Adj Asst Prof Chonkar Sonali Prashant

About

Dr Chonkar Sonali is a Senior Staff Physician and Lead for Education with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at KKH. She is also Deputy Clerkship co-ordinator for OBGYN clerkship (Duke NUS School of Medicine).

Dr Chonkar graduated as Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and then attained her Master of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) from Seth G.S Medical College & K.E.M Hospital in India. She then completed her Diplomate of National Board in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in India and went on to become a Member of Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, London. She did her Fellowship in MIS surgery with KKH and also completed a Fellowship in Medical Education with Academic Medicine Education Institute (AM.EI), Singapore.

Dr Chonkar is highly regarded as a professional doctor discharging her duties with dedication and compassion. Her main area of interest is General Obstetrics and Gynaecology and medical education. She is deeply passionate about medical education through her role as Lead for Education as well as Deputy Clerkship co-ordinator for OBGYN clerkship- Duke NUS at KKH. She is also the Lead for procedural skills and core faculty for CARE program at Duke NUS School of Medicine. She mentors medical students across all three medical schools in Singapore. In recognition for her excellent work she has received numerous accolades such as “Singhealth Duke NUS AM.EI-GOLDEN APPLE award” (2014), “Duke-NUS Medical School Leadership Award”(2019), “Singhealth Quality Service STAR Award”(2019), “Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence”( 2018/2014/2013)Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, “KK People Developer (KKPD) Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award” (2014) and “Duke-NUS Medical School Faculty Appreciation Award” from 2011 till date.

She was the Chief Editor for the 2nd Edition of the book “A Practical Handbook in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for OBGYN Clinicians and the General Practitioner” which bagged the Highly Commended Certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology category by British Medical Association.

Education and Training

• MRCOG (Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UK) 2009
  
• DNB (Diplomate of National Board in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, India) 1999
  
• MD Obstetrics and Gynaecology (India) 1998
  
• MBBS (India) 1995

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
• Adjunct Instructor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
• Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore
• Senior Staff Physician, Department of General Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Lead Education, Department of General Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Deputy clerkship coordinator (OBGYN clerkship- Duke NUS School of Medicine)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor Duke-NUS Medical School/Adjunct Instructor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine/Clinical teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore
• Lead Procedural skills and Core faculty – CARE Program (Duke NUS School of Medicine)

Awards

• Duke-NUS Medical School Leadership Award - 2019
• SingHealth Quality Service STAR Award 2019
• Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence 2018/2014/2013 Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
• British Medical Association Book Award 2015 (Highly Commended certificate)
• SingHealth Duke NUS AM.EI-GOLDEN APPLE AWARD (2014)
• KK People Developer (KKPD) Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award (2014)
• Duke-NUS Medical School Faculty Appreciation Award - 2011 till date

Research Interests

• Medical Education
• Awarded CDTL NUS Teaching Enhancement Grant (AY 2014/2015) for Educational Research
• Project Title: Enhancing Learning Approaches of Medical Students from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS Medical School

Research Trials

• Evaluation of post-graduate medical education system for non-residency medical doctors in KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department
• Retrospective review of the medical management of ectopic pregnancies and pregnancies of unknown location (PUL) with intramuscular methotrexate at Urgent Obstetric and Gynecological Centre of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in 2019

Publications

• ‘Can digital media affect the learning approach of medical students? Sonali Prashant Chonkar, Hester Lau Chang Qi, Tam Cam Ha, Melissa Lim, Mor Jack Ng & Kok Hian Tan. The Asia-Pacific Scholar (TAPS) Published 2 January, TAPS 2019, 4(1), 13-23 DOI:
  
• The predominant learning approaches of medical students Chonkar, S.P., Ha, T.C., Chu, S.S.H. et al. The predominant learning approaches of medical students. BMC Med Educ 18, 17 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1122-5 https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-018-1122-5
• “Groin Pain In Pregnancy – Is It Omnious?” Chonkar Sonali, Koh Qiao Ying Stephanie, Biomedical Journal of Scientific and technical research. Published: April 23, 2018 https://biomedres.us/pdfs/BJSTR.MS.ID.000989.pdf DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.04.000989
• “A Practical Handbook in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for O&G Clinicians and the General Practitioners” Chief Editor Chonkar SP, 2nd Edition: Highly Commended Certificate in Obstetrics and Gynaecology category awarded by British Medical Association https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/9789814522953_fmatter
• “An unusual presentation of a ruptured degenerative fibroid in a perimenopausal woman. Meei Jiun Seet, Sonali Chonkar, Manisha Mathur, BMJ Case Reports2014; doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-207473. http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2014/bcr-2014-207473.full?keytype=ref&ijkey=5mY71g633907A9S
• “Cellular Angiofibroma of the Vulva. Chonkar SP, Rama Padmadhuri, KL Yam Singapore Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ,2014 Vol 45 no 1:36-39. http://www.ogss.net/Portals/0/Journal/SJOG%20Vol%2045,%20Number%201/8.%20OGSS%20Vol45-Cellular.pdf
  
• “Hazard of medical method of termination of pregnancy”. Chonkar SP, Abhyankar Shilpa Bombay Hospital Journal, 2011 Vol. 53,No.1: 114-115(Peer Review Journal). https://www.bhj.org.in/journal/2011-5301-jan/download/pg114-115.pdf