SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL
LIST OF REGISTRABLE BASIC MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS (Effective from 1 Jan 2020)
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. One of the criteria for Provisional and Conditional registration with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) is a ‘Primary Qualification' from one of the following medical schools.
2. Only the medical programme from the listed medical schools at the time of addition to the Schedule is recognised. Any subsequent significant changes to the medical curriculum of the listed medical school may not be recognised, e.g. GCE Advanced level or Baccalaureate level entry to a Graduate entry programme.
3. Only the campus that was in existence at the time of addition to the Schedule will be recognised. Any new campus that is off-site from the recognised main campus, whether in the same country or a different country and whether the same degree is granted or not, will not be recognised by the SMC.
4. For twinning programmes, doctors must have undergone the entire duration of their clinical training and final examinations in a medical school listed in the Schedule, before they can be considered for provisional or conditional registration in Singapore. Graduates from the Malaysian, US and Canadian medical schools on the schedule must have undergone the entire medical training on the main campuses of the respective medical schools – i.e. both pre-clinical and clinical for eligibility for registration with SMC.
5. Graduates from recognised medical schools listed in the Schedule must pass the relevant national licensing examinations in the listed country, e.g. in the USA medical graduates must pass the USMLE and in Canada, they must pass the MCCQE to be registered to practise in Singapore. For any country that imposes such national licensing conditions on its own medical graduates, the corresponding conditions will also be required for registration to practise in Singapore.
6. Every application for medical registration will be considered based on its own merits.
7. The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) would like to highlight that International Medical Graduates who do not hold qualifications which are recognised by the SMC, will not be eligible to apply for medical registration to practise in Singapore. This applies to all applicants.
8. SMC strongly advise all interested applicants to ensure that they fulfil all necessary criteria, including but not limited to, holding a qualification which is listed on the Second Schedule of the Medical Registration Act (Cap 174) or a registrable postgraduate medical qualification recognised by the SMC.
CONTACT US
Information on registration of medical practitioners in Singapore is available online. For any queries on universities recognised by the Council, please email SMC Secretariat at [email protected]
SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL
LIST OF REGISTRABLE BASIC MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS (Effective from 1 Jan 2020)
Primary Year of Country Body Granting Qualifications Qualifications Addition Australia 1. The University of Adelaide, Faculty of Health MB BS 2003 Sciences 2. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Medical MB BS, 1971 School MD 2012 3. Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing MB BS, 2003 and Health Sciences MD 2019 4. University of New South Wales, Faculty of Medicine MB BS, 2003 BMed MD 2014 5. The University of Queensland, School of Medicine MB BS 2003 Doctor of Medicine 2016 AQF Level 9 Masters (Extended) 6. The University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School MB BS, 1971 MD 2014 7. The University of Western Australia, Faculty of MB BS, 2003 Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences MD 2014 8. Australian National University, ANU Medical School MB BS, 2009 MChD 2016 Austria 1. Medizinische Universitat Wien Medicinae 2006 Universalis Doctor Dr.med.univ.
Belgium 1. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit Arts (Physician) 2006 Geneeskunde Canada 1. University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine MD 2003 2. McGill University, Faculty of Medicine MD, CM 1971 3. McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School MD 2003 of Medicine 4. University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine MD 1971 5. University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and MD 2006 Dentistry 6. Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine MD 2006 7. University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine 2007 Denmark 1. Aarhus Universitet, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Candidatus 2006 Fakultet Medicinae Finland 1. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine Licenciate in 2006 Medicine France 1. Sorbonne University, Faculty of Medicine Docteur en 2006 Medecine Germany 1. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Medizinische Zeugnis über die 2006 Fakultät Heidelberg Ärztliche Prüfung 2. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Zeugnis über die 2006 Medizinische Fakultat Ärztliche Prüfung 3. Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin Zeugnis über die 2006 Ärztliche Prüfung SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL
LIST OF REGISTRABLE BASIC MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS (Effective from 1 Jan 2020)
Primary Year of Country Body Granting Qualifications Qualifications Addition Hong Kong Special 1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of MB ChB 2003 Administrative Medicine Region, People’s 2. The University of Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Faculty of MB BS 2003 Republic of China Medicine India 1. All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi MB BS 2006 2. Christian Medical College, Vellore MB BS 2006 Ireland 1. The University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, MB BCh BAO 2003 School of Medicine Japan 1. University of Tokyo, School of Medicine Igaku (Bachelor of 2006 Medicine) 2. Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine Igaku (Bachelor of 2006 Medicine) 3. Osaka University, Faculty of Medicine, Igaku (Bachelor of 2006 Medicine) Malaysia1 1. Universiti Malaya (Kuala Lumpur), Faculty of MB BS 2007 Medicine 2. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Doktor Perubatan 2007 Faculty of Medicine The Netherlands 1. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Erasmus University Arts 2006 Medical Centre (Erasmus MC) 2. Utrecht University, Faculty of Medicine – UMC Arts 2006 Utrecht2 3. University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre Arts 2006 (AMC) 4. Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Centre Arts 2007 (LUMC) New Zealand 1. The University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and MB ChB 2003 Health Science 2. University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine MB ChB 2003 People’s Republic 1. Peking University Health Science Centre (PUHSC) Master of Medicine, 2009 of China3 Doctor of Medicine 2. Fudan University, Shanghai Medical College Doctor of Medicine 2009 3. Tsinghua University, Peking Union Medical College Doctor of Medicine 2009 (PUMC) 4. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine 2009 South Korea 1. Seoul National University, College of Medicine Eui-haksa 2006
1 For these two medical schools, the medical graduate must complete his medical studies in the main campus from Year 1 to final Year. Twinning programmes for these 2 universities which are done outside the main campus will not be recognised. 2 SMC only recognises the “Arts” qualification of the 6-year undergraduate medical programme. 3 SMC only recognises the direct 7-year Master of Medicine and 8-year Doctor of Medicine awarded by Chinese medical schools for medical registration. The two qualifications are primary (basic) medical qualifications and they differ from the postgraduate training programmes or qualifications that are awarded in conjunction to or after the (common) Bachelor of Medicine. SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL
LIST OF REGISTRABLE BASIC MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS (Effective from 1 Jan 2020)
Primary Year of Country Body Granting Qualifications Qualifications Addition 2. Yonsei University, College of Medicine (Seoul) Eui-haksa, 2007 Euimoo-suksa 2019 Spain 1. Universidad de Barcelona, Facultad de Medicina Licenciado en 2006 Medicina y Cirugia, Graduado en 2019 Medicina Sweden 1. Karolinska Institutet Lakarexamen 2006 2. Uppsala Universitet, Medicinska Fakulteten Lakarexamen 2006 3. Lunds Universitet, Medicinska Fakulteten Lakarexamen 2006 Switzerland 1. Universität Zürich, Medizinische Fakultät Diplome Federal 2006 2. Université de Genevè, Faculté de Medecine Diplome Federal 2006 3. Universität Basel, Medizinische Fakultät Diplome Federal 2006 4. Universität Bern, Medizinische Fakultät Diplome Federal 2006 Taiwan 1. National Taiwan University, College of Medicine Doctor of Medicine 2007 (Taipei) United Kingdom 1. University of Birmingham, School of Medicine MB ChB 2003 2. University of Bristol, Bristol Medical School MB ChB 2003 3. University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine MB BChir 1971 4. University of Dundee, School of Medicine MB ChB 2003 5. The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Medical MB ChB 1971 School 6. University of Glasgow, School of Medicine MB ChB 1971 7. University of Leicester, School of Medicine MB ChB 2003 8. University of Liverpool, School of Medicine MB ChB 2003 9. University of London, Kings College London GKT MB BS 1971 School of Medical Education 10. University of London, Queen Mary University of MB BS 1971 London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry 11. University of London, University College London, MB BS 1971 UCL Medical School 12. University of London, St. George’s University of MB BS 1971 London, St. George's Hospital Medical School 13. The University of Manchester, Faculty of Biology, MB ChB 2003 Medicine and Health 14. University of Nottingham, School of Medicine BMBS 2003 15. University of Oxford, Medical Sciences Division BM BCh 1971 16. The University of Sheffield, The Medical School MB ChB 2003 17. University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine BM, 2003 BM BS 2019 18. Imperial College London, School of Medicine MB BS 2009 19. Cardiff University, School of Medicine MB BCh 2009 United States of 1. Baylor College of Medicine MD 2003 SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL
LIST OF REGISTRABLE BASIC MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS (Effective from 1 Jan 2020)
Primary Year of Country Body Granting Qualifications Qualifications Addition America 2. University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen MD 2003 School of Medicine 3. University of California, San Diego, School of MD 2003 Medicine 4. University of California, San Francisco, School of MD 1971 Medicine 5. University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine MD 2003 6. Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians MD 1971 and Surgeons 7. Weill Cornell Medicine MD 1971 8. Duke University, School of Medicine MD 1971 9. Emory University, School of Medicine MD 2003 10. Harvard Medical School MD 1971 11. Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine MD 1971 12. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine MD 2003 13. University of Michigan, Medical School (Ann Arbor) MD 1971 14. University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of MD 1971 Medicine 15. University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine MD 2003 16. Stanford University, School of Medicine MD 1971 17. Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine MD 2003 18. University of Washington, School of Medicine MD 2003 (Seattle) 19. Washington University in St Louis, School of MD 1971 Medicine 20. Yale School of Medicine MD 1971 21. University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and MD 2006 Public Health (Madison) 22. Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of MD 2006 Medicine 23. Boston University, School of Medicine MD 2006 24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of MD 2006 Medicine 25. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai MD 2006 26. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth MD 2007 27. New York University, School of Medicine MD 2007 28. The Ohio State University, College of Medicine MD 2007 29. Keck School of Medicine of the University of MD 2007 Southern California 30. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown MD 2007 University–formerly known as Brown Medical School
Updated 18 April 2019