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Understanding the response of extreme precipitation (EP) at a city scale to global warming is critical to reducing the respective risk of urban flooding. Yet, current knowledge on this issue is limited. Here, focusing on an urban agglomeration in the tropics, Singapore, we reveal that future global warming enhances both frequency and intensity of EP, based on simulations with a state‐of‐the‐art convection‐permitting regional climate model. EP intensification can reach maximum "super" Clausius‐Clapeyron rate (≥ $\ge $+7% per K warming) rate, implying a "new normal" of "extreme events get more extreme," which is consistently for both Representative Concentration Pathways 8.5 and 4.5. The intensification is lower for moderate and light precipitation. Also, global warming was found to dampen the urban effect on EP events. The EP enhancement is attributed to the increased atmospheric moisture and convective inhibition due to enhanced low‐level stratification that delays a convection to develop until it becomes more intense. Plain Language Summary: Understanding the response of extreme precipitation (EP) at a city scale to global warming is critical to reducing the respective risk of urban flooding. Here we show that future global warming will enhance both frequency and intensity of EP, based on simulations with a state‐of‐the‐art convection‐permitting regional climate model for an urban agglomeration in the tropics, Singapore. EP is estimated to intensify much more than moderate and light precipitation, implying a "new normal" of "the extreme events get more extreme." Also, global warming was found to dampen the urban effect on EP events. The EP enhancement is attributed to the increased atmospheric moisture and convective inhibition due to enhanced low‐level stratification that delays a convection to develop until it becomes more intense. Key Points: New normal of "extreme events get more extreme" in future city‐scale precipitation is revealedGlobal warming could modify and even reduce the urban footprint on extreme precipitation (EP) eventsThe intensification of EP can reach the maximum at the "super" Clausius‐Clapeyron (≥ $\ge $+7% per K warming) rate [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Academic‐practice collaborations between academic educators and preceptors are important to ensure the success of clinical education. This study explored the perceptions of academic educators and preceptors on their collaborations in a transition‐to‐practice program for nursing students. A qualitative exploratory study was undertaken with a purposive sample of 12 preceptors and 13 academic educators across three hospitals and one university in Singapore. Individual interviews were conducted. Four main themes emerged from the thematic data analysis: "hierarchical communication" that prevents academic educators and preceptors from communicating directly with each other, "uncertainty about learning objectives" among preceptors, "discrepancies in clinical assessments" due to a lack of support for preceptors in the assessment process, and "not knowing each other's practice," which could result in theory‐practice gaps. The findings reflect the need to strengthen collaborations between academic educators and preceptors through joint teaching and assessments in clinical or simulated settings. This will provide opportunities to learn from each other's practice as well as build rapport, which are critical elements in reducing theory‐practice divides and decreasing hierarchical levels between academic educators and preceptors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]