TOYP Singapore 2021

Raymond Lim Boon Tar

Merit Award · Academic Leadership

Year

2021

Biography

Dr Raymond Lim Boon Tar is a Senior Lecturer at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, where he teaches public health, health systems and leadership, and is active in educational innovation and faculty development.

Trained in preventive medicine and public health, he works at the intersection of education, healthcare quality, and patient safety.

Achievements

Senior Lecturer (previously Lecturer) at NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, with a portfolio spanning public health education, curriculum design, and interprofessional teaching.
Research and scholarship in health systems, patient safety, and education, including work on patient safety leadership walkabouts and pedagogical approaches in public health training.
Active member of the PANDA (Public health, Analytics, Data and Advocacy) group at NUS SPH, contributing to public health practice, training, and applied research.
Recognised as a Merit recipient in JCI Singapore’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) 2021 for Academic Leadership and/or Accomplishment.
Recipient of the Commendation Medal in the Singapore National Day Awards 2025, acknowledging his contributions as a public officer in education and public health.

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