Rate My Professor Vanassa Ratnasingam

Dr. Ratnasingam is involved in Year 4 MBBS teaching in General Practice and Family Medicine, serving as Monash Malaysia Clinical Academic Lead for Year 4 General Practice, and as a member of the Year 4 Committee, Year 4 MBBS Assessment Working Group, Year 4 MBBS Assessment Committee (co-chair), MPCC, and Medical Education Unit. Her research specializations include gut microbiome and polycystic ovary syndrome, probiotic effects beyond gastrointestinal diseases, human and formula milk impacts on infant gut health, probiotics in substance use disorders, and diabetes management, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being. Key publications comprise 'Unveiling the Connection between Gut Microbiome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)' (2025), 'Bacillus causii: potential probiotic effects beyond gastrointestinal diseases' (2024), 'Exploring the potential of human milk and formula milk on infants’ gut and health' (2022, 76 Scopus citations), 'Feedback after OSCE: A comparison of face to face versus an enhanced written feedback' (2021), and 'Patients’ and Caregivers’ Attitudes Toward Deprescribing in Singapore' (2021). Awards include the 2025 PVC’s Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, 2025 PVC’s Commendation for Excellence in Education – Programs that Enhance Learning, and participation in the Malaysian Diabetes and Research on Lifelong Lifestyle Intervention Group (MY DARLING) study (2011). She contributes to external services such as Board of Visitors to Psychiatry Unit at Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru and committees for NGOs on HIV harm reduction, child abuse, women’s needs, and UNHCR community activities.