Who Can Apply for NUHS Preventive Medicine Training ?
Appointment as Residents
Medical graduates can apply to enter Year 1 (R1) of the Preventive Medicine Residency program. They may also apply after completing 12 months’ clinical experience (transitional year, or equivalent).
What is the duration and scope of NUHS Preventive Medicine training?
The program comprises a 1-year clinical, 2-year basic practicum and a 2-year advanced practicum phase.
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Residency phase
- Clinical Year - 12 months of clinical experience in internal medicine, general / orthopaedic surgery and one or more other hospital elective* postings
*Elective clinical postings may be completed in any of the following disciplines:
Medicine (specialized units: Infectious diseases, Geriatric medicine, Rehabilitative medicine, Cardiology, Renal Medicine, Oncology), Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Community hospitals, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, General surgery/Orthopaedics (if not previously posted to these units)
- Basic Practicum Year - 24 months of experience in core preventive medicine rotations
Residents will be rotated to various affiliated institutions to gain broad experience in core areas such as health policy and administration, disease control and epidemiology, health promotion, occupational and environmental health and clinical preventive medicine. Postings are offered by NUHS in its Dept of Epidemiology and Public Health, and by a wide range of affiliated institutions with experience and expertise in specific aspects of preventive medicine.
Besides the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, NUHS, these include:
Agency for Integrated Care
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Communicable Disease Centre/Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Health Promotion Board
Ministry Of Health
Ministry of Manpower: Occupational Health Department
Singapore Armed Forces: Preventive Medicine Unit
Singapore General Hospital
National Healthcare Group: HQ, Polyclinics
Regular weekly didactic sessions will be conducted during the Clinical and Practicum years. These sessions will be taught by experienced and distinguished staff and will cover a broad range of topics in preventive medicine. Didactic sessions will cover topics relevant to the stage of residency.
R1 topics will focus on
(a) Scope of preventive medicine practice
(b) Clinical preventive medicine - diagnosis and management of key conditions, development of core clinical competencies in patient care and communication
R2 didactic sessions will incorporate practice-based learning, small group discussions and seminars on core topics.
- Formal academic training - successful completion of an academic program leading to the Master of Public Health degree or an equivalent postgraduate qualification is required.
At the end of the Basic practicum phase, residents will sit for an examination, which tests core competencies in the key areas of preventive medicine practice, namely: Applied epidemiologic methods, Health and healthcare management and administration, Occupational and enviromental health, and Clinical preventive medicine. On completion, they will be eligible to apply to enter the Advanced Practicum phase.
Advanced Practicum phase
The 2-year fellowship phase aims to develop specialized skills in one of the following areas:
A) Public health
- Disease control and epidemiology
- Health policy and administration
- Health services research
B) Occupational and environmental medicine
Residents will be able to tailor their programs around 1-year rotations in affiliated institutions most suited to the chosen area of concentration. Where relevant, clinical experience will be incorporated into rotations, as a foundation for future practice. At the end of this phase, residents will sit for the qualifying examination for specialist certification.
Resident Handbook
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