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NUHS Residency

2025/08/21

NUHS Residency
29 Accredited Tracks for Postgraduate Doctors

NUHS medical residents engaging in discussion with senior clinician mentor during postgraduate training session

About NUHS Residency

NUHS Residency is one of the three sponsoring institutions in Singapore that provides postgraduate medical training through 29 residency programmes, which are internationally-accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education - International (ACGME-I) or locally-accredited by the Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST).

Our residents are trained to be the best doctors they can be – excelling in the science and art of Medicine built on our core values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Patient-Centredness.

Our faculty are passionate clinicians with a love for teaching and mentoring, who personify our NUHS values and who care for each and every resident as an unique individual as part of our NUHS family. They have been entrusted with the mandate of training YOU, to be our next generation of medical leaders for Singapore. Besides our educators, our senior leaders take a personal interest in our residents and view them as a big part of the NUHS Family.

NUHS Residents who pass through the gates of NUHS will lead in shaping medicine of the future, fulfilling their mission to be top medical professionals, both locally and internationally.

Our Mission

To develop future-ready, values-based healthcare professionals who:

  • Grow to become skilled, resilient, values-based, adaptive, lifelong learners who put the interests of their patients first.
  • Advance healthcare through innovative solutions.
  • Serve the community with a sense of purpose, whilst continuing to nurture the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Whom our PATIENTS will recommend to family and friends & our FACULTY and STAFF are proud of.

Our Vision

Training Minds, Shaping Hearts

Our vision for the graduates of the NUHS Residency is to be all-rounded healthcare professionals with a strong desire to serve the community through empathetic patient care, break-through research and continuous education embodying the NUHS core values - Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Patient-Centeredness.

Education must align with workforce demands and drive appropriate healthcare delivery

To build future ready Healthcare Professionals and the ability to work in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment.

To collaborate with local, regional & international partners to avail exposure and opportunities to our healthcare students, trainees and professionals.

Why Choose NUHS Residency?

  • Comprehensive Training across 29 Accredited Tracks: NUHS Residency offers a comprehensive suite of 29 specialty and sub-specialty programmes, each accredited internationally or locally.
  • Personalised Mentorship and Career Support: Residents thrive under the guidance of dedicated faculty, senior clinicians and mentors committed to their professional growth. We tailor support to each resident’s individual journey.
  • Future-Ready Healthcare Education: NUHS prepares residents to lead in tomorrow's healthcare. Our residency programmes develop clinicians equipped with the skills, mindset and adaptability needed to navigate complex healthcare environments.
Application, Eligibility and Process
Who Can Apply

To participate in the Residency Application Exercise, you will first need to be offered employment by MOH Holdings Pte Ltd. 

All successful applicants begin at Residency Year 1 (R1), regardless of prior experience. 

How to Apply

  • Apply via MOHH e-Residency Portal
  • Submit required documents and portfolio
  • Attend interviews (if shortlisted). Applicants are to contact the sponsoring institution directly to arrange for their Residency Interviews.
  • Rank preferences; final match via MOHH

Please refer to MOHH website: https://www.physician.mohh.com.sg/home (under Announcements > Applications) for detailed application guide.

Application Timeline

  • Applications Open: AugustSeptember
  • Interviews: October–November
  • Results Released: March
  • Residency Training Begins: July
Programme Interviews

With effect from the AY2021 intake, Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) conducted by MOHH has been replaced by interviews by the respective programmes in each sponsoring institution. Applicants are to contact the sponsoring institution directly to arrange for their Residency Interviews.

Matching Exercise

After completion of the interviews, MOHH will send you an email to invite you to rank your preferences for the programme(s) you interviewed for. Please note that candidate ranking is confidential and will not be made known to the Programme Directors. Any withdrawals from the Residency exercise from this point on will result in a candidate forfeiting his/her chance to participate in the next residency exercise.

Please click here to check out MOHH's webpage for application updates, process details and timeline.

Residency Interviews

Please stay tuned to this space for information on the upcoming schedule.

For latest updates, visit https://www.physician.mohh.com.sg/medicine/residency/about-residency
Events

NUHS Career Guidance Fair

Stay tuned to this page for the next NUHS Career Guidance Fair for Junior Doctors. Meanwhile, you may view our NUHS Residency Programme Brochures on their respective programme pages here.

NUHS Residency Orientation

NUHS conducts an institution-wide orientation for all new residents. The transition into the Residency training may not be smooth sailing and the aim of the orientation is to prepare them for their role as residents.

Other than the orientation organised by the hospital, the incoming residents are required to attend the Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) programme. Through planned activities, residents would be able to embrace the NUHS core values - Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence and Patient-Centredness. It is also an opportunity for the residents to develop strong rapport with their peers and get to know the senior management on a personal level.

NUHS Residency Graduation

At NUHS, we value each resident's learning journey and we are always proud to see our residents complete their training and graduate as specialists.

The NUHS Residency Graduation Ceremony is held annually to celebrate the achievements of our graduands with the faculty and their loved ones.

Our next ceremony will be held in October 2025.

Contact Us

For non-NUHS Residents, please email us at [email protected] for any residency-related enquiries.

For NUHS Residents who wish to provide feedback/compliments, please use the online form here.

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