Singapore General Hospital

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Administration fee: S$500
This fee is only payable only when the prospective fellow accepts the offer of fellowship by the hospital. Please note that there are other fees to pay as well, for example S$300 to Singapore Medical Council for registration, S$455 for malpractice insurance and approximately S$ 360 to the Ministry of Manpower for work permit. There is also visa fees to consider.

Contact Information

Singapore General Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Outram Rd
169608 Singapore
Singapore
Website
Department
Name of department: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Head of department: Goh Seo Kiat
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Seo Kiat Goh
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? Yes
Is there any additional / special license required to scrub in? The Fellow will need to apply to the Singapore Medical Council for a temporary registration (or T-reg) so that he or she can scrub in. This application process can take up to 9 months. Please approach the SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute (pgmi.fellowships@sgh.com.sg) for more information on the details of SMC registration process.
More information
Number of beds in department: 200
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: >1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: > 50
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: English
English written and spoken by our team members: written (4)* / spoken (4)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.

The applicants will have to submit a number of documents to the SGH Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI), for examples medical qualifications in English, recommendation letters, CV. More information can be obtained from https://www.sgh.com.sg/pgmi/fellowship_attachments/Pages/default.aspx. Interested applicants will be guided through the process by PGMI staff. Applicants are advised to start the process with SGH PGMI at least nine months before they aim to start their fellowship with SGH.

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