For the application of a full fee PC, regardless for one or two years, you will need to obtain 50 CME points (of which 10 core points shall be in each of your registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine). For renewal or grant of new PCs from 2026, an additional 5 core points in Mandatory Medical Ethics CME is required. The period to collect these required CME points must be within a period of 24 months before the application date for a new PC.

You can accumulate CME points by participating in the following activities:

Category 1A Activities - Pre-established programmes held in restructured hospitals, institutions – no cap on CME points

Category 1B Activities - Local events (e.g. workshops, scientific meetings, conferences) – no cap

Category 1C Activities - Overseas events (e.g. scientific meetings, conferences, workshops) – no cap

Category 2 Activities - Publication / Editorial Work / Presentation of Original paper or poster – capped at 40 CME points 

Category 3A Activities - Self-study (e.g. Reading of refereed journals listed in PubMed or MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines) – capped at 10 CME points 

Category 3B Activities - Accredited distance-learning programmes with verifiable self-assessment  - capped at 36 CME points 

You can check your CME points under Monitoring of CPE points in the PRS >> List of Past Activities within a Period with the following procedures.

1) Select CPE -> List of Past Activities within a Period

2) Key in the period “From” and “To” (Max difference between period “From” and period “To” is 2 years). Then select “Generate”. 
Eg: 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2021.

Upon meeting the prevailing CME requirement, the following are the procedures to apply for a new PC:
a.            Log in to the SMC website to submit an application
b.            Make an online payment for the prescribed fee via credit card ($1100 for 2-year PC or $550 for 1-year PC)
c.            If you have practised overseas, please submit a Certificate of Good Standing (CGS) issued by the respective Medical Council(s) where you practised or have been practising prior to your application will be necessary when you apply for a new PC. Please note that the original CGS must not exceed 3 months from its issue date to the start date of your PC. It must also be sent to the SMC directly via email (SMC_PCRenewal@spb.gov.sg) by the overseas council/ licensing authorities. Please note that CGS submitted by the applicant will not be accepted by the SMC; and
d.            If you have not been in practice, please submit a signed letter of declaration in pdf format to declare that you have not been in practice since the date of expiry of your PC.

Subject to complete submission of all documentations and fee required, the average processing time of an application for PC is about 3 weeks. Longer processing time may be taken when the case is more complex or when the SMC is experiencing a peak period. 

Please note that the information provided here is valid as current and may be changed from time to time on SMC’s discretion or with changes in the Medical Registration Act 1997 and Medical Registration Regulations. Updates may also be publicised via announcements or circulars which can be found in the SMC’s website at www.smc.gov.sg.