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General Preparation Advice For Completion of Online Application Form
To cut down on your application time, you are advised to have the following documents ready:

  1. Education/Medical Qualification information
    • Basic Medical Degree
    • Postgraduate Medical/ Other Degree/ Fellowship
    • Medical Licensure
  2. Past/ Present Employment Information
  3. Clinical Posting History
  4. Information on other Residency/ Postgraduate appointments (between Houseman / Internship postings and the current position)
  5. Information of Professional Referees

NB: File size of documents to be uploaded must not exceed 1Mb per file.


For Observers

  • Up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV), with complete clinical posting history (from rotating internship till current appointment)

For Clinical Fellows & Research Fellows

  • Up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV), with complete clinical posting history (from rotating internship till current appointment)
  • Summary showing numbers and types of operations/ cases during training period (supervised) and/or during independent practice in the past 2 years (in English language, certified true copy by your current Employing Institution), if any.
  • Two recent endorsed letters of recommendation including one from the Head of Institution/ Department of your current institution, supporting your application and indicating that you will undertake to complete the training programme and that you will return to work at the same institution upon completion of training if offered. The Head of Institution/ Department of your current institution should also indicate in writing that, where applicable, you have agreed to provide self-funding for your training at Singapore General Hospital.

         Note: The letters should not be dated more than 1 year ago.


Reviewing Process/ Schedule

Observership applications and Research Fellowship applications are reviewed on a monthly basis. You should receive notification on your application outcome within 2 to 3 months after application submission.
(e.g. Applications received between 01 January 2023 and 31 January 2023 would be reviewed in the following month - February 2023. The applicants should receive notification on the status of their applications around March/April 2023).

Upon provisional offer of traineeship (Observership and Research Fellowship), it takes approximately 3 to 4 months for processing with the relevant authorities. The actual attachment commencement date is subject to completion of the necessary administrative procedures, registration and training employment pass approval.


Clinical Fellowship applications are reviewed twice a year:

  • Applications received between 01 August and 31 January would be reviewed in February
  • Applications received between 01 February and 31 July would be reviewed in August

You should receive notification on your application outcome in May/ June for the review in February or November/ December for the review in August.

Upon provisional offer of traineeship (Clinical Fellowship), it takes approximately 6 to 9 months for processing with the relevant authorities. The actual attachment commencement date is subject to completion of the necessary administrative procedures, registration and training employment pass approval.


If you have any further queries, please send it to pgmi.fellowships@sgh.com.sg