Specialty courses

Join us for the first fully online Palliative Care Course for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) healthcare practitioners in Singapore! This interactive, asynchronous course aims to equip ICU clinicians with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify, address, and manage common supportive and palliative care needs of ICU patients. The experience of ICU patients is often traumatic, and this course will supplement participants’ pre-existing skills so as to further enhance their ability to support patients and improve quality of care.

The Executive Certificate Programme consists of three short courses. These short courses are 2-day workshops, containing essential topics for the working professionals, while maintaining a comprehensive scope. The short courses are typically conducted within a 3-6 months period, allowing the candidate to finish the learning journey efficiently.

Developed in collaboration with leading industry and regulatory experts, this self-paced online course provides participants with a strong foundation in vaccine regulation, building their expertise in vaccine development, evaluation, and regulatory decision-making.

Embark on a transformative learning journey with our Graduate Certificate Programmes, to gain a holistic perspective of the regulatory landscape, strengthen your expertise, and advance your career goals at your own pace. Leading the way in healthcare education, our Graduate Certificate Programmes are designed to go beyond traditional knowledge transfer. Guided by the Duke-NUS and CoRE education philosophy, our programmes are designed to impart the latest scientific and regulatory knowledge and critical skills through practical, and application-based learning. As advocates for continuous learning, we are thrilled to support you in gaining the necessary expertise, abilities and competencies required to excel in the dynamic regulatory ecosystem.

Responsible for bridging pharmaceutical development to commercialisation, medical affairs personnel are expected to navigate through an increasingly complex healthcare environment with a need to have an optimal blend of scientific knowledge, communication skills, and business acumen to succeed in their role. To address the competency and development needs arising from this evolving role of medical affairs within the pharmaceutical industry in response to the changing healthcare landscape, CoRE and Janssen Asia Pacific, part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, have formed the Joint Alliance Duke-NUS Education (JADE), a certificate programme specialising in Medical Affairs.

This certificate course covers the foundational principles and practice of palliative care. It aims to build professional competency and confidence by equipping participants with the necessary knowledge and basic skills to work with patients and families facing life-threatening illnesses. The trainers in this course range from experienced social workers to doctors and nurses from the field of palliative care. The content is presented through interactive lectures, discussions and role play activities conducted in classroom teaching.