Founder of Raffles EduHub under investigation for misrepresenting her qualifications

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TNP reported last week that a PRC woman, who is the founder and managing director of the tuition centre Raffles EduHub (www.rafflesedu.sg) is currently under investigation for misrepresenting her qualifications [Link].

She described on Raffles EduHub’s website as having an MBBS in (child psychology) from NUS. The centre also boasted a teacher who is stated on its website as having an “MBBS” in mathematics.

The PRC woman, Zhong Rui Wen, apparently also told New York Times in an interview that she is a medical doctor and child psychiatrist [Link]:

“Dr. Zhong, a medical doctor and child psychiatrist, said her tutoring center in Singapore was only for students whose grades are average or below average — children who she said often required more attention than they received in school.”

TNP checked with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) and the Ministry of Health (MOH), and both said her name is not on their lists of registered doctors.

With regard to MBBS in child psychology, NUS told the media, “While the university offers a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree programme, we do not offer any undergraduate or graduate degree programme with a specialisation in Child Psychology.”

NUS also said there is no MBBS in mathematics in their courses.

Further checks showed the tuition centre is not registered with MOE.

ACRA records showed that Raffles EduHub was previously listed as Glanville Learning Centre, which was registered in Jan 2009 but was terminated in May 2011. It was renamed and registered under the new name of Raffles EduHub, with a Li Jinshun, a PRC, as director.

TRE checked its website (www.rafflesedu.sg) and found that it had been taken down. It said that it is currently under construction:



However, a check on Google’s cache [Link] of those deleted web pages from Raffles EduHub revealed that she did advertise herself as possessing an MBBS degree in “child psychology” from NUS. Furthermore, she claimed that she had scored “Distinction” in her degree:



MOH revealed that it is currently investigating the matter. According to the Medical Registration Act (CAP 174), section 17, it is an offence to advertise oneself as a medical practitioner if he or she is not one:

Unauthorised person acting as medical practitioner
17. —(1)  Any unauthorised person who —
(b) wilfully and falsely pretends to be a duly qualified medical practitioner;
(d) advertises or holds himself out as a medical practitioner;
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.