Postgraduate medical training and certification at the National University of Singapore

The history of postgraduate medical education in Singapore is described culminating in the award of the local higher qualification - the master of Medicine, equivalent to the higher qualifications awarded by the Royal Colleges in UK and Australasia. Initially, in 1971, the M.Med. in Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Surgery and the M.Sc. in Public Health and Occupational Medicine were awarded and since then, the M.Med. in Anaesthesia and Psychiatry were also awarded. At present, the courses leading to the Examinations are well attended not only by local postgraduates but also by doctors from overseas. The number of postgraduates certified over the various period in Singapore is documented.