Checks on Authenticity of Doctors' Degrees and Quality of Candidates

Debated in Parliament on 20 Oct 2022.

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The Ministry of Health only recruits doctors from two recognized Indian medical schools who have at least three years of work experience in selected hospitals, and these applicants undergo interviews by a panel of local clinicians to assess their clinical competencies.
Applicants must provide a Certificate of Good Standing from the India National Medical Commission and testimonials from their workplaces, and the Singapore Medical Council conducts source verification of their medical qualifications before they are allowed to practise.
The recruitment process involves multiple checks, including interviews and document verification, with the Singapore Medical Council responsible for verifying the authenticity of degrees and ensuring the quality of candidates.

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Yip Hon Weng

Mr Yip Hon Weng asked the Minister for Health in view of only two medical schools in India being on the list of recognised foreign medical schools in Singapore (a) how does the Ministry ensure that only the best candidates are recruited; (b) what checks are done to determine the authenticity of the doctors' degrees; and (c) whether the recruitment agency or MOH Holdings is responsible for these checks.

Ong Ye Kung

During recruitment, only doctors who graduated from the two recognised medical schools with at least three years of work experience in selected hospitals are considered. Applicants are interviewed by a panel of local clinicians to ascertain their clinical competencies; applicants are also required to produce a Certificate of Good Standing from the India National Medical Commission and testimonials from their workplaces. The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) conducts source verification on the applicants' medical qualifications before they are allowed to practise medicine in Singapore.

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The Ministry of Health only recruits doctors from two recognized Indian medical schools who have at least three years of work experience in selected hospitals, and these applicants undergo interviews by a panel of local clinicians to assess their clinical competencies.
Applicants must provide a Certificate of Good Standing from the India National Medical Commission and testimonials from their workplaces, and the Singapore Medical Council conducts source verification of their medical qualifications before they are allowed to practise.
The recruitment process involves multiple checks, including interviews and document verification, with the Singapore Medical Council responsible for verifying the authenticity of degrees and ensuring the quality of candidates.

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Checks on Authenticity of Doctors' Degrees and Quality of Candidates

Debated in Parliament on 20 Oct 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Ministry of Health only recruits doctors from two recognized Indian medical schools who have at least three years of work experience in selected hospitals, and these applicants undergo interviews by a panel of local clinicians to assess their clinical competencies.
Applicants must provide a Certificate of Good Standing from the India National Medical Commission and testimonials from their workplaces, and the Singapore Medical Council conducts source verification of their medical qualifications before they are allowed to practise.
The recruitment process involves multiple checks, including interviews and document verification, with the Singapore Medical Council responsible for verifying the authenticity of degrees and ensuring the quality of candidates.

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Yip Hon Weng

Ong Ye Kung

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Ministry of Health only recruits doctors from two recognized Indian medical schools who have at least three years of work experience in selected hospitals, and these applicants undergo interviews by a panel of local clinicians to assess their clinical competencies.
Applicants must provide a Certificate of Good Standing from the India National Medical Commission and testimonials from their workplaces, and the Singapore Medical Council conducts source verification of their medical qualifications before they are allowed to practise.
The recruitment process involves multiple checks, including interviews and document verification, with the Singapore Medical Council responsible for verifying the authenticity of degrees and ensuring the quality of candidates.

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Checks on Authenticity of Doctors' Degrees and Quality of Candidates

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