Outstanding Educator Award

Associate Professor KANAGASUNTHERAM, Rajendran

FRCS (Edinburgh), MBBS (University of Singapore)
Department of Anatomy

Current Teaching Portfolio
Gross Anatomy (Human Morphology)
Histology (Microscopic Anatomy)
Embryology (Human Development)

Teaching Achievements
  • developed several multi-media learning tools - Gross Anatomy, Embryology and Anatomy Museum - to encourage learning from concepts to details and discourage rote learning

Teaching Achievements
  • uses multi-media resources to present the intricacy and complexity of human structure with the use of original visuals that facilitate three dimensional visualisation
  • caters to the varying capabilities and needs of students by simplifying and breaking down the complexity of the study of anatomy into basic content, with structured progression into higher levels of detail
  • focuses on the fundamentals and core elements of human structure, leaving details and labels for students to fill in on their own
  • develops in students a sense of anatomy as an integration of structure with function, paving the way for them to better understand bio-dynamics and functional impairments

Publication Credits
37 papers published in refereed journals and conferences including the prestigious Journal of Anatomy and Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine

International Standing
  • His multi-media learning tool, Gross Anatomy (Anatomy of the Neck), is used as a teaching resource by the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Awards and Accolades
  • 100 Best Teachers List, NUS, 2002-2003
  • Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Faculty of Medicine, 2002-2003
  • 100 Best Teachers List, NUS, 2001-2002
  • Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Faculty of Medicine, 1998
  • Teaching Excellence Award, NUS Faculty of Medicine, 1997
  • Howard Eddie Gold Medal, Royal Australian College of Surgeons, 1974

Teaching Aspiration
to contribute towards a new perception of Human Anatomy as something not just beautiful to behold but interesting, exciting, dynamic and above all, fun to learn.