* Note:
Doctors who are in practice (whether locally or overseas) are not eligible for lower-fee PC and lower CME requirements. Only doctors who are not practising because they have retired or are doing full-time administrative work, etc. may be considered as doctors in reduced practice and can apply for lower-fee PC and lower CME requirements. Click here for more information on doctors in reduced practice.
CME Core Points Requirements
Doctors registered as Specialists with SMC
Doctors who are accredited and registered as specialists in the following specialties / subspecialties will be required
to fulfil core points in their respective specialties / subspecialties as indicated in the table below.
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Specialties
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Subspecialties
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Anaesthesiology
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Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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Palliative Medicine
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Cardiology
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Occupational Medicine
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Intensive Care Medicine
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Ophthalmology
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Sports Medicine
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Dermatology
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Orthopaedic Surgery
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Neonatology
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Diagnostic Radiology
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Otorhinolaryngology / Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Surgery
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Aviation Medicine
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Emergency Medicine
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Paediatric Medicine
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Paediatric Cardiology
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Endocrinology
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Paediatric Surgery
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Paediatric Gastroenterology
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Gastroenterology
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Pathology
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Paediatric Haematology & Oncology
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General Surgery
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Plastic Surgery
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Paediatric Intensive Care
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Geriatric Medicine
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Psychiatry
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Paediatric Nephrology
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Haematology
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Public Health
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Hand Surgery
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Radiation Oncology
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Infectious Disease
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Rehabilitation Medicine
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Internal Medicine
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Renal Medicine
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Medical Oncology
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Respiratory Medicine
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Neurology
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Rheumatology
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Neurosurgery
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Urology
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Nuclear Medicine
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Doctors on the Family Physicians Register
Doctors who are accredited and registered as Family Physicians will be required to fulfil core points in Family Medicine
Doctors with
multiple registrations
Doctors who are registered in 2 or more branches of medicine in the Register of Specialists and / or Register of Family
Physicians have to obtain 20% of the requisite number of CME points in each of those branches of medicine.
e.g.
If the practitioner is registered in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, he must obtain at least 10 points from programmes
in Internal Medicine and at least 10 points from programmes in Cardiology
If the practitioner is registered in the specialty of Internal Medicine and in the Family Physicians Register, he must
obtain at least 10 points from programmes in Internal Medicine and at least 10 points from programmes in Family Medicine
Doctors on the Register of Medical Practitioners only
Doctors are required to fulfil core points in Family Medicine unless they are exempted from the core point requirements
relevant to their field of practice. Please refer to the summary table
Compulsory CME and Core Points Requirement [PDF, 83KB] for more information on the core point requirement for specific groups of doctors.