Fellowship Training in Critical Care Nephrology

Overview

1. Train Clinical Fellows as a critical care nephrologist, with skills in holistic care of patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and acute kidney disease (AKD) 2. Train Clinical Fellows to take up roles as a.

The programme

Focus

Nephrology (critical care nephrology)

Training type

Clinical Fellowship (attachment for foreign doctors)

Duration

3 – 12 months

Start

Subject to SMC registration and work pass approval (clinical fellowship processing takes approx. 6-9 months after provisional offer)

Positions

3

Accreditation

Certificate of Training

Department

Medicine/ Department of Renal Medicine

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Graduate in Medicine, Nephrology, Surgery or Critical Care (including Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology); Department requirement: Graduate in Medicine, Nephrology, Surgery or Critical Care (including Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology)

International applicants

Yes - SGH fellowship and attachment programmes are offered to foreign doctors for short-term clinical training (more than 1000 international doctors since 2000)

Visa support

Training Employment Pass application with Ministry of Manpower (MOM) upon successful SMC Temporary Registration

Licence requirement

Temporary Registration (for training) with the Singapore Medical Council

How to apply

Deadline

Rolling - applications reviewed monthly; cut-off is the last day of each month (Singapore time)

Application method

Apply through SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) with CV/posting history, case summary and two endorsed recommendation letters (one from Head of Institution/Department); online interview for clinical fellowship; queries pgmi.fellowships@sgh.com.sg

Funding

Funding

Training Fee: S$3,210 per month Programme Funding source: Self-funded

Official sources