Lydia Lau Siew Tiang

Fellow

Lydia started her career as a paediatric nurse post registration. She then ventured into clinical, research, management and education roles prior to joining NUS. Presently, she serves as the Director of Education for the undergraduate students at Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies. One of Lydia’s notable contributions has been spearheading changes in clinical education through the implementation of the Entrustable Professional Activities framework within the undergraduate curriculum. This initiative enhanced the quality and effectiveness of the clinical programme. Lydia played a crucial role in creating diverse learning opportunities for students, enabling them to gain firsthand experience in various community care settings such as primary health care, home and day care. Students are also strongly encouraged to participate in service learning activities. For example, Lydia collaborated in the Longitudinal Patient Experience (LPE) with the School of Medicine since 2014. Over the years, the project has grown significantly, involving students from various disciplines such as Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Dentistry. The students gain experience in interprofessional learning and insights on the life trajectory of patients with chronic diseases living in community. Through these experiences, students not only engaged in social interactions, but also actively participated in collaborative learning, transitioning from periphery observers to integral members of the professional community. In addition, Lydia strongly believes in the power of mentorship and collaboration to cultivate a robust teaching team. She actively contributes to peer reviews and provides mentoring support to new colleagues, in enhancing their teaching practices.

Lydia is passionate about education research and have been involved in multiple research project focusing on clinical, pedagogical and the utilisation of technology to enhance learning experiences. She serves as the Chair for the Education Innovation Research Programme at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies. Collaborating with her colleagues, Lydia has developed self-learning videos and immersive virtual reality programmes to enable students to learn clinical procedures both on campus and from the comfort of their homes.