Fellowship Of The College Of Family Physicians Singapore
Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Obstetrics
NHG Polyclinics
Dr Sim Sai Zhen is a Family Physician, Consultant at NHG Hougang Polyclinic. Dr Sim graduated from Royal College Surgeons Ireland-Penang Medical College with an MBBCh in 2010. She subsequently embarked on postgraduate Family Medicine training and attained her MMED(FM) in 2015 and the FCFP(S) in 2018.
She has key clinical interests in multimorbidity and frailty. As a competent academic, she is a member of the College of Family Physicians Singapore.
Publications
1. Understanding treatment burden in adults with multimorbidity in the Singapore primary care setting: An exploratory study using the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire
2. Cross-sectional study assessing health outcome priorities of older adults with multimorbidity at a primary care setting in Singapore
3. Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of telephone consultation compared to face-to-face consultation in terms of glycaemic control among patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study
