JCST Residency training and assessment requirements
This page contains the training requirements and Programme Accreditation Submission (PAS) for JCST accredited residency programmes.
Last updated 12 February 2026
Training requirements and Programme Accreditation Submission (PAS) for JCST accredited residency programmes
JCST Residency programmes | Duration of training | Training requirements | Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) |
|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Internal Medicine (AIM) | 2 years (R4-R5) | Advanced Internal Medicine Specialty Training Requirements 23 May 2025 | For AY23 cohorts onwards Advanced Internal Medicine EPAs [PDF, 177 KB] |
Anaesthesiology | 5 years (R1-R5) | 21 November 2025 | For AY23 cohorts onwards Anaesthesiology EPAs |
Anatomical Pathology | 5 years (R1-R5) | For AY24 cohorts onwards Anatomical Pathology EPAs | |
Cardiology | 3.5 years (SR1-SR3) | For AY24 cohorts onwards Cardiology EPAs | |
Cardiothoracic Surgery (CTS) | 4 years (R3-R6) | Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Requirements [PDF, 107 KB] | Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme Accreditation Submission Form (Nov 22) [PDF, 116KB] |
Dermatology | 3.5 years (R4-R6.5) | For AY23 cohorts onwards Dermatology EPAs | |
Diagnostic Radiology | 5 years (R1-R5) | Diagnostic Radiology Specialty Training Requirements 13 Oct 2025 | For AY23 cohorts onwards DiagnosticRadiology EPAs [PDF, 192 KB] |
Emergency Medicine | 5 years (R1-R5) | Emergency Medicine Specialty Training Requirements[Note: Section on EPAs as learning outcomes is only applicable to cohorts from AY23 onwards] | For AY23 cohorts onwards |
Endocrinology | 3 years (R4-R6) | Endocrinology Residency Training Guide Endocrinology Residency Training Requirements Annex A | N.A |
Gastroenterology | 3 years (R4-R6) | 21 April 2025 | |
General Surgery | 5 years (R1-R5) | For AY25 cohorts onwards General Surgery EPAs | |
Geriatric Medicine | 3 years (SR1-SR3) | Geriatric Medicine STR | For AY24 cohorts onwards Geriatric Medicine EPAs |
Haematology | 3.5 years (R4-R7) | Haematology Residency Training Requirements (prior to July 2017 intake) [PDF, 655 KB] | N.A |
Hand Surgery | 4 years (R3-R6) | Hand Surgery Training Requirements [PDF, 73 KB] Hand Surgery Training Requirements 3-year Training Programme (For Dual Accreditation) [PDF, 75 KB] | Hand Surgery Programme Accreditation Submission (Nov 22) [PDF, 117 KB] |
Infectious Diseases | 3 years (R4-R6) | For AY24 cohorts onwards Infectious Disease EPAs | |
Intensive Care Medicine | 1 year (SS2) OR 2 years (SS1-SS2) | For AY25 cohort onwards Intensive Care Medicine EPAs | |
Internal Medicine | 3 years (R4-R6) | For AY23 cohort onwards Internal Medicine EPAs | |
Medical Oncology | 3 years (SR1-SR3) | For AY24 cohorts onwards Medical Oncology EPAs | |
Medical Microbiology | 5 years (R1-R5) | For AY23 cohort onwards | |
Neurology | 3 years (R4-R6) | ||
Neurosurgery | 4 years (R3-R6) | Neurosurgery Programme Accreditation Submission (Nov 22) [PDF, 840 KB] | |
Nuclear Medicine | 2.5 years (R4-R5) | For AY23 cohort onwards Nuclear Medicine EPAs | |
Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 6 years (R1-R6) | Obstetrics & Gynaecology Residency Training Requirements [PDF, 92 KB] | N.A |
Ophthalmology | 5 years (R1-R5) | Ophthalmology Training Requirements [PDF, 266 KB] | For AY23 cohort onwards |
Orthopaedic Surgery | 6 years (R1-R6) | For AY24 cohort onwards Orthopaedic Surgery EPAs | |
Otorhinolaryngology | 5 years (R1-R5) | Otorhinolayngology Residency Training Requirements [PDF, 259 KB] | N.A |
Paediatric Medicine | 6 years (R1-R6) | 21 April 2025 | 21 April 2025 |
Paediatric Surgery | 4 years (R3-R6) | For AY23 cohort onwards Paediatric Surgery EPAs | |
Palliative Medicine | 2 years (R1-R2) | For AY23 cohort onwards Palliative Medicine | |
Pathology | 5 years (R1-R5) | N.A | |
Plastic Surgery | 4 years (R3-R6) | Plastic Surgery Residency Training Requirements (Approved as at 27 Jul 2023) [PDF, 177 KB] | Plastic Surgery Programme Accreditation Submission (Nov 22) [PDF, 106 KB] |
Preventive Medicine | 5 years (R1-R5) | For AY23 cohort onwards Preventive Medicine | |
Psychiatry | 5 years (R1-R5) | For AY23 cohort onwards Psychiatry EPAs | |
Rehabilitation Medicine | 3 years (R4-R6) | For AY23 cohort onwards Rehabilitation Medicine | |
Renal Medicine | 3.5 years (R4-R7) | Renal Medicine Residency Training Requirements | |
Respiratory Medicine | 3 years (SR1-SR3) | For AY24 cohort onwards Respiratory Medicine EPAs | |
Rheumatology | 3 years (R4-R6) | For AY24 cohort onwards Rheumatology EPAs | |
Sports Medicine | 3 years (SS1-SS3) | For AY25 cohort onwards Sports Medicine EPAs | |
Surgery-in-General (SIG) | 2 years (R1-R2) | For AY24 cohort onwards Surgery in General EPAs | |
Urology | 4 years (R3-R6) | 3-year Urology Residency Training Requirements for Dual track (as @ 14 Sept 2018) [PDF, 321 KB] |