Dr CHNG Hui Ting

Dr CHNG Hui Ting

Dr CHNG Hui Ting

BSc (Pharm) (Hons), National University of Singapore
PhD, National University of Singapore
Certificate of Completion in Medical and Health Professions Education, National University of Singapore
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Singapore

18 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543
Tel: +65 6601 1058
Fax: +65 6779 1554
Email: phacht@nus.edu.sg

Current position
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Faculty of Science
Associate Director (Capability Development), Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology

Biography
Hui Ting Chng, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Singapore and registered pharmacist with the Singapore Pharmacy Council since 2009. A past-elected fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy and multiple teaching award winner, Hui Ting is a dynamic, effective and passionate educator, with the expertise to bridge the interdisciplinary teaching of pharmacy practice with pharmaceutical sciences, the humanities, arts and sciences. She is also adept at using active and collaborative learning pedagogies such as jigsaw, fishbowl discussions and visual thinking strategies to engage students in their learning. Her education research interests are on interprofessional and interdisciplinary education, active and collaborative learning pedagogy, mentorship, motivation in learning and empathy. Her disciplinary research interest is on the pharmacokinetics of drugs used in veterinary medicine.

    Teaching Philosophy

    I learnt do-re-mi before a-b-c. Art and science have run in parallel throughout my life, but only years into teaching did I realise that they were never separate. Like two hands playing the same piece, my most meaningful contributions as an educator emerge from bringing these identities together. 

    My teaching is grounded in three convictions. First, clarity is an act of care. Drawing on the shared thinking skills of artists and scientists – observation, abstraction, pattern recognition and empathy, I strive to make complex scientific concepts accessible and meaningful, enabling students to focus on reasoning rather than navigating unnecessary complexity. 

    Second, education is about nurturing the whole person, not merely preparing students for professional practice. Just as I discovered strength in embracing my various identities as a scientist, musician and artist, I hope to inspire students to recognise and value their own unique identities, strengths and possibilities. 

    Third, learning flourishes through relationships and across boundaries. I see teaching as a shared endeavour in which educators and students learn from one another, and interdisciplinary collaborations create possibilities that none of us could achieve alone. My role is not simply to impart knowledge, but to cultivate the conditions for others to grow, connect and flourish. 

    In 2024, reflecting on who I am as an educator, I heard the “music in my teaching” in Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1 (listen to my rendition here). The melody shared by both hands reflects how I share the stage with students, and even when we seem out of sync, like triplets against quavers, we remain in harmony. This is how I envision my classroom: a space where different voices, identities and ways of thinking come together. 

    The sciences help me understand this world, the arts let me imagine possible ones. I teach as a whole person – pharmacist, scientist, musician, artist and mother, because it is only as a whole person that I have something original to give.

    Teaching Strengths and Activities

    Interdisciplinary teaching and learning
    Active and collaborative teaching pedagogy

    Bachelor of Pharmacy programme

    Topics: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacology

    • PR1153 Pharmacy Foundations: Science & Therapeutics II
    • PR2152 Gastrointestinal System: Science & Therapeutics
    • PR2155 Hepatic and Renal Systems: Science & Therapeutics
    • PR3153 Central Nervous System: Science & Therapeutics

    Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) programme

    • PHS1101 The Billion-Dollar Pill – Bench to Bedside Drug Development
    • PHS2101 Physiology for Pharmaceutical Science

    College of Humanities and Sciences

    • HS2912 Polymaths: Innovating Between Art and Science

    Teaching Awards/Accolades

    • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2026
    • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2025
    • NUS Faculty of Science Teaching Honour Roll 2024
    • NUS Faculty of Science Award for Mentorship Excellence 2024
    • NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2023
    • Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award 2023
    • Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award 2022
    • Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence Award 2021

    Selected Publications

    Education Research

    • Gaunt, H., Chng, H. T., Shea, R., Loveridge, B., Cham, K., Chan, K. W., Knothe, F., Chang, Y. S., & Lim, C. H. (2024). A new initiative in synchronous international learning: A Health Humanities Global Classroom. ASCILITE Publications, 601-606.
    • Chng, H. T., Ng, H. Y., Teo, Z., Liew, S. D., & Gan, M. J. S. (2024). Evaluation of jigsaw collaborative learning strategy on students’ learning of clinical pharmacokinetics of special populations. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 16(11), 102162.
    • Fong, Z. W., Lee, S. S., Yap, K. Z., & Chng, H. T. (2021). Impact of an aging simulation workshop with different debrief methods on the development of empathy in pharmacy undergraduates. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(6), 683-693.
    • Ho, H. K., & Chng, H. T. (2021). Stirring deep thinking and learning through student-designed assessment problems. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(5), 536-543.

    Disciplinary Research

    • Visvanathan, N., Lim, J. Y. A., Chng, H. T., & Xie, S. (2023). A Critical Review on the Dosing and Safety of Antifungals Used in Exotic Avian and Reptile Species. Journal of Fungi, 9(8), 810.
    • Tan, Y. X. F., Lim, S. T. Y., Lim, J. L., Ng, T. T. M., & Chng, H. T. (2023). Drug information‐seeking behaviours of physicians, nurses and pharmacists: A systematic literature review. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 40(2), 125-168.
    • Lim, A. S., Foo, S. H. W., Seng, J. J. B., Ng, T. T. M., Chng, H. T., & Han, Z. (2023). Area-under-curve–guided Versus Trough-guided monitoring of Vancomycin and its impact on nephrotoxicity: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 45(4), 519-532.
    • Ting, A. K. Y., Tay, V. S. Y., Chng, H. T., & Xie, S. (2022). A critical review on the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid drugs used in reptiles. Veterinary and Animal Science, 17, 100267.
    • Soh, H. Y., Tan, P. X. Y., Ng, T. T. M., Chng, H. T., & Xie, S. (2022). A Critical Review of the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety data of antibiotics in avian species. Antibiotics, 11(6), 741.
    • Aliansyah, E., Chng, H. T., & Xie, S. (2021). A Critical review of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of opioid medications used in avian patients. Birds, 3(1), 1-28.

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