Dr James Cheong Siew Meng
Learn about Dr James Cheong, a Family Physician and mental health advocate, who will speak on GP-COMIT partnerships and community-based care at SMHC 2025 on 17 July.

Dr James Cheong is a Family Physician at C3 Family Clinic in Aljunied Crescent and serves as a Clinical Sub-Lead in the Central North Primary Care Network. He is a Fellow at the Ministry of Health’s Office for Healthcare Transformation (MOHT), where he contributes beyond care to patients with mental health concerns, by developing mental health care protocols for Healthier SG and supporting broader national mental health efforts.
Dr. Cheong is a passionate advocate for medical education. He is a faculty member of the College of Family Physicians Singapore (CFPS) Ethics Faculty, MMed (Family Medicine) and Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (GDFM) programmes. He is a clinical GP tutor to medical students from the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and a certified Advance Care Planning (ACP) trainer. Dr Cheong’s areas of interest include community medicine, care integration, complex care, mental health, and healthcare ethics and law. He is currently pursuing a master’s in healthcare ethics and law with the University of Manchester. In April 2025, he was appointed Medical Advisor to the Medical Protection Society.
Track Title: GP-COMIT Partnership – The Collaboration Between GP and COMIT Represents a Pivotal Shift Toward Community-Based Care that Integrates Medical and Psychosocial Domains
Date: 17 July 2025, Thursday
Time: 2.40 PM
Breakout Session: Track 4 – Voices From The Community
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