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Eligibility

Licensure


All candidates taking the FM Examination (MCQ) must be registered with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)and hold a valid practising certificate issued by the SMC.

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Accredited Training


All candidates must have good standing in an ACGME-I accredited graduate medical education programme or an approved alternative.

Eligibility for the FM Examination (MCQ) is as follows:

All candidates must be in their final year of Family Medicine Residency training or equivalent training at the time of the exam application and must be endorsed by their Programme Directors.

  • For appeals on exam eligibility, please refer to the section on Appeals.
     

The full-time residency training must fulfill all accredited training requirements set forth by ACGME-I and those specified under Singapore’s Country Addendum, unless otherwise specified by FMTAC under JCFMS.

Residents are expected to be competent in the six (6) ACGME-I General Competencies:

  • Patient care and procedural skills,
  • Medical knowledge,
  • Practice-based learning and improvement,
  • Interpersonal and communication skills,
  • Professionalism and
  • Systems-based practice.
     

Verification of the fulfilment of these requirements will be provided by the Programme Directors.

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Attestation of Good Standing and Clinical Performance


The Programme Director will assess competence and performance in the six (6) ACGME-I General Competencies. As part of the evaluations, attestation of a candidate’s good standing and clinical performance by the relevant Programme Director is required. Such attestation can be in the form of the Programme Director’s endorsement of the candidate’s performance.

The responsibility for the evaluation of a candidate’s clinical competence and moral and ethical behaviour rests with the Programme Director or the RAC, and not with MOH. MOH is not in a position to re-examine the facts and circumstances of an individual's performance. As required by ACGME-I in its Institutional Requirements, Section (II)(D)(4)(e), the Sponsoring Institution must provide appropriate due process for its decisions regarding a trainee's performance. Details can be obtained from the ACGME-I's website.

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Change in Eligibility Status


If a candidate’s eligibility for the examination changes between the date of submission of the application and the scheduled examination date, the candidate must notify MOH promptly. Failure to notify that the candidate may no longer be eligible to take the examination may result in a determination of irregular behaviour. [see "Irregular Behaviour on Examination"]

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