Education

The Department manages a wide variety of Rheumatological disorders, the common and mild as well as the rare and severe. This large and varied patient base, the availability of comprehensive, integrated clinical services in Rheumatology and all Adult Medical/ Surgical specialties and the presence of dynamic teaching staff and support services serve as the foundation to comprehensively educate undergraduate and graduate medical students, postgraduates training in Rheumatology, Internal Medicine and other specialties as well as allied health professionals.

The Department’s educational programmes synergize with its clinical and research arms to offer a stimulating learning experience tailored for students at undergraduate and up to doctorate level. Teaching methods include in-house on-line lectures, didactic lectures, tutorials, bedside clinical teaching and supervised inpatient and referral services and outpatient clinics.

Undergraduate Education

Undergraduate education includes the teaching of students from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine NUS, other upcoming local medical schools as well as international medical students from the Asia , Great Britain and Europe, Australia, as well as the Middle East.
The Musculoskeletal Core Rotation, a novel curriculum for final year Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School was jointly designed by the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology with 3 other SGH departments. Through an objective and validated assessment, the novel curriculum was well received by the medical students and faculty.

Postgraduate Education

Postgraduate training programmes in the Department includes advanced training for doctors specialising in Rheumatology for which the department is accredited for, as well as PhD students. The Department of Rheumatology and Immunology contributes to the Singhealth Residency programme and continuing medical education programmes for Family Physicians.
In December 2013, the department achieved accrediation from the US Accrediation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I) for Rheumatology senior residency. This accreditation is testimony of our dedication towards medical education and training of the next generation of Rheumatologists.

Useful Videos for Rheumatology Learners

SGH Rheumatology Medical Education: Rapid Rheum Review Series

1.		Gout Duration: 12:03
2.		Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spondyloarthritis Duration: 15:55
3.		Approach to Joint Pain Duration: 10:21
4.		Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Duration: 13:56
5.		Osteoarthritis Duration: 12:32
6.		Overview of Connective Tissue Disease Duration: 16:48
7.		Psoriatic Arthritis Duration: 9:13
8.		Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Duration: 9:28
9.		Rheumatoid Arthritis Duration: 12:13
10.		Serologies in Rheumatology Duration: 11:55
11.		Soft Tissue Rheumatism Duration: 16:56
12.		Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Anti-phospholipid Antibody Syndrome Duration 19:24
13.		Systemic Sclerosis Duration: 17:43
14.		Systemic Vasculitis Duration: 17:21
15.		Sjogren Syndrome Duration: 8:03
16.		Septic Arthritis and Reactive Arthritis Duration: 16:35

SGH Rheumatology Medical Education: Allied Health for Rheumatology

1.		Podiatry in Rheumatology Duration: 13:32
2.		Physiotherapy in Rheumatology Duration: 12:12
3.		Pharmacotherapy in Rheumatology Duration: 24:54
4.		Occupational Therapy in Rheumatology Duration: 16:44
5.		Patient Education in Rheumatology Duration: 8:33

SGH Rheumatology Medical Education: Joint Examination and Intra-articular & Intra-lesional Injections

1.		Musculoskeletal Examination and Joint Injection Series Introduction Video Duration: 1:49
2.		Examination of the Hand and Wrist Duration: 6:43
3.		Examination of the Elbow Duration: 3:37
4.		Examination of the Shoulder Duration: 8:50
5.		Examination o the Spine Duation: 7:56
6.		Examination of the Hip Duration: 4:39
7.		Examination of the Knee Duration: 5:34
8.		Examination of the Ankle and Foot Duration: 6:46
9.		GALS Screening Examination Duration: 6:13
10.		Intralesional Injection Introduction Duration: 2:24
11.		Flexor Tendon Injection of the Hand Duration: 0:43
12.		Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Duration: 0:59
13.		DeQuevain's Tenosynovitis Injection Duration: 0:44
14.		Wrist Joint Aspiration Duration: 0:44
15.		Shoulder Joint Aspiration (Anterior) Duration: 0:48
16.		Shoulder Joint Aspiration (Posterior) Duration: 0:53
17.		Subacromial Bursa Injection Duration: 0:37
18.		Knee Joint Aspiration Duration: 0:49
19.		Ankle Joint Aspiration Duration: 0:37