CME Requirements
Please refer to the summary table below for the CME requirements for various applications.
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Application Type
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CME Requirements
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Qualifying Period (QP)
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2-year PC Renewal
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50 CME points, of which 20% or 10 points shall be core points in each of their registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine.
Note: For doctors with PCs which do not start on 1 Jan, their CME requirements will be adjusted accordingly.
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Current PC validity period.
e.g.
PCs starting on 1 Jan
Current PC (2 year) and QP:
1 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 2014
Current PC (1 year) and QP:
1 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 2013
PCsnotstarting on 1 Jan
Current PC (2 year) and QP:
1 May 2013 to 31 Dec 2014
Current PC (1 year) and QP:
1 May 2013 to 31 Dec 2013
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1-year PC Renewal
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25 CME points, of which 20% or 5 points shall be core points in each of their registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine.
Note: For doctors with PCs which do not start on 1 Jan, their CME requirements will be adjusted accordingly.
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2 year PC Renewal
(Lower CME requirements)
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20 CME points
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1 year PC Renewal
(Lower CME requirements)
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10 CME points
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New PC
(for doctors who are already on SMC’s Register)
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50 CME points, of which 20% or 10 points shall be core points in each of their registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine.
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24 months prior to the PC application date
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Resumption of Practice
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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 here for more information on the core point requirement for specific groups of doctors.
Personal CME Report
Doctors are advised to check their personal CME Report regularly to monitor their CME point status for their current qualifying period. They can do so by logging into their CME account via the SMC Online System.
Doctors are encouraged to attend CME events well before the end of their CME qualifying period so that they can have their PC renewal applications processed in time and late PC application fees will not be incurred.