1. The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) Election 2023 is ongoing from Tuesday, 18 April 2023 (8am) to Tuesday, 2 May 2023 (11.59pm).
2. Voting is conducted online via the Professional Registration System (PRS) at the SMC website. Please log in to PRS using your SingPass. You may access the PRS login page by clicking on this link.
3. All the candidates’ Curriculum Vitae (CVs) can be viewed on the Election Page.
Voting is compulsory
4. We wish to remind you that voting is compulsory for all fully registered medical practitioners resident in Singapore who have a valid practising certificate during the election period1.
5. A doctor who is required to vote and fails to do so shall not be entitled to apply for a practising certificate unless he/she satisfies the Registrar that he/she had a good and sufficient reason for not voting at the election; or he/she pays to SMC a penalty of $5002.
6. Provisionally registered (P-reg), temporarily registered (T-reg) and conditionally registered (C-reg) doctors are not required to vote in the SMC election.
Important notices:
PRS downtime due to scheduled maintenance
7. The PRS will not be accessible due to system maintenance on the following dates and times:
Date/ Day
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From
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To
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Wednesday, 19 April 2023
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6 pm
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8 pm
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Wednesday, 26 April 2023
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6 pm
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8 pm
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For enquiries
8. If you require assistance with regards to the online voting via PRS, please email us at SMC_Election@spb.gov.sg.You may also refer to the FAQ on the SMC website under “SMC Election” for general assistance.
9. If you encounter problems logging in with your SingPass account, you may contact SingPass Helpdesk at +65 63353533 or email them at support@singpass.gov.sg.
Thank you.
MR PETER LEE
RETURNING OFFICER
SMC ELECTION 2023
1 Medical Registration Act s6(1)
2 Medical Registration Act s6(2); Medical Registration Regulations s10(2)