Lee Wai Ching Deanna
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Clin Asst Prof Lee Wai Ching Deanna

Clin Asst Prof Lee Wai Ching Deanna

MBBS (Malaya), MRCP (Acute Medicine, UK), MHPE (Maastricht), GradDip (Geri Med)

Senior Consultant

Sengkang General Hospital

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
General Medicine Symptoms, Metabolic Conditions, Weight Management.

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Internal Medicine Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital
  • Senior Consultant Department of General Medicine Sengkang General HospitalSengkang General Hospital

Profile

Dr Deanna Lee Wai Ching is a Senior Consultant at Sengkang General Hospital. Dr Lee's clinical interests span acute medicine, weight management, metabolic medicine, transitional care, successful aging and transitional care. She is actively involved in training and medical education. She is the Undergraduate Director of General Medicine, SKH EDO, AMEI- CCED and a Med ACP committee member. She is presently the Convenor of CPX2 Year 2 Duke-NUS exam. With a Master of Medical Education (MHPE Maastricht), Dr Lee contributes significantly to medical literature and spearheads initiatives in undergraduate medical education and faculty development. She has won multiple awards and grants in this realm.

 
Dr Lee is a vital force in combating obesity and metabolic disorders in Singapore. She pioneers the Sengkang Weight Management and Health Improvement Service (SWITCH). Her special focus on metabolic medicine and obesity - further cultivated through a fellowship at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Charles Perkins Center in Sydney - underscores her dedication to mitigating Singapore's escalating metabolic burden. She is actively involved in the Singapore Association for the Study of Obesity (SASO), contributing to policy development, community awareness initiatives, and holistic obesity care in the country.

Education

  • MBBS (Malaya)
  • MRCP (UK)
  • Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) in Acute Medicine, UK
  • Specialist Accreditation in Internal Medicine (Singapore)
  • Master in Health Professionals Education (MHPE), Maastricht
  • Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
  • HMDP fellowship training in Obesity and Metabolic Medicine (University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital - Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor (Duke-NUS School of Medicine)
  • Assistant Dean (Duke-NUS School of Medicine)
  • Undergraduate Medical Lead 
  • Adjunct Senior Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Adjunct Instructor (Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine)
  • Medical Co-Lead, Sengkang Weight Improvement Therapy and Complete Health (SWITCH) SKH
  • Med ACP SingHealth Education Committee
  • Programme Director, Internal Medicine Procedure Skills
  • Royal College of Physician (UK), Member
  • American College of Physician, Member
  • Core Member of AMEI – CCED, CHEERS (Academic Medicine Partners Duke-NUS)
  • Associate, Education Office Sengkang General Hospital

Awards

  • Golden Apple Award (Young Educator), SingHealth Duke-NUS, 2024
  • Education Leader Award, SingHealth Medical ACP, 2024
  • You Sparkle! Gold- SKH Service Award, 2024
  • AMEI Education Research Grant, 2023
  • SingHealth Outstanding Service Award, (Gold), 2023
  • You Sparkle! Silver- SKH Service Award, 2023
  • National University of Singapore, Dean's Excellence Award, 2023
  • SingHealth Outstanding Service Award, (Silver) 2022
  • National University of Singapore, Dean's Special Recognition Award, 2020
  • Senior Educator Award, SingHealth Medical ACP, 2019
  • MOH Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Award for Obesity and Metabolic Medicine, 2019
  • SingHealth Foundation Grant for Internal Medicine Procedural Skills, 2017
  • Best Junior Mentor Award, 2014 & 2015
  • Tun J Danaraj Gold Medalist 2010 for Academics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

Research Interests

Publications

  • Deanna Wai-Ching Lee, Choon Kiat Nigel Tan, Kevin Tan, Xianguang Joel Yee, Yasmin Jion, Herma Roebertsen & Chaoyan Dong (09 Oct 2023): How community and organizational culture interact and affect senior clinical educator identity, Medical Teacher, DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2023.2262103
  • W.C. Lee, C.Y. Ong. Attitude and Perception of Diabetes Patients on Patient Self-Management in Diabetes Mellitus- a Singapore Hospital Perspective, Singapore Medical Journal, 2022
  • Balakrishnan Ashokka, Deanna Wai Ching Lee & Chaoyan Dong (2021): Twelve tips for developing a systematic acute care curriculum for medical students, Medical Teacher, DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2021.1987405
  • W.C. Lee, C.Y. Ong. Overview of rapid mitigating strategies in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health, 2020; 185: 15-1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.05.015
  • Lee WC, Dong C, Aw C. How we taught medical students in a tertiary hospital during a pandemic. MedEdPublish (2020). https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000163.1
  • Dong C, Lee WC, Aw C. Tips for medical educators on how to conduct effective online teaching in times of social distancing. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare (2020) DOI: 10.1177/2010105820943907 journals.sagepub.com/home/psh
  • Narasimhalu K, Lee WC, Salkade PR, et al Trigeminal and cervical radiculitis after tozinameran vaccination against COVID-19BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e242344.
  • Toh M.R., Lee WC, Karthikeyan Damodharan , Mohammad Arif Abdullah. Case report: An unusual presentation of bilateral subclavian stenosis in a Patient with Asymptomatic Hypotension. Am J Case Rep, 2019; 20: 1509-1514
  • Lee WC, Pooja S, Denise TY, Paulus F, Leonard T, Shashidhar B. Idiopathic hyper eosinophillic syndrome presenting as urinary incontinence: A case report . Open J Clin Med Case Rep. 2019; 1534. Volume 5;Issue 6


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