Dr. Cornelia Chee

Associate Professor

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Biography

Adjunct Associate Professor Cornelia Chee graduated from the National University of Singapore, where she later obtained her Master of Medicine in Psychiatry in 2001, earning the Book Prize in Psychiatry. She qualified as a specialist in Psychiatry in 2004 and completed a clinical fellowship in Women’s Mental Health at the University of Toronto from 2006 to 2007. In 2008, she returned to Singapore to establish the Women’s Emotional Health Service at the National University Hospital. Currently, she serves as a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at the Department of Psychological Medicine at NUS and is the Head of the department. Professor Chee has special interests in women’s mental health, particularly perinatal psychiatry, general adult psychiatry, and community psychiatry. Beyond her clinical duties, she is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry education and has been recognized as an excellent teacher at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Additionally, she is a longstanding member of the Adult Protection Team taskforce under the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Consultant Psychiatrist

2004-01-01 — Present

Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS • Singapore

Senior Consultant Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychological Medicine, involved in clinical practice and education.

Head

— Present

Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore • Singapore

Head of the Department, overseeing clinical and academic activities.

Programme Director

— Present

Women’s Emotional Health Service • National University Hospital, Singapore

Director of the service focused on addressing women's mental health issues.

Clinical Senior Lecturer

— Present

Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore • Singapore

Lecturer involved in the academic training of psychiatry students.

Awards

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Book Prize in Psychiatry

Requirements for National University of Singapore

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:3.5
Overall
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with Honors or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
  • Official Academic Transcripts
  • GRE Score Report
  • TOEFL/IELTS Score Report
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Recommendation Letters
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics