Surgical Specialties Pathways
House Officers and Medical Officers are eligible to apply for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Neurosurgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Urology.
International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
The chart below shows the application and matching to enter residency training.
Non-Trainees
Passing postgraduate exams alone without undergoing a formal structured or accredited training programme does not indicate that competency milestones in training have been reliably reached to ensure that training standards, level of competency and completeness of training is attained. Hence non-trainees will start from Residency Year One if they are accepted and matched. As such, Singaporean IMGs interested in applying for residency training are advised to return to Singapore as soon as they complete their medical studies.
If you are an IMG doctor (inflight trainee or a non-trainee) who wish to apply for residency and require further information, please refer to the
Contact us page for our contact information.
Clinician Scientist Pathway
These residency tracks are under the purview of the Specialists Accreditation Board (SAB) research committee. Please visit the SAB website for requirements.
Specialties with Co-payment
A co-payment is levied on residents in highly subscribed specialties. For more information on the list of specialties and the payment amounts, please refer to the
SAB website.