Self-study and online programmes
Category 3A and 3B
Last updated 11 November 2025
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CME category type and its corresponding points cap
Category | Description | Cap (2-Yr PC) | Cap (1-Yr PC) |
|---|---|---|---|
3A | Self-study (e.g. reading of refereed journals listed in PubMed, MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines or MOH ACE Clinical Guidances (ACGs)) | 10 | 5 |
3B | Accredited distance-learning programmes with verifiable self-assessment (e.g. Medscape) | 36 | 18 |
All | CME activities related to aesthetic practice | 5 points per year. This Cap does not apply to dermatologists and plastic surgeons | |
Category 3A
Self-study
Category 3A criteria/duration and its corresponding credit points awarded
Criteria/Duration | Credit points awarded | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 CME point per paper / MOH CPG / MOH ACG / module | Medical Practitioner |
CME points will be awarded to doctors who submit claims for reading papers from Refereed Journals which are recommended by the Council or those listed in PubMed. Doctors can also submit CME claims for reading MOH's CPGs or MOH ACE Clinical Guidances (ACGs). These papers must not be published more than 2 years prior to making the CME claims.
All claims for reading articles from other publications, e.g. newsletters, magazines and non-refereed journals etc, will be rejected.
Examples are:
a) Organon's Magazine on Women's Health;
b) Medical Digest;
c) Medical Grapevine;
d) Casebook (by Medical Protection Society);
e) Medical Tribune and
f) Epidemiological News Bulletin.
Please refer to the List of Accredited Journals [PDF, 505 KB].
Category 3B
Distance learning - verifiable self assessment
Category 3B criteria/duration and its corresponding credit points awarded
Criteria/Duration | Credit points awarded | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
Distance learning through interactive structured approved CME programmes
| 1 CME point per module or as recommended by AMS / CFPS/ SMA and Council | Local DLPs: AMS / CFPS / SMA Others: Medical Practitioner |
Category 3B activities are distance-learning programmes with verifiable self-assessment. A copy of the assessment scores / results must be submitted to the Secretariat for processing.
Doctors can participate in local DLPs conducted by the Academy of Medicine, the College of Family Physicians and the Singapore Medical Association. CME points for local DLPs will be submitted by the Professional Bodies.
There are also overseas DLPs (eg: Medscape), recognised by the ACCME, which doctors can participate and claim for CME points.
Please refer to the List of Accredited Journals [PDF, 505 KB].