The vast majority of both junior doctors and trainee specialists receive their training in MOH facilities, with no differentiation between those in local or foreign medical programmes. — IMU
Speciality training in Singapore has been done in collaboration with the United States Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education International since the establishment of Residency Programmes in 2010.At the end of the programme, there are assessments before the certification of competency by the Joint Committee on Specialist Training is awarded.
It appears that the MMC has failed in its duty to inform the profession of changes to its guidelines.A recognised qualification is one that is accepted by a medical regulator as evidence of a doctor’s knowledge, skills and experience to apply for registration to practise.Media reports have reflected a misperception of what a recognised qualification is.This writer applied for, and was granted, full registration by the GMC, which, at that time, recognised the MBBS degree.
Chapter 2 of the MQA Act provides that the MMC is the decision-maker in approving or refusing accreditation, imposing conditions, and revocation of accreditation, for medical programmes.