Rate My Professor Sumytra Menon

Dr Sumytra Menon is Director of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS). A legal scholar and bioethics educator, her work bridges academic leadership, research, and national capacity building in biomedical ethics. She holds an LLB (Hons) and an LLM. Dr Menon previously served as Senior Assistant Director and Deputy Director at CBmE. Her research focuses on clinical ethics, decision-making capacity, the Mental Capacity Act, organ donation, and ethical issues in healthcare practice. She has contributed to publications including articles in the Journal of Medical Ethics on capacity assessment and co-authored commentary on organ donation challenges in Singapore. Dr Menon leads educational initiatives such as the Certificate in Healthcare Ethics and Law (CHEL) programme and workshops on case analysis for clinical ethics committees. She plays a key role in the MOH–NUS Fellowship for everyday ethics in healthcare and has participated in symposia on paediatric ethics and clinical ethics conferences. Her contributions support national efforts to strengthen ethical decision-making in Singapore’s healthcare sector.