MOH, SMC to add 9 foreign medical schools in Medical Registration Act

Starting in 2025, aspiring medical students can apply to 112 medical schools.

The Ministry of Health and Singapore Medical Council (SMC) are set to welcome nine more foreign medical schools from Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom to the second schedule of the Medical Registration Act.

The additions will allow Singapore to meet the growing demand for doctors and ensure that foreign-trained medical doctors applying to practise in the city-state have appropriate training.

This brings the total number of recognised overseas medical schools from 103 to 112.

SMC has considered various factors, including international rankings, language of instruction, and the performance of doctors from these universities.

Starting in 2025, medical students can apply to these medical schools. Graduates, regardless of nationality and including graduates before 2025, can also apply to SMC to practise in Singapore.

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