Application for Accreditation of Local Events

CME points are awarded based on the type, title and duration of the event, target audience, speakers and the topics presented or discussed at the event. SMC may request for additional information such as programme details, if the information provided in the application is ambiguous.

Applications for Accreditation of events are to be submitted via the online system. Please click here to log in.

Upon successful submission of an accreditation application, an acknowledgement message will be displayed on your computer screen. You will also receive an email notifying you of the receipt of the application. Please use the event ID assigned to your application as a reference number for any enquiries with the SMC. You will be notified via email when the application is approved or rejected by the SMC. The approved event will then be posted on SMC’s CME Event Calendar, located as one of the main tabs at the top of the webpage.

Category 1A CME Events

Description	Criteria/Duration	Credit Points Awarded
Pre-Approved Established Programmes: - Hospital-Wide Grand Ward Rounds - Teaching / Tutorial Session	Participant: 1 to < 2 hours	1 CME point
Lecturer	1 CME point per session
Structured Training Programmes such as courses conducted by DGMS, AMS & CFPS (e.g GDFM, MMed FM)	Lecturer	2 CME points per session

Category 1B CME Events

Description	Criteria/Duration	Credit Points Awarded
Local Events: - Scientific Meeting - Conference - Seminar - Lecture - Workshop	Participant: 1 to < 2 hours	1 CME point
	Participant: 2 to 4 hours	2 CME point
	Participant: 1 day	4 CME point
	Participant: 1.5 days	6 CME point
	Participant: 2 days	8 CME point
	Participant: 2.5 days	10 CME point
	Participant: 3 days or more	12 CME point
	Speaker	2 CME points per session

Application for CME Event Accreditation

CME Providers of Cat 1B event need to apply for accreditation at least 4 weeks before the event date, to allow sufficient time to process the application, and for approved events to be posted on the SMC's CME Event Calendar.

The Event Title and Speakers’ Topics have to be accurately entered. The accreditation process will be lengthened if applications contain vague or ambiguous information (e.g., topics such as “CME programme” or “CME Symposium”). SMC may request for additional programme details or structure of an event, when necessary, to facilitate the accreditation process.

Please note that you are required to fill up details of an event (including the details of all speakers and their topics) in the application form by each session. Each session should not be more than half a day as the maximum number of sessions per day is capped at 2. You may segregate morning from afternoon sessions. CME points and core points will then be assigned by each session. For non-core applications, you may select “others” for Event Specialty and Target Audience fields.

Note: Applications for accreditation received after the event date will be rejected. CME Providers who repeatedly fail to either apply for accreditation before the event date or capture/ submit the attendance records will be blacklisted.

FM Accreditation

In addition to submitting an online application for accreditation via SMC’s website, CME Providers who are seeking Family Medicine (FM) accreditation for events targeted at Family Physicians have to complete an additional procedure to have their event assessed for FM points. The email addresses of the appointed FM CME Advisors and procedures for submitting further details to the CFPS are available on the CFPS website at http://www.cfps.org.sg/.

Pharmaceutical / Commercial Companies

All events organised solely by pharmaceutical / commercial companies will not be accredited. To qualify for accreditation, the activities must be co-organised with CME providers such as hospitals, other healthcare institutions, and professional bodies such as the Academy of Medicine Singapore, the College of Family Physicians Singapore and the Singapore Medical Association. Accreditation applications and attendance records can only be submitted electronically by the medical co-organiser (and not the pharmaceutical / commercial companies).

For more information on how to apply for CME accreditation for events, please refer to the Guide for CME Providers found here.

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Category 1A CME Events

Application for CME Event Accreditation

FM Accreditation

Category 1B CME Events

Application for CME Event Accreditation

FM Accreditation

Pharmaceutical / Commercial Companies

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FM Accreditation
The SMC and College of Family Physicians Singapore (CFPS) recognise only 4 Family Medicine Approved Training Centres (FM ATCs) to conduct FM core CME programmes. Any organisation that wishes to provide Cat 1A core FM activities should first apply to SMC to become an accredited ATC. Currently, the 4 ATCs are:
	a) College of Family Physicians, Singapore; b) SingHealth Polyclinics; c) NHG Polyclinics, and d) Dept of Family Medicine Continuing Care (FMCC) at Singapore General Hospital.