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Specialists Accreditation Board

Preventive Medicine

Local residency training requirements for Preventive Medicine (encompassing Public Health and Occupational Medicine)

Last updated 24 April 2025

Duration of residency training in Singapore

The duration of residency training accredited by ACGME-I and that required for exit certification by the Specialists Accreditation Board is listed in the following table. Where the duration for accreditation exceeds that of ACGME-I, the remaining time will be accredited by the Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST).

Duration of residency training in Singapore

Specialty

Duration of training accredited by ACGME-I for residency programme (months)

Total duration of training in Singapore (months)

Preventive Medicine

36

(36) + 24

Training requirements document

Preventive Medicine Training Requirements (as at 20 May 2022) [PDF, 188 KB]

Requirements for progression to senior resident

  • Completed and passed the MPH or equivalent

  • Passed the Progression PMCC Review

  • PD certification of successful completion of R3

Exit criteria

Current exit examinations / assessments

  • Written Exam – Short-Answer Question Paper and Data Interpretation Policy/Programme Translation paper

  • Prepared Presentation

  • Oral assessment