Research Attachment (Research Fellow)

Strictly no patient management

• Maximum training duration is 12 months
• Self-funding only 
  
• SGH-PGMI administrative fee is applicable
  
• SGH department training fee is applicable
  
• Successful Training Employment Pass (TEP) application with Ministry of Manpower Singapore (MOM) 
• Approval of applicant's overseas training from any relevant governmental and institutional authorities in applicant's country 
  
• Valid surgical and hospitalisation (including COVID-19 related) insurance coverage for stay in Singapore
  
• Clearing of medical examination including a satisfactory report of Hepatitis B and C immune status (i.e. HBsAg, HBeAg and HB Ab, HIV infection and Tuberculosis) (to be conducted by SGH clinic before commencement of attachment)
  
• Completed vaccinations for COVID-19 (including booster dose), Tdap and MMRV before attachment commencement
  
• Eligibility criteria : 
• current & future employment
  
• basic medical degree
  
• preferably have obtained a postgraduate diploma or degree in his country or overseas
• evidence of at least 12 months houseman-ship/ internship with a certificate of satisfactory completion or equivalent
  
• be registered with medical council, ministry or relevant licensing authority for practicing medicine in home country
• been certified to be of good standing by the Medical Council or the relevant national authority
  
• additional eligibility criteria and requirements as determined by the training departments (where applicable)

Hands-on patient management

All of the above applies including temporary medical registration with Singapore Medical Council (SMC) if the research doctor is performing any of the activities:

1. Invasive procedures beyond venesection or phlebotomy;
2. Patient contact that go beyond superficial non-intimate examinations 
   (such as blood pressure or pulse taking, observation of patient characteristics in non-intimate areas, simple non-invasive clinical examinations such as eliciting tendon reflexes);
3. Intimate examinations such as vaginal inspection or speculum inspections for O&G research, examination of other intimate areas; or
4. Any patient contact, examination or action that would impact or contribute to the clinical management or monitoring of the patient for an active disease; or
5. Any activity by the research doctor that would impact or contribute to the clinical management of the patient; other than the allowable activity for treatment plans ordered by the patient's treating physician.