T h e B e t t e r D o c t o r i s t h e L e a r n e d O n e .
Organization Accredited by Joint Commission International

S ingapore General Hospital (SGH), a teaching institution with long tradition of providing affordable specialist healthcare to the public, is a member of the SingHealth (Singapore Health
Services) Group. This is an integrated healthcare service delivery network with a network of 3 hospitals
(SGH, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Bright
Vision Community Hospital), 5 National Specialist
Centers (Cancer, Heart, Eye, Neuroscience, Dental) and 9 polyclinics allowing an unprecedented level of learning and training opportunities.
Since its founding in 1994, the Singapore General Hospital Postgraduate
Medical Institute (SGH-PGMI) has championed postgraduate medical education and training activities within the Hospital and Outram campus. This promotion of medical knowledge for patient care and commitment to the nurturing of healthcare professionals has helped enhance the reputation of SGH as a worldclass academic medical institution. SGH-PGMI offers a rich variety of programs designed to meet the learning and continuing education needs of doctors.
Besides organizing and conducting training courses, seminars and events, the management of hands-on clinical Fellowship and short-term Observer programs within 29 SGH clinical departments constitute another core function of PGMI. These programs attract high levels of interest from clinicians in the region and beyond who desire to advance their training or learn a new skill and technique. The training occurs in a unique multi-disciplinary clinical setting under the tutelage of renowned academic doctors and the availability of stateof-the-art technology. Almost 500 postgraduate doctors from more than 42 countries have completed clinical fellowships in SGH in the last 6 years.
I hope you will find this prospectus useful as you contemplate an attachment with SGH as the next step in your medical career. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have further enquiries and we look forward to welcoming you to Singapore and to the Singapore General Hospital.
Warm regards,
Assoc. Prof. Peter Lim
Director, SGH-PGMI
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The SGH Campus houses 36 clinical specialties, including Haematology,
Renal Medicine, Nuclear Medicine,
Orthopaedic Surgery, Pathology and
Plastic Surgery (Burns), which were established as national referral centres.
SGH operates as a restructured hospital and is a member of SingHealth
(Singapore Health Services) Group, an integrated healthcare delivery network incorporated on 31 March
2000 comprising hospitals, national specialty centres and polyclinics.
Sharing the SGH campus with the
Hospital are sister institutions under the SingHealth Group – National
Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS),
National Cancer Centre Singapore
(NCCS), National Neuroscience
Institute (NNI), National Dental Centre
Singapore (NDCS), Singapore National
Eye Center (SNEC) and Duke-NUS
Graduate Medical School Singapore, the country’s second medical school.
E stablished in 1821, Singapore re-accreditation in August 2011.
SGH is a not-for-profit institution with
General Hospital (SGH) is
Singapore’s oldest and largest acute care tertiary hospital. It is the third largest teaching hospital in the world to have attained the Joint
Commission International standards of safety and quality healthcare in 2008. It was awarded a 3rd tertiary healthcare and medical education to successive generations of healthcare professionals. Our strong public service mission is the driving force behind the Hospital’s efforts and achievements in service, education and research – the “three pillars” of SGH.
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SGH has been nurturing generations of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals since the early 1900s. It became the first postgraduate teaching hospital for specialist training following the creation of specialty departments in the 1960s. Today, students from both the National
University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Duke-NUS
Graduate Medical School Singapore spend a substantial part of their curriculum in SGH. At least a third of the medical staff hold concurrent teaching positions at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and appointments with Duke-NUS.
SGH
Postgraduate Medical Institute (SGH-PGMI) commenced operations on 2 April 1994 and was officially opened on 28 April 1995 by
Dr Kwa Soon Bee, Permanent Secretary (Health)/Director of Manpower Services and Chairman Medical Board, SGH. The role of SGH-PGMI was to consolidate the hospital’s resources and act as the postgraduate medical training centre of
SGH.
Besides spearheading programmes aimed at promoting postgraduate medical education, the Institute also serves to facilitate, co-ordinate, oversee and provide advice on all operational and administrative aspects of postgraduate medical education and training conducted by SGH medical staff. Its goal is to ensure that doctors are continually kept abreast with the latest developments in medicine, and ready to meet the changing needs of medical care and their patients.
SGH-PGMI’s mission is rooted in the belief that continuing education is integral to the competence of a doctor. This commitment to continuing education is reinforced in the SGH-PGMI motto: “MELIUS MEDICUS SCIENTIUS”, which translates into “the better doctor is the learned one”.
Over the years, SGH-PGMI has organised and provided secretariat support to a wide variety of medical events and programmes such as GP CME programmes, scientific meetings, training workshop and other medical programs. SGH-
PGMI has established itself amongst healthcare professionals in the region as a premier postgraduate medical education and training centre.
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T he Fellowship / Clinical Attachment Programmes at Singapore General
Hospital (SGH) offer foreign doctors short-term attachments for clinical training in more than 20 clinical departments. These programmes provide a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and clinical support specialty training.
Ambulatory & Clinical
Services
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency Medicine
Nuclear Medicine
Pathology
Medicine
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Geriatric Medicine
Haematology
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Psychiatry
Neonatal & Developmental
Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
Rheumatology and
Immunology
Renal Medicine
Respiratory & Critical Care
Medicine
Surgery
Anaesthesia & Surgical
Intensive Care
Colorectal Surgery
General Medicine
Hand Surgery
Neurosurgery
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Orthopedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Plastic, Recontructive &
Aesthetic Surgery
Pain Management
Urology
Each department offers training in one or more subspecialties. List of subspecialties and types of services can be obtained from the departmental webpages in the hospital’s website (www.sgh.com.sg).
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Duration of Training: 6 months to a maximum of 12 months. There are competitive SGH Clinical/Department sponsored Fellowships available.
The SGH-PGMI administrative fee and SGH training fee to the department is also applicable.
• Basic & Postgraduate Medical Degree.
• 2-year Clinical (working) experience after attainment of postgraduate
qualification.
• Currently employed.
• English Proficiency (IELTS, TOFEL) for candidates whose medium of instruction is not in English.
• Relevant Medical Practicing license with home medical authorities.
• Successful application for relevant registration with the Singapore Medical
Council (SMC);
• Successful application for training employment pass from the Singapore
Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
• Approval of candidate’s overseas training the any relevant governmental and institutional authorities in candidate’s country.
• Passing a pre-attachment medical examination, including Hepatitis B
(antigen) test, conducted by an SGH-PGMI appointed clinic.
• Submission of Letter of Sponsorship, undertaking all required expenses for the fellowship attachment are borne by your sponsor and you if applicable.
• The candidate shall hold and maintain valid Basic Cardiac Life Support
Certification (BCLS) for the duration of the fellowship / clinical attachment.
The certification must be issued by an internationally recognised authority.
Candidates joining the Departments of Emergency Medicine and
Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Units must also be Advanced Cardiac Life
Support (ACLS) certified.
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Duration of training: maximum of 4 weeks
Strictly hands-off training
SGH-PGMI administrative fee is applicable. SGH department training fee is also applicable.
• Basic Medical Degree
• Current & Future Employment
• Relevant Medical Practicing license
• Candidates to apply for entry visa into Singapore
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Confirm funding resources
BEFORE SUBMITTING APPLICATION
Read and understand all information pertaining to the selected programme
Obtain in-principle approval from employer/ Ministry to undergo attachment
Select ONE attachment programme
Confirm fulfillment of all requirements:-
• basic & postgraduate medical
qualification
• clinical & teaching experience
• current & future employment
• medical registration
• proficiency in English
SUBMITTING APPLICATION
Online application :
• Submitted at http://www.pgmi.com.sg
• Print out application for reference
Applications processed on a monthly basis
AFTER SUBMITTING APPLICATION
Wait for application results :
• Expected to be announced 6-9 months after application closing date
• Candidates to be informed by e-mail
Unsuccessful application SGH-
PGMI informs by e-mail or post
Successful application SGH-
PGMI sends Conditional Offer
Candidate accepts/rejects
Conditional Offer
Prepare for attachment
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SGH – PGMI Administrative Fee*
SGH Training Fee*
Temporary Registration (SMC)
- Application Fee
- Practicing Certificate
Fellowship
Attachment
SGD 535
SGD 3,210 per mth
(inclusive of 7% GST)
Clinical Attachment
(Observer)
SGD 160.50
SGD 1,070 per week
00
SGD 250
SGD 200
N.A.
Training Employment Pass (MOM) SGD 250
Medical Examination (S’pore)
Malpractice Insurance Coverage
SGD 120 – SGD 300
SGD 282.50
(for 6 Months)
SGD 565
(for 12 Months)
BCLS / ACLS Courses SGD 120 – SGD 400
Hospital & Surgical Health
Insurance
SGD 125 – SGD 300
* Please take note the above estimation is subject to prevailing Singapore government and/or SGH
levies & taxes stated otherwise (7% GST as at 2013). Information is correct as of printing.
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Japan
2%
Korea
1% Mongolia
1%
Hong Kong
9%
China
87%
Saudi
Arabia
2%
Bahrain
26%
Oman
37%
Egypt
10%
Kuwait
11%
Others
40%
Australia
20%
UK
12%
US
28%
Others
6%
East Asia
25%
South East Asia
33%
Middle East
5%
South Asia
31%
Others
10%
Bangladesh
11%
Pakistan
15%
India
64%
Others
8%
Vietnam
12%
Myanmar
9%
Malaysia
33%
Philipines
26%
Indonesia
12%
Fellowship
Applicants
33%
31%
25%
5%
6%
Continent
South East Asia
South Asia
East Asia
Middle East
Others
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1. I would like to apply for an attachment in Singapore General Hospital.
a. I am a pre-university student (have not entered medical school).
• You are not eligible for any training attachment programme
administered
• Please refer to the Education & Training section at the hospital
website b. I am a medical student (have not graduated).
• You are not eligible for any training attachment programme
administered
• Please refer to the Education & Training section at the hospital
website
c. I am a house officer/intern (graduated but does not have license to independently).
• You are not eligible for any training attachment programme
administered
• Please refer to the Education & Training section of the hospital
website d. I am a medical officer/registrar/resident/fellow (undergoing specialty
training).
• Applicants with a basic medical degree only qualify as an observer. For clinical fellowships, you need to have a postgraduate degree and 2 years of clinical experience.
• You may submit an application online at SGH-PGMI website www.pgmi.com.sg
e. I am a consultant/specialist (registered and practicing independently as a specialist).
• You are eligible to apply for all types of fellowship/clinical attachment programmes, application will be subject to fulfillment of other requirements such as employment, English proficiency, etc.
• You may submit an application online at SGH-PGMI website www.pgmi.com.sg
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List of FAQs / List of Miscellaneous Information (Continued)
2. I would like to seek employment in Singapore General Hospital.
• The fellowship/clinical attachments are not employment positions.
• Please refer to the Recruitment section at the hospital website at www.sgh.com.sg
3. I would like to undergo specialist training in Singapore General Hospital.
• The fellowship/clinical attachments are not recognized for leading to formal specialist qualications training.
• Please refer to the Training Opportunity section at the Singapore
Ministry of Heath website at www.moh.gov.sg
4. How many positions are there for each attachment programme?
The number of positions is dependant on the prevailing availability of resources at the respective departments for the period applied.
5. I would like to obtain sponsorship for the attachment in Singapore General
Hospital.
• If you are eligible for a Fellowship attachment programme, you may
apply for the competitive SGH Clinical Fellowship or selected department sponsorship administered by SGH-PGMI :
- Basic & postgraduate medical degree
- Other fellowship requirements are listed on page 7
• The sponsorship offers a monthly stipend up to SGD 2000 per month for months.
6. If I meet all the eligibility criteria, will my application be successful?
The application result is subject to the department’s available resources.
7. I have submitted the application for attachment. How do I find out the status of application?
• Applications are processed on a monthly basis.
• Candidates who are selected can expect to commence their fellowship
6-9 months from the date of the notification.
• Upon release of results by the departments, candidates will be contacted email.
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List of FAQs / List of Miscellaneous Information (Continued)
8. If my application is unsuccessful : a. Can I find out the reason?
• We are unable to provide the reasons for unsuccessful applications.
Each application is judged on its individual merits and is dependent on meeting the department’s requirements.
b. Can I submit another application?
• Candidates are welcomed to make subsequent applications with either the same department or another.
9. If my application is successful, when can I commence attachment?
Successful candidates can expect to commence their training an estimated
6-9 months after notification.
10. How do I apply for temporary registration with Singapore Medical Council?
We will apply for temporary registration on behalf of the successful candidates. To know more about Singapore Medical Council’s requirements,
please visit www.smc.gov.sg
11. How do I apply for training employment pass with Singapore Ministry of
Manpower ?
We will apply for the training employment pass on behalf of the
successful candidates. To know more about Singapore Ministry of
Manpower requirements, please visit www.mom.gov.sg
12. Do I need a visa to enter Singapore?
For more information, kindly view the Immigration and Checkpoint
Authority Singapore’s website at www.ica.gov.sg
13. What expenses do I have to prepare for?
Candidates who are successful in their applications will be advised accordingly. Such expenses include, transport, housing, living expenditure, insurance, etc.
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List of FAQs / List of Miscellaneous Information (Continued)
14. What are the available choices for accommodation?
Successful candidates are responsible for sourcing their own
accommodations while in Singapore. We do not provide any assistance with accomodation. We can provide you with a list of options.
15. Do I have to sit for any English proficiency test?
a. For those whose medium of study at medical school was English - No b. For those whose medium of study at medical school was not English -
Singapore Medical Council requires international medical graduates to produce evidence of proficiency in English Language by submitting test
results from the International English Language Testing Systems
(IELTS) or the Test of English as a foreign Language (TOFEL) or the
Occupational English Test (OET). Those who scored above within the
minimum score accepted by SMC can be considered, subject to a
2-year validity period based on the date of the test.
✚ IELTS - at least 7 for each component (Listening, Reading, Writing
AND Speaking) in academic module
✚ TOEFL - 250 marks for computer-based test or 600 marks for paper- based test or 100 marks for Internet-based test
✚
OET - Grade B and above
Please visit SMC website at http://www.healthprofessionals.gov.sg/content/hprof/smc/en/leftnav/ becoming_a_registereddoctor/documentation_requirements_processing_time.html#Evidence of English Proficiency
16. My family would like to accompany me in Singapore. What are the
requirements?
It is up to the candidates but all arrangements and expenses are to be borne by the candidate. The secretariat will not be responsible for or assist with arrangements pertaining to candidate’s family.
17. I have completed the attachment in Singapore General Hospital.
a. Can I seek employment in Singapore? No b. Can I register as a specialist? - No
You are required to sign a letter of undertaking that you will return home
after your training. Please refer to SMC, SGH for information regarding employment matters / registering as a specialist in Singapore.
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S ingapore officially the Republic of Singapore is a southeast Asian city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometers
(85 miles) north of the equator. Its an island country made up of 63 islands which is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from
Indonesia’s Riau Islands by the Singapore Straits to its south.
In terms of purchasing power parity, Singapore has the third highest per capital income in the world. There are slightly over 5 million people in Singapore, of which 2.91 million were born locally. The population is highly diverse; the majority are Chinese, with Malays and Indians forming significant minorities.
One of the five founding members of the Association of South East Asian
Nations, the country is also the host of the APEC Secretariat and a member of the East Asia Summit, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Commonwealth.
Singapore has four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil.
English is the common language of the nation and is the language of business, government and medium of instruction in schools. Public bodies in Singapore conduct their businesses in English, and official documents written in a non-English official language such as Chinese, Malay or Tamil typically have to be translated into English to be accepted for submission.
Singapore Standard Time is UTC/GMT +8 hours.
Singapore is warm and humid all year round. The daily temperature averages around 28 degrees Celsius. Abundant rainfall can be expected during the monsoon seasons from December to March and from June to September.
Singapore uses 220-240 volts AC, 50 cycles per second.
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The Mercer 2011 Quality of Living Survey ranked Singapore as number one in Asia for quality of life. A survey by human resources consultancy ECA
International in 2010 comparing 254 international locations found that Asian expatriates ranked Singapore as their preferred city to live in.
What makes living in Singapore such a vibrant experience? It has to be its quality of life, easy regional access, low crime rates, political stability, high standards of infrastructure and healthcare, as well as a cosmopolitan lifestyle.
Living Costs in a Nutshell
The Mercer cost of living survey which is conducted yearly lists Singapore as one of the top 10 most expensive cities in the world. Accommodation costs and cars make up the bulk of household expenses, understandably so due to our limited land space. Most residents find that they can live comfortably in
Singapore and enjoy the good things in life.
Here are some estimated costs:
• Room rental (Public or private housing) : SGD 800 - 1500 per month
• Transport (by metro/bus)
• Communications (cell phone)
• Basic Meals
• Groceries
: SGD 50 - 200 per month
: SGD 50 - 150 per month
: SGD 300 - 450 per month
: SGD 100 - 300 per month
Disclaimer: The above amounts offer a guide based on average costings. Total expenses will depend on individual’s lifestyle preferences. For more information, please visit Contact Singapore at http://www.contactsingapore.sg/why_singapore/about_singapore/cost_of_living/
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1. What was your impression of Singapore’s healthcare industry?
Excellent with the state-of-the-art equipments and advanced technology.
2. Why did you choose to apply to Singapore/SGH for your attachment?
Because Vascular Interventional Radiology (VIR) training in SGH is famous.
3. Did you face any difficulties (e.g. culture, language) during your attachment? What were they?
Not much difficulties during my attachment as food, culture and language are more or less the same.
4. During your attachment, what was a ‘typical’ day like?
Busy like a bee.
5. What were your learning experiences?
Gained a lot of skill and knowledge in VIR.
6. How has the attachment made an impact on you?
The experiences and skills learned during this attachment are very useful for establishing and upgrading the radiology department in my country.
Nationality :
Myanmar
Department/
Specialization :
VIR
Length of
Attachment :
12 months
7. Would you recommend SGH to interested fellows? Why?
Yes. Because the case mix of the SGH is excellent with good exposure to the skills. Overall, the training programme is the best one for radiologists interested in VIR.
Dr Aung Htet shown here in the middle.
Dr Aung Htet shown here on the left side.