The set of criteria to be a supervisor# is found in the “Supervisory Framework Guidelines” at this link which states:

For Hospitals/Specialty Centres, supervisors must be:

(i) Fully registered with SMC; and 

(ii) Designated Registrar*/ Senior Resident and above or registered specialist 

Designated Registrars*/ Senior Residents can only supervise conditionally/ temporarily registered Medical Officers (or equivalent) who are in their first or second year in the local healthcare system. 

* Designated Registrars must have a postgraduate qualification which is considered as an intermediate qualification relevant to the specialty/department.

For General Practices (Polyclinics, GP clinics), supervisors must:
(i) be fully registered with SMC; and 
(ii) have at least 5 years of experience in general practice in Singapore; OR
(iii) be a registered Family Physician in Singapore

For Step-down Care (Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs), Community Hospitals (CHs), Hospices), supervisors must:
(i) be fully registered with SMC; and 
(ii) have at least 5 years of experience in relevant hospital/community services (VWOs, CHs, Hospices) in Singapore; OR
(iii) be an on-site registered Family Physician or Specialist (e.g. Geriatrician, Palliative Medicine Physician, Rehabilitation Physician, General Physician) in Singapore.

The supervisor# must work on a full-time basis in the same department or practice place as the supervisee and provide timely and direct supervision.

# The supervisor should be equivalent or of a higher designation than the supervisee. Where the supervisee is a specialist, the supervisor must be of higher seniority. SMC may also consider other criteria when assessing the suitability of the supervisor.  

In cases where the doctor works in an approved secondary practice place(s) or is training under the Residency Program, the SMC-approved primary supervisor is required to solicit feedback from the secondary supervisor(s) and Residency Program Director (if applicable) in completing the doctor’s periodic assessment reports.

With effect from 1 January 2021, fully registered doctors must be trained as supervisors under an approved training programme in SMC’s Supervisory Framework before they can be appointed as SMC-approved supervisors for conditionally and temporarily registered doctors.