The National University of Singapore (NUS) is taking a major step towards addressing the issue of climate change in the healthcare profession by establishing the Centre for Sustainable Medicine. This initiative seeks to pioneer and lead efforts in promoting sustainable healthcare practices not only in Singapore but also across Asia and the rest of the world.
As the first-of-its-kind institution in Asia and the largest in the world, the Centre is dedicated both to decarbonizing healthcare and developing climate-resilient health systems to accelerate the net zero transition in healthcare. The Centre will bring together leading experts and clinicians from around the world to establish a new field of medicine and transform clinical practice.
To fulfill its mission of establishing Singapore as a world leader in sustainable medicine, the Centre aims to transform medical education and prepare future healthcare leaders to be at the forefront of the response to climate change. This will include embedding sustainability into the foundations of undergraduate medical school and developing a first-in-the-world “Masters of Sustainable Medicine”.
The Centre will collaborate with NUS Medicine to conduct a thorough assessment of the medical syllabus for undergraduate medical students. The objective is to refresh and enhance the syllabus to keep it up-to-date. The Centre is headed by Professor Nick Watts, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Medicine at NUS Medicine. He has been designated as the world's first Professor of Sustainable Medicine.
