• Internal Medicine
• Cardiology
• Dermatology
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatric Medicine
• Haematology
• Infectious Disease
• Medical Oncology
• Neurology
• Rehabilitation Medicine
• Renal Medicine
• Respiratory Medicine
• Rheumatology
• Nuclear Medicine

Mandatory to complete at least 12 months of General Internal Medicine posting inclusive of 3 months of MICU or Anaesthesia or Emergency Medicine posting.

1. General Internal Medicine - the following postings are recognised as general Internal Medicine postings :

• NUH : Department of Medicine
• CGH : Department of Medicine
• AH : Department of Medicine
• TTSH : Departments of General Medicine & Respiratory Medicine
• SGH : Departments of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Renal Medicine, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine

2. Medical Intensive Care Unit

Postings can be accredited up to 2 years and not more than 6 months each :

3. Psychological Medicine

4. Cardiology

5. Renal Medicine

6. Rehabilitation Medicine

7. Nuclear Medicine

8. Dermatology

9. Venereology

10. Neurology

11. Haematology/ Transfusion Medicine

12. Emergency Medicine

13. Infectious Disease

14. Endocrinology

15. Rheumatology

16. Immunology

17. Oncology

18. Gastroenterology

19. Respiratory Medicine

20. Geriatric Medicine

1. Completion of procedures/skills specified in the training guide and properly documented in the Logbook

• General Surgery
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Hand Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Paediatric Surgery
• Urology
• Plastic Surgery

1. General Surgery (6 months)

2. Orthopaedic Surgery (6 months)

3. Emergency Medicine

4. Anaesthesia

5. Cardiothoracic Surgery

6. Hand Surgery

7. Neurosurgery

8. Paediatric Surgery

9. Urology

10. Plastic Surgery

11. Orthopaedic Surgery*

* Orthopaedic Surgery cannot be repeated for General Surgery BST

1. Completion of accredited Basic Surgical Skills (BSSC) course - recommended only.
2. Completion of procedures/skills and operations specified in the training guide.

First 12 months - Postings where candidate administers anaesthesia for General Surgical, Orthopaedic, Urology and Gynaecological cases

Remaining 24 months - Postings where candidate receives exposure to Intensive Care and to anaesthesia for the following disciplines :

1. Cardiovascular Surgery

2. Dental Surgery & Maxillofacial Surgery

3. Electroconvulsive Therapt (ECT)

4. ENT

5. Ophthalmology

6. General Surgery, especially in Emergency cases

7. Obstetrics & Gynaecology

8. Orthopaedic & Hand Surgery

9. Outpatient Surgery

10. Paediatric Surgery

11. Pain Management

12. Neurosurgery

13. Plastic Surgery

14. Radiological procedures

15. Urology

16. Thoracic Surgery

17. Intensive Care

1. Satisfactory completion of a number of procedures as specified in the training guide and logbook including 3 mths IC work.
2. ATLS, ACLS, Fundamentals of critical care support (FCCS) and related skills, and examination preparatory courses - recommended only.

12 months posting in a major training centre (e.g. Radiology departments of SGH, NUH, TTSH and CGH).

1. Cardiology

2. Cardiothoracic Surgery

3. Colorectal Surgery

4. Internal Medicine

5. Emergency Medicine

6. Gastroenterology

7. General Surgery

8. Medical Oncology

9. Paediatric Medicine

10. Paediatric Surgery

11. Neurology

12. Neurosurgery

13. Obstetric & Gynaecology

14. Orthopaedic Surgery

15. Respiratory Medicine

16. Renal Medicine

17. Urology

Postings in relevant radiology departments in accredited centres.

1. Completion of procedures/skills as specified in the training guide.
2. Completion of an accredited core lecture programme as specified in the training guide.

1. Internal Medicine (6 months)

2. General Surgery (6 months)

3. Emergency Medicine (1 year)

4. Cardiology

5. Paediatric Medicine

6. Renal Medicine

7. Neurology

8. Dermatology

9. Psychiatry

10. Haematology

11. Geriatric Medicine

12. Orthopaedic Surgery

13. Neurosurgery

14. Plastic Surgery & Burns

15. Anaesthesia

16. ENT

17. Ophthalmology

18. Hand Surgery

19. Cardiothoracic Surgery

20. Paediatric Surgery

1. Completion of accredited ATLS course.
2. Current certification in BCLS and ACLS.
3. The core contents of training in the various surgical and medical specialties; procedures and manipulative skills; and other aspects of emergency medicine are stated in the training guide.

O&G postings in accredited training units (4 years, out of which at least 12 months must be in KKWCH, and at least 6 months in a non-KKWCH hospital).

1. Completion of accredited DGMS Distance Education Programme
2. Completion of in-hospital clinical modules specified by DGMS -pre-MMed requirement.
3. Achieve competency in a number of procedures and clinical management skills specified in the training guide.d) Completion of any in-house neonatal Resuscitation course - recommended only.

1) General medicine

2) General surgery

3) Paediatric medicine

4) Obstetrics and gynaecology

5) Accident and emergency

6) Community health service (Outpatient service)

7) Industrial / Occupational Health Department of the Ministry of Manpower

8) Armed Forces; recognition varies on basis national service or regular army appointment

9) University departments of Occupational / Community Medicine / Public Health

10) Occupational health practice in the private sector; recognition varies on basis of full-time or part-time appointments

11) Hospital / Health Administration

12) Research & Evaluation

13) Community Health Service

14) Maternal & Child Health

15) Training & Health Education

16) Epidemiology & Disease Control

17) Armed Forces: recognition varies on basis of national service or regular army appointment

18) University departments of Community Medicine/Public Health

Ophthalmology postings in accredited training units (36 months)

1) General Surgery (6 months)

2) Otorhinolaryngology (12 months)

3) Orthopedic surgery

4) Neurosurgery

5) Plastic & Burns

6) Anesthesia

7) Opthalmology

8) Hand surgery

9) Cardiothoracic surgery

10) Pediatric surgery

* Above requirements are for Year 1 & 2 of the seamless programme. For Year 3-5 - equal rotations of eight months each through SGH, TTSH, NUH and CGH and four months at KKCWH.

1) Neonatology (6 months)

2) (18 months) General Pediatrics

In accredited training units which must include rotations through a minimum of 4 subspecialties, which may be any of the following:

3) allergy and immunology

4) cardiology

5) critical care

6) endocrinology

7) genetics

8) gastroenterology and hepatology

9) haematology and oncology

10) nephrology

11) neurology and developmental paediatrics

12) pulmonology

13) emergency paediatrics

14) Neonatology

Trainees must have at least one-month experience of intensive care management or 240 hours of coverage of intensive care calls.

Relevant postings in the following disciplines in accredited units:

1) Histopathology

2) Chemical Pathology

3) Microbiology

4) Forensic Pathology

Core Postings

Psychiatry postings in accredited training units

Core Postings

Radiotherapy posting in accredited training units

Core Postings
Clinical Postings (12 months):
A. Medical

1) General Medicine/Internal Medicine

2) Endocrinology

3) Gastroenterology

4) Respiratory Medicine & Critical Care

5) Infectious Diseases

6) Geriatric Medicine

7) Cardiology

8) Dermatology

9) Rehabilitative Medicine

10) Sports Medicine

11) Medical Oncology

12) Palliative medicine

13) Neurology

14) Hematology

15) Renal Medicine

16) Rheumatology & Immunology

17) General Surgery

18) Orthopedic Surgery

19) ENT

20) Opthalmology

21) Urology

22) Pediatric Surgery

23) Cardiothoracic Surgery

24) Surgical Oncology

25) Neurosurgery

26) Vascular surgery

27) Hand surgery

28) Colorectal surgery

29) Plastics & Burns

30) O & G

31) Emergency Medicine

32) Pschiatry

33) Polyclinic

34) HPB School Health Service / Student Health Care

35) Community Hospital

36) Hospices

37) Ministry of Health

38) Health Promotion Board

39) SingHealth

40) Ministry of Defence

41) National University of Singapore

42) National Healthcare Group

43) Medical Officers working in

• Health office (regional / district)
• Health administration
• Health research & evaluation
• Health planning
• Epidermiology & disease control
• Maternal & child health
• School Health
• Health education / promotion
• Care of the elderly
• Food & nutrition
• Armed forces (public health aspects)
• Other relevant institutions, including academic institutions, engaged in public health practice