I was offered a medical programme where the first half of the programme will be conducted at the IMU University (formerly known as International Medical University) and the second half possibly at a partnering university which is in the Second Schedule of the MRA 1997 for the remaining years. Will I be able to obtain medical registration with the SMC?

Question

I was offered a medical programme where the first half of the programme will be conducted at the IMU University (formerly known as International Medical University) and the second half possibly at a partnering university which is in the Second Schedule of the MRA 1997 for the remaining years. Will I be able to obtain medical registration with the SMC?

Accepted Answer

For such twinning programmes, the doctor must undergo the entire duration of his/her clinical training and final examination in a medical school listed in the Second Schedule of the MRA 1997 (also see important notes [PDF, 24 KB]) before he/she can be considered for medical registration in Singapore.

However applicants who enrol in such twinning programmes face the real risk of being unable to register with the SMC, as subsequent enrolment into one of the medical schools in the Second Schedule of the MRA 1997 (also see important notes [PDF, 24 KB]) cannot be assured.

The Second Schedule of the MRA 1997 (also see important notes [PDF, 24 KB]) may also be reviewed at periodic intervals and a medical school may be added or removed from the list. If the applicant’s medical school is no longer listed in the Second Schedule of the MRA 1997 (also see important notes [PDF, 24 KB]) at the point of application for registration with SMC, he/she will not meet the requirement for registration.

Every application for medical registration will be considered by SMC on its own merit and subject to SMC’s prevailing requirements including an offer of employment with an SMC-approved healthcare institution.

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