Teaching Activities
The department's commitment to teaching and training the next generation of medical professionals is reflected in its involvement in the following programmes :

• Undergraduate teaching in Renal Medicine
• Elective posting for medical students from overseas
• Postgraduate teaching for trainees in Internal Medicine & Family Medicine
• Postgraduate teaching for overseas Fellows in Renal Medicine

REGISTRAR TRAINING PROGRAMMES
The department is accredited as a training post for advanced speciality training in Renal Medicine. The Academy of Medicine of Singapore approves the renal medicine speciality training and certification programme.

Pre-Requisites
Trainees require at least a Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine), or the Master of the Royal College of Physicians (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ireland), or a Diplomate from the American Board of Internal Medicine to qualify for the program.

Programme Contents
Advanced speciality training lasts for 3 years after obtaining the M Med (Internal Medicine) or its equivalent. Of the 3 years, a minimum of 2 core years must be spent in positions with patient care in nephrology. At least 6 months should be spent in dialysis and transplantation.

The first 2 years cover the following areas:

• Diagnosis of renal disease
• Diagnosis and therapy of fluid and electrolyte problems
• Management of hypertension
• Management of acute renal failure
• Management of end stage renal disease
• Techniques of haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
• Renal transplantation
• Renal biopsy and its interpretation
• Diagnosis and co-operative management of urological problems.

The 3rd year is an elective year where the candidate can gain experience in research and laboratory medicine in files relevant to renal medicine, i.e. hypertension, paediatrics, histology, immunology, pharmacology, physiology and biochemistry.

Graduating Requirements
Heads of Departments or consultants supervise the training. Practical training in the department covers clinical work, inpatient and outpatient experience, specialised procedures and training as determined by the syllabus. The trainee is expected to undertake at least one research project during his period of training, and must attend relevant courses, seminars and lectures throughout the training period. The trainee should be involved in teaching medical officers and nurses. He is expected to publish at least one paper in a refereed journal for which he is the first author. He should read papers at local, regional and international meetings in the field of renal medicine.

The trainee is required to maintain a logbook of procedures done types of patients treated attendance at continuing medical education activities, research work and papers written. Advanced trainees must submit logbooks to their supervisors every month and to heads of departments every 6 months for certification. All trainees are required to sit for an exit interview.