Clinical Fellowship Training in Advanced Breast Surgery

Overview

To develop surgeons post-residency to be skilled in both oncological breast surgery and reconstructive breast surgery techniques.

Training type: Clinical Fellowship (attachment for foreign doctors)
Duration: 12 months
Start: Subject to SMC registration and work pass approval (clinical fellowship processing takes approx. 6-9 months after provisional offer)
Positions: 2
Accreditation: Certificate of Training
Department: Surgery & Surgical Oncology/ Breast Surgery

Eligibility: Associate Consultants (General Surgery); Department requirement: Completed GS residency or Advanced surgical training in General Surgery. Note: Applicants can directly apply to this training programme without having to undergo any basic fellowship programme in Singapore, as long as all admission/ eligibility criteria are met.
International applicants: Yes - SGH fellowship and attachment programmes are offered to foreign doctors for short-term clinical training (more than 1000 international doctors since 2000)
Visa support: Training Employment Pass application with Ministry of Manpower (MOM) upon successful SMC Temporary Registration
Licence requirement: Temporary Registration (for training) with the Singapore Medical Council

Deadline: Rolling - applications reviewed monthly; cut-off is the last day of each month (Singapore time)
Application method: Apply through SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) with CV/posting history, case summary and two endorsed recommendation letters (one from Head of Institution/Department); online interview for clinical fellowship; queries pgmi.fellowships@sgh.com.sg

Funding: Training Fee (recommended): S$3,210 per month Programme Funding source: Self-funded