Medical schools may share information with SMC concerning criminal offences, professional misconduct or behavioural concerns on a need-to-know basis. Such matters include academic dishonesty (cheating and plagiarism), criminal behaviours (theft and falsification of documents, reports, records) and serious misconduct (assault, harassment, bullying and drug or sexual offences). You are advised to declare these matters accurately in your application to SMC, as your declarations will be verified against the information shared by your medical schools.

SMC will not share such information obtained from the medical schools will not be shared with your employer or the healthcare institution that you work in, without your permission.