality and Service Awards, 2022
- Commendation Award (Team Category), Singapore Health Quality and Service Awards, 2022
- SuperHero Award (Clinician Category), Singapore Health, Quality and Service Awards, 2021
- Honouree, Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award (Singapore), Junior Chamber International Singapore, 2021
- Honourable Mention (Open Category), Healthcare Humanity Award, The Courage und Singapore, 2020
- Silver Award, You Sparkle!, Sengkang General Hospital, 2020
- Resident Leadership Development Program,
- Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine Residency, National University Health System, 2015
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Publications
- Headache in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Observational Study from Singapore. WS Kuan, R Kumar, YW Yau, WM Ng, DWJ Chia, EY Ng, KS Lather, MT Chua, Medicina 2023, 59(7), 1340
- Translation of Training to Practice - Ultrasound Guided Nerve Block for Analgesia in Patients with Hip Fracture. Gan S, Tan XY, Kaliannan S, Chia WJD, Chan KP, Pek JH. Med Ultrasound. 2022 Dec 21;24(4):485-490.
- Health-seeking Behaviour of Foreign Workers in Singapore: Insights from Emergency Department Visits. SEJ Chan, DWJ Chia, Y Hao, SWQ Lian, MT Chua, MEH Ong. Ann Acad Med Singap 2021;50:315-24
- Teaching Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block in the Emergency Department. Pek JH, DWJ Chia, S Kaliannan, YT Wong, KP Chan. Med Ultrason. 2020 Mar 1;22(1):97-101
- Difficulties faced by a Medical Team based at a COVID-19 Quarantine Facility. S Shanker, DWJ Chia, S Ganti. Singapore Med J 2020, 1–9
- Early predictors for the diagnosis of liver abscess in the Emergency Department. DWJ Chia, WS Kuan, WH Ho, TB Sim, MT Chua. Intern Emerg Med 14, 783–791 (2019)
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