JCST Residency programmes | Duration of training | Training requirements | Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) |
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Advanced Internal Medicine (AIM) | 2 years (R4-R5) | Advanced Internal Medicine – Specialty Training Requirements (6 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 6 July 2026 | For AY23 cohorts onwards Advanced Internal Medicine EPAs |
Anaesthesiology | 5 years (R1-R5) | Anaesthesiology - Specialty Training Requirements (21 Nov 2025)
Approved on: 21 Nov 2025 | For AY23 cohorts onwards Anaesthesiology EPAs |
Anatomical Pathology | 5 years (R1-R5) | Anatomical Pathology - Specialty Training Requirements (26 Jun 2025)
Approved on: 26 Jun 2025 | For AY24 cohorts onwards Anatomical Pathology EPAs |
Cardiology | 3.5 years (SR1-SR3) | Cardiology - Specialty Training Requirements (15 May 2025)
Approved on: 15 May 2025 | For AY24 cohorts onwards Cardiology EPAs |
Cardiothoracic Surgery (CTS) | 4 years (R3-R6) | Cardiothoracic Surgery - Specialty Training Requirements (06 July 2026)
Approved on: 6 Jul 2026 | Cardiothoracic Surgery Programme Accreditation Submission Form (Nov 22) [PDF, 116KB] |
Dermatology | 3.5 years (R4-R6.5) | Dermatology - Specialty Training Requirements (07 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 7 Jul 2026 | For AY23 cohorts onwards Dermatology EPAs |
Diagnostic Radiology | 5 years (R1-R5) | Diagnostic Radiology - Specialty Training Requirements (13 Oct 2025)
Approved on: 13 Oct 2025 | For AY23 cohorts onwards Diagnostic Radiology EPAs |
Emergency Medicine | 5 years (R1-R5) | Emergency Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (7 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 7 Jul 2026 | For AY23 cohorts onwards
Emergency Medicine EPAs [PDF, 204.55 KB]
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Endocrinology | 3 years (R4-R6) | Endocrinology - Specialty Training Requirements (1 Dec 2025)
Approved on: 1 Dec 2025 | For AY26 cohorts onwards Endocrinology EPAs |
Gastroenterology | 3 years (R4-R6) | Gastroenterology - Specialty Training Requirements (21 Apr 2025)
Approved on: 21 Apr 2025
| For AY24 cohorts onwards Gastroenterology EPAs |
General Surgery | 5 years (R1-R5) | General Surgery - Specialty Training Requirements (9 Sep 2025)
Approved on: 9 Sep 2025 | For AY25 cohorts onwards General Surgery EPAs |
Geriatric Medicine | 3 years (SR1-SR3) | Geriatric Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (2 Feb 2026)
Approved on: 2 Feb 2026 | 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 - Specialty Training Requirements (21 Apr 2025)
Approved on: 21 Apr 2025 | For AY24 cohorts onwards Infectious Disease EPAs |
Intensive Care Medicine | 1 year (SS2) OR 2 years (SS1-SS2) | Intensive Care Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (6 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 6 Jul 2026 | For AY25 cohort onwards Intensive Care Medicine EPAs |
Internal Medicine | 3 years (R4-R6) | Internal Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (1 Dec 2025)
Approved on: 1 Dec 2025 | For AY23 cohort onwards Internal Medicine EPAs
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Medical Oncology | 3 years (SR1-SR3) | Medical Oncology - Specialty Training Requirements (7 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 7 Jul 2026 | For AY24 cohorts onwards Medical Oncology EPAs |
Medical Microbiology | 5 years (R1-R5) | Medical Microbiology - Specialty Training Requirements (21 Apr 2025)
Approved on: 21 Apr 2025 | For AY23 cohort onwards Medical Microbiology EPAs |
Neurology | 3 years (R4-R6) | Neurology - Specialty Training Requirements (1 Dec 2025)
Approved on: 1 Dec 2025 | 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 - Specialty Training Requirements (31 Dec 2025)
Approved on: 31 Dec 2025 | 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 - Specialty Training Requirements (7 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 7 Jul 2026 [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 - Specialty Training Requirement (7 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 7 Jul 2026 | 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 - Specialty Training Requirements (9 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 9 Jul 2026 | For AY23 cohort onwards Paediatric Surgery EPAs |
Palliative Medicine | 2 years (R1-R2) | Palliative Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (11 Dec 2025)
Approved on: 11 Dec 2025 | 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 - Specialty Training Requirements (21 Nov 2025)
Approved on: 21 Nov 2025 | For AY23 cohort onwards Preventive Medicine |
Psychiatry | 5 years (R1-R5) | Psychiatry - Specialty Training Requirement (21 Apr 2025)
Approved on: 21 Apr 2025 | For AY23 cohort onwards Psychiatry EPAs |
Rehabilitation Medicine | 3 years (R4-R6) | Rehabilitation Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (3 Feb 2026)
Approved on: 3 Feb 2026 | For AY23 cohort onwards Rehabilitation Medicine |
Renal Medicine | 3.5 years (R4-R7) | Renal Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (16 Dec 2025)
Approved on: 16 Dec 2025 | For AY24 cohort onwards Renal Medicine EPAs |
Respiratory Medicine | 3 years (SR1-SR3) | Respiratory Medicine - Specialty Training Requirements (9 Sep 2025)
Approved on: 9 Sep 2025 | For AY24 cohort onwards Respiratory Medicine EPAs |
Rheumatology | 3 years (R4-R6) | Rheumatology - Specialty Training Requirement (2 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 2 Jul 2026 | For AY24 cohort onwards Rheumatology EPAs |
Sports Medicine | 3 years (SS1-SS3) | Sports Medicine - Specialty Training Requirement (9 Apr 2026)
Approved on: 9 Apr 2026 | For AY25 cohort onwards Sports Medicine EPAs |
Surgery-in-General (SIG) | 2 years (R1-R2) | Surgery-In-General - Specialty Training Requirements (1 Dec 2025)
Approved on: 1 Dec 2025 | For AY24 cohort onwards Surgery in General EPAs |
Urology | 4 years (R3-R6) | Urology - Specialty Training Requirement (6 Jul 2026)
Approved on: 6 Jul 2026
| For AY25 cohort onwards Urology EPAs |
