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Overview

SingHealth is the largest and leading public healthcare cluster in Singapore with a network of 3 Hospitals, 5 National Specialty Centers and 9 Polyclinics across its group. Being the country’s largest academic medical center and reputable training ground for the best in medicine, SingHealth is committed to providing you a holistic and competitive learning environment at the forefront of graduate medical education.

This is made possible with SingHealth’s rich legacy in medical education, experienced pool of faculty and pursuit of excellence in Patient Care, Education and Research.


Key Features in Residency Training

Structured education curriculum
The program is founded on a structured training framework, modeled after established standards advised by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I). This formative curriculum is designed for quality residency training, with standard training requirements based on a set of core competencies¹.

Continuous formative assessment
A structured evaluation system is in place to provide continuous, periodic assessment of residents’ skills and performances. Such rigorous monitoring systems increase learning efficiency through consistent reviews of training processes and outcomes.

Dedicated core faculty
The program faculty comprises a dedicated group of established SingHealth clinician-teachers with protected time for residency training. This ensures a high level of accountability and close supervision of residents’ training, better empowering them for independent medical practice.


Give Your Medical Career A Headstart At SingHealth

Why SingHealth Residency?
As the largest sponsoring institution (SI) for the Residency Program in Singapore, SingHealth is committed to providing an ideal graduate medical education environment to nurture competent medical practitioners – healthcare leaders of tomorrow.


Medical Specialties
Medical specialties for medical graduates to choose for year 2011:

  Anaesthesiology Orthopedics
Diagnostic Radiology Otorhinolaryngology
Emergency Medicine Pathology
General Surgery Pediatrics
Internal Medicine Transitional Year
Obstetrics & Gynecology Preventive Medicine (participating site)
Ophthalmology Psychiatry (participating site)


Core Competencies
The program curriculum is based on 6 core competencies:

Patient Care
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning & Improvement
Interpersonal Communication & Skills
Professionalism
Systems-based Practice

SingHealth will add a seventh core competency - Faculty Development - to equip individuals with leadership and administrative skills, and increase teaching competencies necessary for passing on of the healthcare education baton.

 

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SingHealth Singapore General Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital Changi General Hospital National Cancer Centre Singapore National Dental Centre Singapore National Heart Centre Singapore National Neuroscience Singapore Singapore National Eye Centre Polyclinics SingHealth Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore