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Dr Wong Tack Keong Michael

Dr Wong Wong Tack Keong Michael

​MBBS( S’pore), MMed (Family Medicine), FCFP (S’pore), Grad Dip ( Geriatric Medicine), FAMS

Senior Consultant

Family Physician

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant SingHealth PolyclinicsSingHealth Polyclinics
  • Family Physician SingHealth PolyclinicsSingHealth Polyclinics
  • Group Director, SingHealth Regional Health Systems
  • Director, Special Projects, SingHealth Polyclinics

Academic Appointments

  • Adjunt Assistant Professor, DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School

Profile

Dr Wong is a Family Physician and Senior Consultant with SingHealth Polyclinics. He has special interest in seeing patients with chronic diseases and geriatric patients.

He also has a role in our cluster’s population health initiatives and programs in the various communities of care. Through the Office of Regional Health (RHS) and working with our various SingHealth Institutions, Community Partners and our Integrated Community Care Teams, we hope to help our citizens, patients and their families Keep Well, Get Well and Live Well!

Education

​• Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore, Oct 2014
• EMBA, Singapore Management University, Dean’s List, 2012
• Obtained Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes, Cardiff University, April 2011
• Obtained Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine from NUS in August 2007
• Fellow, College of Family Physician, Singapore in 2003. (Fellowship by Assessment)
• Masters of Medicine (Family Medicine) from the School of Postgraduate Studies, NUS in 2000.
• Graduated from National University of Singapore, Faculty of Medicine in 1991 with MB.BS.

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

​• SMC Health Committee Appointment, Aug 2021-Present
• Member, SHP Mortality and Mornidity Quality Assurance Committee May 2021-April 2023
• Member, SHP Serious Reportable Events QAC May 2021-April 2023
• Chair, RHS Digital Panel, SingHealth Dec 20-Present
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, YLLSoM, 1Jan 2018-Present
• SMC Disciplinary Tribunal Appointment, Jan 2016-Present
• SMC Complaints Committee 2014-Present
• SMC Family Medicine CME Advisor (April 2011-Present)
• Clinical Examiner: Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine-Present
• Internal Examiner: CFPS Fellowship Exit Interview -Present (Family Medicine)

Awards

​• Teaching Excellence Award (Postgraduate), Sept 2016, Education Development Office, Residency Program Office, Alexandra Health.
• College of Family Physician Distinguished Educators’ Award, May 2015
• Certificate of Commendation, Role Model to Class of 2014 NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
• Service Champion (KTPH), Clinical Category 2011, 2013
• Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, SMU EMBA, AY 2011-2012
• AHPL Full Sponsorship for SMU EMBA Program April 2011-May 2012
• SCDF (NS) Rank; Major since Jun 2005
• SingHealth Foundation HMDP (6 weeks to Duke University) 2005

Research Interests

Publications

​• Poster-Group Medical Consultations (GMAs) -A Possible Alternative Model of Consultation For Chronic Diseases in Singapore, WONCA 2018 Seoul
• Prescribing Physical Activity in Parks to Improve Health & Wellbeing; Protocol of Park Prescription Randomized Controlled Trial, International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 1 June 2018
• Comparison of Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Adiposity Index (BAI), Waist Circumference (WC), Waist-To-Hip (WHR) and Waist-To-Height (WHtR) as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Adult Population in Singapore, PLoS ONE 10(4): e122985, dol: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122985, April 16, 2015
• Content validity of a new obesity-specific health related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument - FABQOL - Value of Health, Volume 16, Issue 3, Page A122, May 2013
• A method comparison study to validate a novel parameter of Obesity, the body adiposity index, in Chinese subjects, Obesity, Volume 21, Issue 12, pages E634-E639, December 2013.
• Textbook of Occupational Medicine Practice, 3rd Edition, Section 2 Chapter 18, Health Screening and Periodic Medical Examinations (Co-authored) 

Research Trials