Singapore General Hospital; Singapore

Prof Fatimah Lateef is the first Emergency Physician-Politician/ Member of Parliament in Singapore. She served as an elected Member of Parliament in Singapore from 2006 till 2020, participating in three General Elections. She is Senior Consultant, Director of Patient Safety and Quality at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital. She is also Adjunct Professor at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Yong Loo Lin Medical School, National University of Singapore and Lee Kong Chian Medical School at NTU. She teaches part-time at the School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic and Singapore Institute of Technology. She is also the Director of The SingHealth Duke NUS Institute of Medial Simulation. Her area of sub-specialisation include Prehospital Care Medicine, Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Emergencies. She is passionate about Patient Safety, Medical Education, Leadership training, Communications, International Humanitarian Medicine and Simulation/ Technology-driven Education. She has worked in various countries, conferred numerous awards, including The Master Academic Clinician Award 2025 by Duke NUS Medial School.  “If you have it, give it and share it. If you want it, strive hard to achieve it. Never ever take anything for granted. I live as though each day is my last and I learn as though I am going to live forever”