On 22 January 2021, the National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP) and SUSS signed an MOU to co-develop and deliver a new modular course under the Psychology honours programme, “PSY 475 Health and Wellness Coaching”.
The diverse and inter-professional group of faculty from NHGP's Primary Care Academy (PCA) & NHG bring together the best of the industry experience to the module. SUSS has provided an opportunity for experts in healthcare who have honed their skills in clinical and service delivery, with an interest in education, to share their educational and professional expertise. This also benefits SUSS students by offering insight into how their knowledge and skills apply in the practice setting.
Testament to its success, one of the graduates from the Honours programme who had taken the PSY 475 module as his elective later applied and was successfully recruited as a Care Coach in NHG Polyclinics. This shows the utility of this programme in providing suitably trained professionals with job placements in healthcare and the workforce development potential of this module embedded within the Psychology programme.
SUSS and PCA’s continued collaboration in developing the PSY 475 Health and Wellness Coaching module underscores our strong provider-academia partnership.
- Dr Irwin C A Chung Wai Hoong, Director, Primary Care Academy, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics