Overseas Medical Student Elective Application

The Singapore General Hospital welcomes overseas medical students who wish to apply for clinical elective postings in our hospital. To be eligible:

• Applicants must be bona-fide students at a medical school.
• Applicants must be in their clinical years (e.g., Year 3 and above).
• Applicants must be able to understand and communicate effectively in English, as the hospital uses English as the language of instruction and the language of patient care.

• ​Applicants must submit their application at least 6 months in advance. Applications that are submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration. This policy ensures that SGH Campus Education Office (EDO) has sufficient time to coordinate with the relevant departments to prepare for the students' posting.
• Postings are counted in weeks, commencing on a Monday and ending on a Friday.
• The minimum and maximum posting periods are 2 weeks and 8 weeks, respectively.
• Requests for postings outside stipulated dates will be on a case-by-case basis, subject to departmental capacity.
• Postings applied for are subject to the availability of vacancies and clinical supervisors and the approval of the Head of the respective clinical department. SGH EDO cannot guarantee the availability of clinical placements and cannot source for any availability in any department for any applicant.

​APPLICATION GUIDELINES

(HOW TO APPLY?)

• Please select your posting venue as Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
• Do note that applications must be submitted strictly at least 6 months before the desired start date, regardless of any prior arrangements.
• NOTE: NUS application regulations apply. Should you have any enquiries, please email to NUS team directly @ medelectives@nus.edu.sg.