Fellowship in General Nephrology

Overview

The General Nephrology Fellowship aims to equip the Fellow with the clinical competencies in the care of patients with chronic kidney disease, including investigation and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), underlying causes and CKD complications, and planning for long term kidney care plan ...

The programme

Focus

Nephrology

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

Medicine / Renal Medicine

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Graduate in Medicine or Internal Medicine or Nephrology; Department requirement: Graduate in Medicine or Internal Medicine or Nephrology

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

How to apply

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

Funding

Training Fee: S$3,000 (before prevailing GST) per month Programme Funding source: Self-funded

Official sources