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Dr Zhou Yi

MD, MRCP (UK), M Med (Int Med)

Consultant

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Clinical Interest: Supportive ＆ Palliative Care, Internal Medicine

Clinical Appointments

Consultant Internal Medicine Singapore General Hospital

Academic Appointments

Clinical Instructor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Clinical Senior Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Clinical Physician Faculty Member, Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Singapore General Hospital
Clinical Physician Faculty Member, SingHealth Internal Medicine Residency Programme

Profile

Dr. Zhou completed her undergraduate studies in National University of Singapore with double degree in Engineering (Bioengineering) and Arts (Economics), following which she pursued her passion for medicine in Duke-NUS Medical School and graduated with Doctor of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Zhou completed her training in internal medicine residency in 2019 and advanced internal medicine senior residency in 2021.

She has sub-specialty interest in supportive and palliative care for patients with multiple comorbidities and life limiting illnesses and completed her advanced specialist training in palliative medicine in 2024. After returning from subspecialty training, she joined the Internal Medicine Supportive and Palliative Care Service (IM-SPCS) team in Department of Internal Medicine. This service was started in June 2019, with a focus on providing supportive and palliative care for patients with chronic disease and multi-morbidity.

Education

Palliative Medicine Advanced Specialist Training, Singapore Joint Committee of Specialty Training, 2024
Advanced Internal Medicine Senior Residency, Singapore Joint Committee of Specialty Training, 2021
Specialty Certification Examination in Acute Medicine, Royal College of Physicians (UK), 2019
Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, 2018
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians UK Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physician (UK), 2018
Doctor of Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, 2015
Bachelor of Arts with Merit in Economics, National University of Singapore, 2011
Bachelor of Engineering 1st Class Honours in Bioengineering, National University of Singapore, 2011

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Member, National Abbreviations, Symbols and Acronyms (NASA) Workgroup
Expert Group Member, Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) Clinical Guidance for Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Awards

Best House Officer Award, SingHealth Best Junior Doctors Awards, 2016

Research Interests

Publications

Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes: Comparing Characteristics and Outcomes of Participants and Non-Participants.
Zhou Y, Zailan LB, Tan L, et al. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/10499091241283399
The role of spiritual support in palliative care-A case illustration.
Zhou Y, Cheah J, Tan ESH, Lim Y, Wang Y, Ong EK.
Psychooncology. 2024;33(3):e6320. doi:10.1002/pon.6320
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. Zhou Y, Yee Y, Qin Y. BMJ Case Rep 2021;14:e242948. doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-242948
Sleep duration and growth outcomes across the first two years of life in the GUSTO study. Zhou Y, Aris IM, Tan SS, Cai S, Tint MT, Krishnaswamy G, Meaney MJ, Godfrey KM, Kwek K, Gluckman PD, Chong YS, Yap F, Lek N, Gooley JJ, Lee YS. Sleep Med. 2015 Oct;16(10):1281-6. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2015.07.006. Epub 2015 Jul 17. PMID: 26429758.

Research Trials

Tags: Internal Medicine, Supportive ＆ Palliative Care, Internal Medicine