The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health.
Functions of the Singapore Medical Council
Section 5 of the Medical Registration Act (Cap 174) states that the functions of the SMC are to:
Keep and maintain registers of registered medical practitioners;
Approve or reject applications for medical registration under the MRA or to approve any such application subject to such restrictions as it may think fit;
Issue practising certificates to registered medical practitioners;
Make recommendations to the appropriate authorities on the courses of instructions and examinations leading to the Singapore degree;
Make recommendations to the appropriate authorities for the training and education of registered medical practitioners;
Determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of registered medical practitioners; and
Generally do all such acts and matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under the MRA.