Senior Residency Training in Endocrinology
Endocrinology is a 3-year Internal Medicine (IM)-related Senior Residency training programme following the completion of the 3-year IM Residency Training Programme. For details on eligibility criteria and compulsory courses, please refer to the section on Internal Medicine-related specialties.
The duration of residency training accredited by ACGME-I and that required for exit certification by the Specialists Accreditation Board is listed in the following table. Where the duration for accreditation exceeds that of ACGME-I, the remaining time will be accredited by the Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST).
Training Requirements Document
Singapore Country Addendum to the ACGME-I Advanced Specialty Requirements
The Singapore Country Addendum to the ACGME-I Advanced Specialty Requirements prescribes specialty-specific programme requirements applicable to residency programmes in Singapore as discussed with the ACGME-I and the Singapore Residency Advisory Committees (RAC).
Read together with the
ACGME-I Advanced Specialty Requirements, they represent the requirements of graduate medical education in the specialties listed.
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I.B.
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The educational program in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism must be 24 months in length.
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The educational program in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism must be 36 months in length, of which, the first 24 months would be ACGME-I accredited, and the remaining 12 months of training program would be governed by the RAC/JCST to meet the local training needs.
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The total duration of training for an exit certification in Singapore is 36 months in length.
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IV.A.1
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A minimum of 12 months must be devoted to clinical experience
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Minimum 30 monthsof the 3 year training must be devoted to clinical experience.
Maximum 6 months non-clinical training time (i.e. purely research) can be done only in the last year of training (non ACGME-I accredited year).
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Singapore RAC specification for curriculum content.
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New Addition
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Residents are required to acquire knowledge and meet learning objectives in areas of specialized Endocrinology during the 3-year residency programme:
- Reproductive and Obstetric Endocrinology
- Nuclear medicine
- Laboratory Endocrinology
- Endocrine radiology
- Post-operative management/ experience in managing Endocrine emergencies/ Neuro-Endocrinology
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Singapore RAC specification for curriculum content.
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Exit Criteria