Overseas events
Category 1C
Last updated 11 November 2025
CME category type and its corresponding points cap
Category | Description | Cap (2-Yr PC) | Cap (1-Yr PC) |
|---|---|---|---|
1C | Overseas events (e.g. scientific meetings, conferences, workshops, etc.) | 50 | 25 |
All | CME activities related to aesthetic practice | 5 points per year save for registered specialists in dermatology and plastic surgery | |
Category 1C (Overseas events)
Category 1C criteria/duration and its corresponding credit points awarded
Criteria/Duration | Credit points awarded | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
Participant: 1 to < 2 hours | 1 CME point | Medical Practitioner |
Participant: 2 to 4 hours | 2 CME points | |
Participant: 1 day | 4 CME points | |
Participant: 1.5 day | 6 CME points | |
Participant: 2 day | 8 CME points | |
Participant: 2.5 day | 10 CME points | |
Participant: 3 days or more | 12 CME points | |
Speaker | 2 CME points per topic |
Category 1C activities are overseas scientific meetings, conferences, seminars, lectures and workshops. Please refer to the List of Accredited Journals [PDF, 505 KB].
A doctor should submit separate claims if he was both a speaker and a participant at these events. Documentary proof in support of all claims should be retained and submitted to the SMC.
To claim points for participation in regular overseas department teaching sessions, doctors who are working / studying overseas are required to submit a letter from their Head of Department (itemizing the sessions by date, topic and duration, which should be at least 1 hour) to certify their attendance.
Note: Doctors' Cat 1C claims for attending overseas events organised solely by pharmaceutical companies will be rejected.