Singapore legislation

Schedule 4

of Medical Registration Regulations 2010

Schedule 4

Requisite number of continuing medical education points

FOURTH SCHEDULERegulations 21(1) and 24(2) and (3)Requisite number of continuing medical education pointsFirst columnSecond columnThird columnFourth columnDescription of practitioner applying for grant or renewal of practising certificateRequisite number of continuing medical education pointsMinimum percentage of requisite number of continuing medical education points from core programmes and types of core programmesQualifying period1.Practitioner in practice (other than one referred to in item 3 or 5) applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of 24 months50 pointsFor renewal of any practising certificate —

(a)

before 1 January 2026 — 20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes(b)on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes; and

(ii)

10% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more ethics core programmesThe period of 2 years ending on 31st December of the year in which the current practising certificate expires2.Practitioner in practice (other than one referred to in item 4 or 6) applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of 12 months25 pointsFor renewal of any practising certificate —

(a)

before 1 January 2026 — 20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes(b)on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes; and

(ii)

10% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more ethics core programmesThe calendar year in which the current practising certificate expires3.Practitioner in practice (other than one referred to in item 5) who is registered in 2 or more branches of medicine under the Register of Specialists or Register of Family Physicians, applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of 24 months50 pointsFor renewal of any practising certificate —

(a)

before 1 January 2026 — 20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more core programmes in each of those branches of medicine(b)on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more core programmes in each of those branches of medicine; and

(ii)

10% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more ethics core programmesIllustrations If the practitioner is registered in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, he must obtain —

(a)

for renewal of his practising certificate before 1 January 2026 — at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine and at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Cardiology(b)for renewal of his practising certificate on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine;

(ii)

at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Cardiology; and

(iii)

at least 5 points from one or more ethics core programmes If the practitioner is registered in the specialty of Internal Medicine and in the Family Physicians Register, he must obtain —

(a)

for renewal of his practising certificate before 1 January 2026 — at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine and at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Family Medicine(b)for renewal of his practising certificate on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine;

(ii)

at least 10 points from one or more core programmes in Family Medicine; and

(iii)

at least 5 points from one or more ethics core programmesThe period of 2 years ending on 31st December of the year in which the current practising certificate expires4.Practitioner in practice (other than one referred to in item 6) who is registered in 2 or more branches of medicine under the Register of Specialists or Register of Family Physicians, applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of 12 months25 pointsFor renewal of any practising certificate —

(a)

before 1 January 2026 — 20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more core programmes in each of those branches of medicine(b)on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more core programmes in each of those branches of medicine; and

(ii)

(a)

for renewal of his practising certificate before 1 January 2026 — at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine and at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Cardiology(b)for renewal of his practising certificate on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine;

(ii)

at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Cardiology; and

(iii)

at least 3 points from one or more ethics core programmes If the practitioner is registered in the specialty of Internal Medicine and in the Family Physicians Register, he must obtain —

(a)

for renewal of his practising certificate before 1 January 2026 — at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine and at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Family Medicine(b)for renewal of his practising certificate on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Internal Medicine;

(ii)

at least 5 points from one or more core programmes in Family Medicine; and

(iii)

at least 3 points from one or more ethics core programmesThe calendar year in which the current practising certificate expires5.Practitioner in practice applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of more than 12 months, where the date of issue of the current practising certificate is not 1st JanuaryPro-rated as follows:where A is the number of days between the date of issue of the current practising certificate and the end of the qualifying periodFor renewal of any practising certificate —

(a)

before 1 January 2026 — 20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes(b)on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes; and

(ii)

10% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more ethics core programmesThe period beginning on the date of issue of the current practising certificate and ending on 31st December of the year in which the current practising certificate expires6.Practitioner in practice applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of 12 months or less, where the date of issue of the current practising certificate is not 1st JanuaryPro-rated as follows:where B is the number of days between the date of issue of the current practising certificate and the end of the qualifying periodFor renewal of any practising certificate —

(a)

before 1 January 2026 — 20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes(b)on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes; and

(ii)

(a)

before 1 January 2026 — 20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes(b)on or after 1 January 2026 —

(i)

20% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more general or specific core programmes; and

(ii)

10% of the requisite number of continuing medical education points from one or more ethics core programmesThe period of 24 months prior to the date of application for a practising certificate 8.Practitioner who is, or will be, in reduced practice applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of 24 months20 points—The period of 2 years ending on 31st December of the year in which the current practising certificate expires9.Practitioner who is, or will be, in reduced practice applying to renew a practising certificate with a validity period of 12 months10 points—The calendar year in which the current practising certificate expires.[S 884/2023 wef 01/01/2024]

Read in full context — Medical Registration Regulations 2010 →