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Display of Qualifications

Section 64(1) of the Medical Registration Act (MRA) stipulates that no registered medical practitioner shall:

a) Use or exhibit or publish in any card, letter, stationery, nameplate, signboard, placard, circular, handbill or any notice displayed at the premises, used by him for the practice of medicine, any qualification other than the qualifications which are entered in any register kept under this Act or which has been approved by the SMC; or
b) Use any title, addition or designation other than the title, addition or designation which has been approved by the SMC. Any person who contravenes Section 64 of the MRA may be subject to disciplinary proceedings under this Act.

Medical Practitioners will only be allowed to display qualifications that:

1. Are entered against their name in the 'Register of Medical Practitioners' or the  'Register of Specialists'; and
2. Are listed in SMC's Register of Displayable Qualifications.

Medical Practitioners can apply to seek approval from the SMC to add other postgraduate qualifications to the register by submitting the following documents:

a) Completed application form for Approval for Display of Additional Titles/Qualification;
b) Copy of the postgraduate medical qualification. (For certificates or qualifications in a language other than English, a certified true copy of the English translation must be provided.) The original certificate has to be produced for verification by the Secretariat's staff as part of the registration process. The applicant must arrange for a Letter of Verification (LV) for such qualification to be sent to the SMC directly from the awarding institution;
c)

If the postgraduate qualification has not been registered by SMC before, the applicant is required to produce information on the course details, structure, duration and whether it is examination-based;
d)

Payment of prescribed fee per postgraduate qualification;
 
Last Updated :  10 Oct 2011 10:11