Intermediate Clinical Exercise Testing and Prescription

Dr Cindy Ng is a Physiotherapist with SGH and an Associate Professor of SIT. Her interests included management of non communicable diseases (NCDs) and understanding basic physiology behind exercise. Her publications ranged from interventional studies to systematic reviews to qualitative research.

Mr Haja Mydin is an Associate Faculty from the Health and Social Sciences cluster at Singapore Institute of Technology. He is also a Senior Principal Physiotherapist at National Heart Centre Singapore.

Irene has over 11 years of experience at Singapore General Hospital, where she spent most of her time at the Lifestyle Improvement & Fitness Enhancement (LIFE)/ Obesity Centre. She played a key role in designing and prescribing tailored exercise programmes for individuals with complex medical needs—championing the principle that Exercise is Medicine. In addition to her clinical work, Irene contributed to numerous projects at the departmental, hospital, and national levels. Notably, she was a member of the National Diabetes Reference Materials Workgroup which developed national guidelines and resources for diabetes management. She is currently in private practice, providing access to quality care beyond the hospital walls.

Irene is also an Associate Faculty from the Health and Social Sciences cluster at Singapore Institute of Technology, a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (American College of Sports Medicine) and SCOPE certified in Obesity Management (World Obesity Federation).

Aaron spent his first 10 years as a physiotherapist in Singapore General Hospital (SGH). During his time there, he spent most of his years working with patients with chronic conditions (diabetes, cardiac, metabolic syndrome) at the Lifestyle Improvement & Fitness Enhancement (LIFE)/ Obesity Centre - conducting fitness assessments, exercise prescription, lifestyle counseling, and guiding clients through sustainable training programs.

His training included working with various clinicians at the Joslin Diabetes Centre (Boston, MA) and the Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery (Durham, NC).

Aaron currently works with a multidisciplinary team at the Digestive Centre to continue providing holistic care for clients looking to improve their health and chronic conditions.

He is also a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (American College of Sports Medicine) and Kinetic Link trainer (Levels 1 & 2).

Rahizan Zainuldin is an Associate Professor with the Health and Social Sciences (HSS) cluster and a physiotherapist by training. Together with a small group of faculty members, he co-designed the Clinical Practice Education (CPE) structure and curriculum for the undergraduate allied health programs, including clinical supervision for students. He was also the physiotherapy CPE Lead and designed competency assessments and operations for the physiotherapy CPE. He led the HSS CPE as Chair from 2020-2023.

Rahizan is a keen advocate for Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), a novel assessment to support entrustment decisions for learners/trainees to perform clinical tasks. He has undergone EPA assessment training internationally and is a trained designer and assessor of EPAs. He is a member of the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Curriculum Review Standing Committee to review the development and implementation of EPAs in each undergraduate allied health CPE. He has implemented physiotherapy EPAs from 2021 and trained hundreds of clinicians in their role as clinical educators assessing physiotherapy students using EPAs at CPE. In his work on EPAs, Rahizan has published three peer-reviewed articles and presented at the OTTAWA conference, an established network for healthcare professions education and assessment.