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Adj Asst Prof Arif Tyebally

Adj Asst Prof Arif Tyebally

​MBBS, MRCPCH (UK),  MMed (Paeds), GDHM (SMU SingHealth), MPH (Global Health)

Senior Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty/Department: Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant Children's Emergency KK Women's and Children's HospitalKK Women's and Children's Hospital

Academic Appointments

  • Director of Global Health, Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer/ Adjunct Assistant Professor at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (National University of Singapore)
  • Physician Faculty/ Adjunct Assistant Professor Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
  • Clinical Teacher at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Nanyang Technological University)
  • Physician Faculty Member for Singhealth Residency Programme (Paediatric Medicine)
  • Physician Faculty Member for SingHealth Residency Programme (Emergency Medicine)

Profile

Dr Tyebally is a senior consultant working in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Aside from treating patients with acute illnesses and injuries, he is passionate about post graduate medical education,View More +

Education

  • Master of Public Health (Global Health), Tye Cho Yook Gold Medalist, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
  • Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Management and Leadership, Singapore Management University
  • Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK)
  • Master of Medicine (Paediatrics), National University of Singapore
  • MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery), National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

  • Valedictorian for Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Commencement, 2024
  • Tye Cho Yook Gold Medal (Best Student in Examination), 2024
  • Lady Yuen-Peng McNeice Health Promotion Medal and Prize, 2024
  • Dean’s Medal and Prize in Implementing Public Health Programmes and Policies, 2024
  • Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Paediatric Medicine Residency, 2023
  • Dean’s List for outstanding academic performance for the degree of Master of Public Health, 2021/2022
  • Winner, Team Category, Singhealth Target Zero harm Award, 2020
  • GCEO Excellence Award, Outstanding Educator, 2019
  • AMEI Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Educator, 2018
  • Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Paediatric Medicine Residency, 2018
  • Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency, 2017
  • Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, NUS, 2016
  • Rise Award for Outstanding Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency, 2013
  • Valedictorian for SMU Singhealth Diploma in Healthcare Management, 2011
  • Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore Award – Merit, 2009
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Research Interests

Publications

  • Tyebally A, Dong C. An eLearning program to prepare residents for a rotation in pediatric emergency medicine: A qualitative study. Hong Kong* Journal of Emergency Medicine 2021.
    * Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (SAR)
  • Tyebally A, Foo YY, Dong C. Preparing Junior Doctors to Work in a Pediatric Emergency Department Using Situated Learning and Team Based Learning: A Qualitative Study. Singapore Med J. 2021
  • Chow W, Lum E, Tyebally A, Chan SL, Lee LC, Ling ML, Tan HK, Tan NC. The art and science of achieving zero COVID-19 transmissions in staff at a large community care facility in Singapore using implementation science: a retrospective analysis. F1000Research. 2021 Mar 16;10(212):212.
  • Tan RM, Ganapathy S, Tyebally A, Lee KP, Chong SL, Soo JS, Thoon KC, Chan YH, Ng KC. Paediatric emergency department attendances during COVID-19 and SARS in Singapore. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2021 Feb 1;50(2):126-34.
  • Chong SL, Soo JS, Allen JC, Ganapathy S, Lee KP, Tyebally A, Yung CF, Thoon KC, Ng YH, Oh JY, Teoh OH. Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore. BMC pediatrics. 2020 Dec;20(1):1-9.
  • Tan RMR, Ong GY, Chong SL, Ganapathy S, Tyebally A, Lee KP. Dynamic adaptation to COVID-19 in a Singapore paediatric emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2020;37(5):252-254.
  • Chua JL, Ng LC, Lee VJ, Ong MEH, Lim EL, Lim HCS, Ooi CK, Tyebally A, Seow E, Chen MI. Utility of Spatial Point-Pattern Analysis Using Residential and Workplace Geospatial Information to Localize Potential Outbreak Sources. Am J Epidemiol. 2019 May 1;188(5):940-949.
  • Tan RMR, Dong C, Shen GQ, Feng JXY, Piragasam R, Tyebally A, Chong SL. Parental knowledge and beliefs on the use of child car restraints in Singapore: a qualitative study. Singapore Med J. 2019 Feb 18.
  • Goh SS, Chong SL, Tyebally A. Danger in Shopping Centres – A Study on Escalator Related Injuries in Children in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2018 Aug;47(8):353-356.
  • Chong SL, Tyebally A, Chew SY, Lim YC, Feng XY, Chin ST, Lee LK. Road traffic injuries among children and adolescents in Singapore – Who is at greatest risk? Accid Anal Prev. 2017 Mar;100:59-64.
  • Tripathi M, Tyebally A, Feng JX, Chong. A review of stroller-related and pram-related injuries to children in Singapore. Inj Prev, 2016
  • Tyebally A, Ang A. Kid’s Can’t Float : Epidemiology of Drowning In Children in Singapore, Singapore Med J 2010; 51(5) : 429

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Research Trials