Singapore To Attract More Foreign Doctors
Do you know that more and more foreign-trained doctors are now working in Singapore? And that there is an expanded list of recognised medical schools to allow more doctors to be able to come to work in Singapore?
In 2005, 138 overseas-trained doctors got jobs here. In 2006 there were 190 and 197 have arrived from January 1 to September 21,2007.
Some of the returning doctors are those who wanted to pursue medicine, but were unable to secure a place at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
While NUS has increased its intake of medical students, and the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School has started, the demand for doctors still outstrips supply.
The number of medical schools recognised by Singapore was increased recently to ease the shortage of doctors in Singapore, especially in the public sector.
Speaking after opening the Children’s Cancer Centre at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) on September 21, 2007, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that he hoped that some of the foreign doctors would eventually take on citizenship, and perhaps also acquire specialist training in areas Singapore needs, such as cardiologists and oncologists.
If you are a foreign-trained doctor and have been entertaining thoughts of working in Singapore you are welcomed to submit your resume to us.
To check whether the foreign medical school you attended is recognized by the Singapore Medical Council click here.
They include medical schools from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States of America.
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