Fellowship Training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Overview

The attachment programme allows Clinical Fellows to gain exposure/experience in: 1. Management of patients with Gastroenterology and Hepatology conditions. 2. Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy 3. Performing, interpreting and clinically applying gastrointestinal motility procedures 4.

The programme

Focus

Gastroenterology and hepatology

Training type

Clinical Fellowship (attachment for foreign doctors)

Duration

3 – 12 months

Start

Subject to SMC registration and work pass approval (clinical fellowship processing takes approx. 6-9 months after provisional offer)

Positions

4

Accreditation

Certificate of Training

Department

Medicine/ Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Clinical Fellows who know what they want to learn and gain experience in, proportionate to the duration of the fellowship.

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$3,210 per month Programme Funding source: Self-funded

Official sources