Debated in Parliament on 20 Oct 2022.
Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the current total number of registered foreign doctors in Singapore; (b) what is the average annual increase in this number since 2000; and (c) what is the breakdown of these numbers according to nationalities.
Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Health how many doctors who are (i) Singaporean and (ii) non-Singaporean and who graduated from local and recognised foreign universities are granted registration to practise in Singapore since 2000.
As at 31 December 2021, there were 15,423 doctors with active practising certificates in Singapore. Ninety-three point two percent (14,367) are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents and 63.4% (9,113) of them were locally trained.
Of the Non-Resident (NR) doctors in Singapore, 6.9% were locally trained and 93.1% were foreign trained. Hence, the proportion of NR doctors who are foreign trained in Singapore is small, at about 6%. The doctors are mainly from India, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
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