Dr Poon Zhimin graduated as a medical practitioner from National University of Singapore (MBBS NUS) in 2010 and is a family physician with the Family Physician Registry in Singapore. She has completed the Master programme in Family Medicine, MMed (FM) NUS in 2014 and is currently in her second and last year training as a Fellow of the College of Family Physician in Singapore. Dr Poon trained under the Singhealth Family Medicine Residency and was awarded Singhealth Best Resident and Outstanding Resident Representative in 2012.

Dr Poon has a keen interest in medical education and is currently a clinical tutor with the Graduate Diploma of Family Medicine, a clinical lecturer with Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, clinical instructor with the Duke-NUS Medical School as well as a Physician Faculty with the Singhealth Family Medicine Residency programme.