168 Bee Yean Ng
In this World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week episode, we meet Bee Yean Ng, the lead antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Starting her journey in Malaysia and completing her pharmacy degree through a partnership with the University of Strathclyde, Bee shares her transition from community pharmacy training to hospital practice. Despite initial challenges in making this sector switch, her positive mindset and flexibility to relocate helped her seize new opportunities.
During her foundational years at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Bee worked under the mentorship of Claire Brandish and Kate Russell-Hobbs, who helped shape her clinical development. Though she enjoyed all rotations, antimicrobial stewardship particularly appealed to her as it combined specialist expertise with broad clinical exposure across different specialties. Her progression from Band 6 to Band 7 antimicrobial pharmacist was supported by structured training and collaborative relationships with microbiologists and infectious disease physicians.
Bee's career took an international turn when she became involved with the Commonwealth Partnership for Antimicrobial Stewardship grant, working between the UK and Uganda. This experience, combined with the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Global Health Fellowship, sparked her passion for global health and led to her first publication. Now at Oxford, she leads a partnership with Kilifi County Referral Hospital in Kenya, demonstrating her growth from team member to project leader.
From 2021 to 2023, she led the multicentre SPACE study investigating protocol-driven multidisciplinary service models to tackle "spurious penicillin allergy" in secondary care at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Her achievements include being awarded the Das Pillay Antimicrobial Stewardship Memorial Award in 2020 and serving as a Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England's Global Health (CPhOGH) Fellow. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Global Health at UCL, demonstrating her commitment to addressing antimicrobial resistance on both local and global scales.
5 KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Career flexibility and openness to relocation can create unexpected professional opportunities.
Strong mentorship and peer support are crucial for professional development and confidence building.
Antimicrobial stewardship combines specialist expertise with broad clinical exposure across healthcare.
Global health initiatives can transform a local practice into international impact.
Research involvement enhances clinical practice by building confidence in decision-making and service development.
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