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An interdisciplinary field of medicine which includes humanities, social sciences and the arts, and their application to medical education and practice.

24/09/2025

✨ A story of giving back with hands and heart ✨

Jane Tan, a fellow SingHealth staff and cancer warrior, found healing not just in treatment, but in connection. After her own cancer journey, she now volunteers at KKH, bringing crafts into chemo wards as a bridge of comfort. 🫶 Each handmade piece becomes an icebreaker, a moment of companionship, and a reminder: no one walks alone. 💜

Her story is one of resilience, hope, and the quiet power of being present. 🌈💪🌟

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https://heartbysdmhi.substack.com/p/interview-with-jane-tan-crafting

or click the 💗 HEARTS link in our Instagram bio!

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

22/09/2025

“Humanities = lower burnout! 🩺📖 Let’s rethink what ‘self-care’ in medicine really means. ”

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

17/09/2025

🆕 New HEART post is up — this one’s by William Hwang and it’s called “Don’t Be a Doctor”.
Don’t worry, it’s not actually discouraging people from medicine 😅 — more like a very honest reflection on what the job really takes, beyond the white coat 🥼 and drama serials 🎭.

I think you’ll find it both brilliant 💡 and sobering 🫢 at the same time. Definitely worth a read whether you’re in healthcare 🏥, thinking about it 🤔, or just curious about what goes on behind the curtain 🎬.

🎧 Please listen to the song as well!

👉 https://heartbysdmhi.substack.com/p/dont-be-a-doctor

Link : https://heartbysdmhi.substack.com/p/i-am-useless

or click the 💗 HEARTS link in our Instagram bio!

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

15/09/2025

“Not just for med students! 👩‍⚕️ Everyone in healthcare benefits from humanities. ”

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

08/09/2025

“Science vs. Skills? You need both! 🩺📖 Humanities make doctors better. ”

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

03/09/2025

New on HEART 🎨❤️
Phylaine shares a story from art therapy 🖌️🪞 in an adult acute ward 🏥 here in Singapore 🇸🇬 — a patient who, after a stroke 🧠, wrote three words that became four:

“我是废物?” ✍️

The smallest mark ✨ turned certainty into a question ❓, and a question into a beginning 🌱.

If you’ve ever been told to “just tahan” 💪😔, this one’s for you. Gentle 🤲, humane 💖, and full of quiet courage 🌊🕊️.
(Details anonymised 🔒)

Link : https://heartbysdmhi.substack.com/p/i-am-useless

or click the 💗 HEARTS link in our Instagram bio!

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

01/09/2025

Think medical humanities is all ‘soft skills’? Research says otherwise! 📚🔬 "

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

28/08/2025

👏 A big thank you to all who joined us for the 3-Day Bioethics Train-the-Trainer Workshop (20–22 August 2025)!

Over three days, participants engaged deeply with experts in healthcare law and ethics, covering:
 📌 Day 1: Medicine & the Law, Medicine & Ethics, Public Health Ethics 📌 Day 2: Telemedicine & Digital Health, Professional Accountability & Medical Negligence, Notification & Certification in Medicine 📌 Day 3: Governing Innovative Treatment, End-of-Life Care, Medicine, Ethics & Law

🙏 A very special thank you to our speakers, who generously took time out of their busy schedules to share their knowledge, experience, and insights. Your contributions made the workshop truly enriching for everyone. 💙

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

27/08/2025

Netflix and chill, right? 🍿✨

Caroline’s latest HEART review is on The Remarkable Life of Ibelin 🎬 — an award-winning Netflix documentary she finally got around to watching. As a pediatric surgeon 🩺, she usually avoids medical films (“we already face so much sadness at work 😢”), but this one surprised her: engaging, moving, and unexpectedly enlightening 💡.

The film tells the story of Mats Steen 👦, a young man with Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy ♿, whose parents thought he lived a diminished life — until after his death 🕊️, when they discovered his vibrant alternate world in World of Warcraft 🎮 as “Ibelin.”

Caroline writes beautifully 🖊️ about what the documentary captures: love ❤️, digital friendship 🤝💻, family 👨‍👩‍👧, grief 💔, and the patient’s own perspective through his blog 📖. She calls it an A★ for perspective-taking in healthcare professionals 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ — and yes, there were tears 😭.
Read her moving review here on HEART 💙:
 🔗 https://heartbysdmhi.substack.com/p/the-remarkable-life-of-ibelin

or click the 💗 HEARTS link in our Instagram bio!

You can comment “heart” to get the link to your inbox.

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

26/08/2025

✨ What an inspiring day together! ✨

Our Narrative Medicine Workshop brought healthcare professionals from different backgrounds to explore how stories shape the way we care. 💬💡

From close reading 📖 to reflection ✍️ and creative writing 📝, we practiced narrative medicine skills that help us listen more deeply and connect more meaningfully with patients and colleagues.
Big thanks to everyone who joined us — your energy, openness, and stories made the day so special! 💙

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

25/08/2025

Medical Humanities isn’t just paintings and poems! 🎭📖 There is a wide range of medium and subjects for healthcare professionals in engage and certainty potential to deep dive into selected topics according to one's interest and needs!

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

14/08/2025

New ❤️ Post
Just read Alison Pilnick’s Reconsidering Patient Centred Care 📖 and it hit uncomfortably close to home.

We talk so much about autonomy 🗝️ and choice in healthcare—but sometimes, in trying not to be paternalistic, we end up leaving patients feeling abandoned 😔.

Pilnick calls it “moral shelter” 🛡️—an idea so unquestionable it stops us from asking if it’s actually helping.

Maybe it’s time to reclaim our expertise 🩺—not to impose decisions, but to guide patients 🧭 through the hardest ones.

Read here : https://heartbysdmhi.substack.com/p/when-good-intentions-go-wrong-reconsidering

or click the 💗 HEARTS link in our Instagram bio!

You can comment “heart” to get the link to your inbox.

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The SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute (SDMHI) is a joint institute of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. The SDMHI aims to integrate the arts and humanities with healthcare to foster compassionate, patient-centered care, by building on the strengths of both SingHealth and DukeNUS.

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Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road
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SINGAPORE169857

Opening Hours

Monday	08:30 - 06:00
Tuesday	08:30 - 06:00
Wednesday	08:30 - 06:00
Thursday	08:30 - 06:00
Friday	08:30 - 06:00

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https://www.singhealthdukenus.com.sg/sdmhi

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