JCST Residency training and assessment requirements

Advanced Internal Medicine (AIM)

2 years (R4-R5)

Advanced Internal Medicine STR

For AY23 cohorts onwards Advanced Internal Medicine EPAs

Anaesthesiology

5 years (R1-R5)

Anaesthesiology STR

For AY23 cohorts onwards Anaesthesiology EPAs

Anatomical Pathology

5 years (R1-R5)

Anatomical Pathology STR

For AY24 cohorts onwards Anatomical Pathology EPAs

Cardiology

3.5 years (SR1-SR3)

Cardiology STR

For AY24 cohorts onwards Cardiology EPAs

Cardiothoracic Surgery (CTS)

4 years (R3-R6)

Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Training Requirements

Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme Accreditation Submission Form (Nov 22) [PDF, 116KB]

Dermatology

3.5 years (R4-R6.5)

Dermatology STR

For AY23 cohorts onwards Dermatology EPAs

Diagnostic Radiology

5 years (R1-R5)

Diagnostic Radiology STR

For AY23 cohorts onwards Diagnostic Radiology EPAs

Emergency Medicine

5 years (R1-R5)

Emergency Medicine STR
[Note: Section on EPAs as learning outcomes is only applicable to cohorts from AY23 onwards]

For AY23 cohorts onwards
Emergency Medicine EPAs

Endocrinology

3 years (R4-R6)

Endocrinology STR

For AY26 cohorts onwards Endocrinology EPAs

Gastroenterology

3 years (R4-R6)

Gastroenterology STR

For AY24 cohorts onwards Gastroenterology EPAs

General Surgery

5 years (R1-R5)

General Surgery STR

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]

Haematology Residency Training Requirements (July 2017 intake onwards) [PDF, 662 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)

Infectious Diseases STR

For AY24 cohorts onwards Infectious Disease EPAs

Intensive Care Medicine

1 year (SS2) OR

2 years (SS1-SS2)

Intensive Care Medicine STR

For AY25 cohort onwards Intensive Care Medicine EPAs

Internal Medicine

3 years (R4-R6)

Internal Medicine STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Internal Medicine EPAs

Medical Oncology

3 years (SR1-SR3)

Medical Oncology STR

For AY24 cohorts onwards Medical Oncology EPAs

Medical Microbiology

5 years

(R1-R5)

Medical Microbiology STR

For AY23 cohort onwards

Medical Microbiology EPAs

Neurology

3 years (R4-R6)

Neurology STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Neurology EPAs

Neurosurgery

4 years (R3-R6)

Neurosurgery Residency Training Requirements [PDF, 642 KB]

Neurosurgery Programme Accreditation Submission (Nov 22) [PDF, 840 KB]

Nuclear Medicine

2.5 years (R4-R5)

Nuclear Medicine STR

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 STR
[Note: Section on EPAs as learning outcomes is only applicable to cohorts from AY23 onwards]

For AY23 cohort onwards
Ophthalmology EPAs

Orthopaedic Surgery

6 years (R1-R6)

Orthopaedic Surgery STR

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)

Paediatric Medicine STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Paediatric Medicine EPAs

Paediatric Surgery

4 years (R3-R6)

Paediatric Surgery STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Paediatric Surgery EPAs

Palliative Medicine

2 years (R1-R2)

Palliative Medicine STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Palliative Medicine

Pathology

5 years (R1-R5)

Pathology Residency Training Requirements

N.A

Plastic Surgery

4 years (R3-R6)

Plastic Surgery Residency Training Requirements (Approved as at 27 Jul 2023) [PDF, 177 KB]

Plastic Surgery Residency Training Requirements (Dual Accreditation) (approved as at 27 Jul 2023) [PDF, 173 KB]

Plastic Surgery Programme Accreditation Submission (Nov 22) [PDF, 106 KB]

Preventive Medicine

5 years (R1-R5)

Preventive Medicine STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Preventive Medicine

Psychiatry

5 years (R1-R5)

Psychiatry STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Psychiatry EPAs

Rehabilitation Medicine

3 years (R4-R6)

Rehabilitation Medicine STR

For AY23 cohort onwards Rehabilitation Medicine

Renal Medicine

3.5 years (R4-R7)

Renal Medicine STR

For AY24 cohort onwards Renal Medicine EPAs

Respiratory Medicine

3 years (SR1-SR3)

Respiratory Medicine STR

For AY24 cohort onwards Respiratory Medicine EPAs

Rheumatology

3 years (R4-R6)

Rheumatology STR

For AY24 cohort onwards Rheumatology EPAs

Sports Medicine

3 years (SS1-SS3)

Sports Medicine STR

For AY25 cohort onwards Sports Medicine EPAs

Surgery-in-General (SIG)

2 years (R1-R2)

Surgery-In-General STR

For AY24 cohort onwards Surgery in General EPAs

Urology

4 years (R3-R6)

Urology STR

For AY25 cohort onwards Urology EPAs