SMC grants temporary registration to the following groups of doctors:
A. Visiting experts who possess medical knowledge, experience and skills which SMC considers to be of international standing or are such as to have special value to the people of Singapore, e.g. visiting experts who are here to perform medical or surgical procedures or conduct demonstrations on patients; or
B. International medical graduates who are in Singapore for the purpose of teaching, research or postgraduate study in medicine under an SMC-accredited training scheme, e.g. Clinical Fellows and Clinical Observers granted registration to undergo training in public hospitals for short durations; or
C. International medical graduates who are engaged as service providers in institutions approved by SMC; and
D. Those who, in the opinion of SMC, possess other qualifications which are adequate for the purposes of temporary registration under the Medical Registration Act (Cap 174).
(A)
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION AS A VISITING EXPERT
Not all visiting experts need to be registered. Visiting experts who do not perform procedures on patients or carry out consultations with patients need not register with SMC. However, the visiting expert must apply for temporary registration if he is required to perform procedures or demonstrate his skills on patients.
Eligibility requirements:
The visiting expert must:
a) still be in active clinical practice;
b) have a basic medical degree from an accredited medical university or medical school;
c) have passed the relevant national licensing examination in the country of conferment of basic degree, where applicable;
d) have evidence of at least 12 months housemanship / internship with a certificate of satisfactory completion of housemanship or equivalent;
e) have been registered as a medical practitioner in the country where he is currently practising in;
f) have been certified to be of good standing by the Medical Council or the relevant national authority; and
g) possess the pre-requisite knowledge, experience, skills and of international standing. In addition, verification of the visiting expert's expertise must be obtained.
(B)
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FOR TRAINING
The doctor must be in active clinical practice1, and have an offer of a training position either as a Clinical Fellow or Clinical Observer in an accredited healthcare institution in Singapore.
The doctor must have:
a) a basic medical degree from an accredited medical university or medical school;.
b) passed the relevant national licensing examination in the country of conferment of basic degree, where applicable;
c) evidence of at least 12 months housemanship / internship with a certificate of satisfactory completion of housemanship or equivalent;
d) been registered as a medical practitioner in the country where he is currently practising;
e) been certified to be of good standing by the Medical Council or the relevant national authority.
1The doctor should be in active clinical practice for the 3 years preceding the application for medical registration.
(i) Postgraduate Training Programmes for Clinical Fellows
Clinical Fellowships are capped at 1 year. Accredited healthcare institutions must submit the postgraduate training programmes for accreditation by SMC, before they are allowed to accept Clinical Fellows for the programme. Temporary registration granted for Clinical Fellowship will not be extended beyond the duration of the approved training programme.
In addition to the above criteria, Clinical Fellows must:
a) have a minimum of 3 years of working experience as a medical officer (or equivalent);
b) fulfil English Language requirements of SMC if the medium of instruction for the basic medical qualification is not in English;
c)
preferably have obtained a postgraduate diploma or degree in his country or overseas;
d) As a Clinical Fellow, the doctor will be allowed to be involved in patient care and make entries in patients' case note, communicate care plans to patients and fellow healthcare professionals, and perform procedures under direct supervision or Level 1 supervision.
(ii) Postgraduate Training Programmes for Clinical Observers
Clinical Observerships are capped at 6 months and the training programmes do not need to be accredited by SMC. Temporary registration granted for Clinical Observership will not be extended.
Clinical Observers unlike Clinical Fellows cannot
- be involved in direct patient care; nor
- be allowed to make entries in patients' case notes or write prescriptions for patients.
Nevertheless, they can be allowed to assist in procedures under direct supervision and will be subject to Level 1 supervision by their supervisor at all times.
The table below summarises the differences between Clinical Fellowship and clinical Observership
SMC grants temporary registration to the following groups of doctors:
A. Visiting experts who possess medical knowledge, experience and skills which SMC considers to be of international standing or are such as to have special value to the people of Singapore, e.g. visiting experts who are here to perform medical or surgical procedures or conduct demonstrations on patients; or
B. International medical graduates who are in Singapore for the purpose of teaching, research or postgraduate study in medicine under an SMC-accredited training scheme, e.g. Clinical Fellows and Clinical Observers granted registration to undergo training in public hospitals for short durations; or
C. International medical graduates who are engaged as service providers in institutions approved by SMC; and
D. Those who, in the opinion of SMC, possess other qualifications which are adequate for the purposes of temporary registration under the Medical Registration Act (Cap 174).
(A)
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION AS A VISITING EXPERT
Not all visiting experts need to be registered. Visiting experts who do not perform procedures on patients or carry out consultations with patients need not register with SMC. However, the visiting expert must apply for temporary registration if he is required to perform procedures or demonstrate his skills on patients.
Eligibility requirements:
The visiting expert must:
a) still be in active clinical practice;
b) have a basic medical degree from an accredited medical university or medical school;
c) have passed the relevant national licensing examination in the country of conferment of basic degree, where applicable;
d) have evidence of at least 12 months housemanship / internship with a certificate of satisfactory completion of housemanship or equivalent;
e) have been registered as a medical practitioner in the country where he is currently practising in;
f) have been certified to be of good standing by the Medical Council or the relevant national authority; and
g) possess the pre-requisite knowledge, experience, skills and of international standing. In addition, verification of the visiting expert's expertise must be obtained.
(B)
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION FOR TRAINING
The doctor must be in active clinical practice1, and have an offer of a training position either as a Clinical Fellow or Clinical Observer in an accredited healthcare institution in Singapore.
The doctor must have:
a) a basic medical degree from an accredited medical university or medical school;.
b) passed the relevant national licensing examination in the country of conferment of basic degree, where applicable;
c) evidence of at least 12 months housemanship / internship with a certificate of satisfactory completion of housemanship or equivalent;
d) been registered as a medical practitioner in the country where he is currently practising;
e) been certified to be of good standing by the Medical Council or the relevant national authority.
1The doctor should be in active clinical practice for the 3 years preceding the application for medical registration.
(i) Postgraduate Training Programmes for Clinical Fellows
Clinical Fellowships are capped at 1 year. Accredited healthcare institutions must submit the postgraduate training programmes for accreditation by SMC, before they are allowed to accept Clinical Fellows for the programme. Temporary registration granted for Clinical Fellowship will not be extended beyond the duration of the approved training programme.
In addition to the above criteria, Clinical Fellows must:
a) have a minimum of 3 years of working experience as a medical officer (or equivalent);
b) fulfil English Language requirements of SMC if the medium of instruction for the basic medical qualification is not in English;
c)
preferably have obtained a postgraduate diploma or degree in his country or overseas;
d) As a Clinical Fellow, the doctor will be allowed to be involved in patient care and make entries in patients' case note, communicate care plans to patients and fellow healthcare professionals, and perform procedures under direct supervision or Level 1 supervision.
(ii) Postgraduate Training Programmes for Clinical Observers
Clinical Observerships are capped at 6 months and the training programmes do not need to be accredited by SMC. Temporary registration granted for Clinical Observership will not be extended.
Clinical Observers unlike Clinical Fellows cannot
- be involved in direct patient care; nor
- be allowed to make entries in patients' case notes or write prescriptions for patients.
Nevertheless, they can be allowed to assist in procedures under direct supervision and will be subject to Level 1 supervision by their supervisor at all times.
The table below summarises the differences between Clinical Fellowship and clinical Observership
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