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Application for medical
registration must be submitted through a local employer
in Singapore. However, satisfaction of the criteria for
medical registration does not mean automatic approval
for registration. Each application for medical registration
will be considered on its own merits. |
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When considering an application
for medical registration, the Medical Council has to ascertain
that the doctor (both Singaporean and non-Singaporean)
is bona fide, has been practising recently and
has no complaints or disciplinary actions taken against
him or investigations pending against him at his last
practice place. |
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| DOCUMENTATION
REQUIRED |
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The Medical
Council will only process applications for medical registration
on the prescribed form (downloadable from the website:
www.smc.gov.sg) submitted with the complete
set of the following supporting documents: |
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a) |
Photocopies
of: |
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Undergraduate
and postgraduate medical qualifications; |
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Transcripts**
(refer to Note below) of examination results of every year of
the applicant's undergraduate medical studies; |
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iii) |
Documentary
evidence of housemanship/internship*** (refer to Note below)
training with details on the period spent in each discipline; |
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Certificates
of service or service testimonials for work experience
for the past 2 years, from the supervising Medical
Doctors or Institutions concerned, indicating grade of
employment, nature of work, period of employment, and
assessment of work performance, etc. (Note:
Certificates of service/ service testimonials for work
experience or training attachments in USA, UK or Australia
for periods of 6 months and above should be submitted); |
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Certificates
of registration with other medical licensing authorities. |
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b) |
Originals
of: |
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Letter of offer
of employment from the prospective employer in Singapore; |
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Letter
of verification* (refer to Note below) for basic medical qualification; |
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Letter of verification
for postgraduate medical qualifications; |
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ix) |
Certificate
of Good Standing (CGS) issued by the medical licensing
authority of the country where the doctor has been practising
during the past 3 years prior to the application. The CGS is to be
submitted by the doctor when he comes to the Council's
office for registration. The CGS must not exceed 3
months from its issue date when it is produced to
the Singapore Medical Council at the point of registration. |
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c) |
Documents
required to be submitted by the Employer/ Training Institution: |
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Checklist or
Form D-1 signed by the appointed supervisor for applications
for temporary registration for Clinical Fellows and Trainees; |
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xi) |
For applications
for conditional and temporary registration: Letter of
confirmation signed by employer (Annex B of SMC's supervisory framework) ;
and a letter of undertaking signed by appointed supervisor (Annex C of
SMC's supervisory framework) . |
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d) |
Application
for Temporary registration as Visiting Expert: |
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Applicant for
Temporary registration as Visiting Expert will
need to submit an original application form with the following
documents to the Medical Council, at least 2 weeks
before registration is required:
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Letter from
the sponsoring healthcare institution, stating the purpose
of the application and period of registration required; |
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Curriculum vitae
of the Visiting Expert; |
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Copies of undergraduate
and postgraduate medical qualifications; |
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Original
and valid Certificate of Good Standing issued by the
licensing authority in the country where the Visiting
Expert has been practising prior to the application. |
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The Singapore Medical Council
may also require the doctor to submit any other documents
for the evaluation of his application for medical registration. |
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Authenticated English Translations
must be submitted together with the documents if
it is not in the English Language. |
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The applicant need not submit
the letter of verification* for his basic
medical qualification, transcripts** and
evidence of housemanship/internship*** if
he has acquired a recognised and registrable postgraduate
medical qualification, e.g., MRCP (UK) or ABIM. The letter
of verification for the postgraduate qualification is,
however, still required. |
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| APPLICATION
FEES |
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The
application fee may be paid in cash or by cheque. For
cheque payments, the cheque should be crossed and made
payable to the "Singapore Medical Council". Fee payable:
Full and Conditional registration (SGD$250); Temporary
registration (SGD$150); Provisional registration (SGD$125).
The application fee is non-refundable. |
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| PRACTISING
CERTIFICATE |
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Upon registration, the doctor
is required to apply for a practising certificate (PC)
before he can practise medicine in Singapore. The fee
for a 2-year PC is SGD$600 or SGD$300 for a 1-year PC. |
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| Note: |
Commencing from 1 Jan 2005,
all renewals of PC are subject to compliance with compulsory
Continuing Medical Education (CME) requirements; i.e.
the doctor must obtain the required number of CME points,
including core points, within the CME qualifying period
for renewal of his PC. Please see FAQs on CME for more
details at http://www.smc.gov.sg/html/SMChome.html. |
