Paediatric Surgery

Duration of residency training in Singapore

The duration of training in Paediatric Surgery is 72 months, including 24 months of Surgery-in-General training, or 3 years for doctors who have completed a General Surgery Training Programme. The programmes are accredited by the Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST).

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Training requirements document

Paediatric Surgery Residency Training Requirements

Requirements for progression to advanced training

• Pass MRCS

• Successful completion of Surgery-In-General programme and Year 3 of training

• Achieve a minimum grade of ‘satisfactory’ at the end-of-year assessment by the HOD/ programme director and faculty of the training sites (NUH / KKH)

Exit criteria

Current exit examinations / assessments

• Clinical assessment: clinical short cases

• Oral assessment