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Specialists Accreditation Board

List of recognised specialties

In Singapore, SAB recognises a total of 36 specialties and 10 subspecialties. Please refer to the links below for the local residency training requirements.

Last updated 21 January 2026

List of specialties (36)

  1. Anaesthesiology

  2. Cardiology

  3. Cardiothoracic Surgery

  4. Dermatology

  5. Diagnostic Radiology

  6. Emergency Medicine

  7. Endocrinology

  8. Family Medicine

  9. Gastroenterology

  10. General Surgery

  11. Geriatric Medicine

  12. Haematology

  13. Hand Surgery

  14. Infectious Diseases

  15. Internal Medicine

  16. Medical Oncology

  17. Neurology

  18. Neurosurgery

  19. Nuclear Medicine

  20. Obstetrics & Gynaecology

  21. Occupational Medicine

  22. Ophthalmology

  23. Orthopaedic Surgery

  24. Otorhinolaryngology/ENT

  25. Paediatric Medicine

  26. Paediatric Surgery

  27. Pathology

  28. Plastic Surgery

  29. Psychiatry

  30. Public Health

  31. Radiation Oncology

  32. Rehabilitation Medicine

  33. Renal Medicine

  34. Respiratory Medicine

  35. Rheumatology

  36. Urology

List of subspecialties (10)

  1. Aviation Medicine

  2. Neonatology

  3. Paediatric Cardiology

  4. Paediatric Gastroenterology

  5. Paediatric Haematology & Oncology

  6. Paediatric Intensive Care

  7. Paediatric Nephrology

  8. Intensive Care Medicine

  9. Sports Medicine

  10. Palliative Medicine