Master of Medicine in Family Medicine
MMed(FM) College Programme
REGISTRATION FOR MMED(FM) COLLEGE PROGRAMME 2025-26
Registration period: 7 September 2024 to 29 September 2024.
Registration is now closed.
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Roadshow [via Zoom] |
6 Sep (Friday), 6pm |
| Application period (Online) | 7 - 29 Sep 2024 (1159hr) |
| Pre-Admission Assessments | |
| Submission deadline of case write-ups and audit proposal on LMS | TBC |
| Online written assessment (MCQ) | TBC |
| Selection interview (Mode: TBC) | 16 - 18 Oct |
| Clinic Inspection (GP / private clinics only) | 1 - 15 Oct |
COURSE OVERVIEW & OBJECTIVES
The Master of Medicine in Family Medicine [MMED (FM)] College Programme is a 22-months structure programme which trains and prepares eligible doctors for the MMed (FM) examinations. This course is offered on a part-time basis.
The programme follows the calendar year with the course commencing in January of the first year and ending in October of the second year.
2022-2023 Intake
Approximately 26 mentors to 30 trainees.
For Audit sessions: 6 groups; 1 tutor; 4 to 7 trainees
Large group teaching: 1 to 2 tutors; 30 trainees
2023-2024 Intake
25 trainees
FM Foundation: approx. 7 tutors
Practice & Management (Audit): approx. 6 tutors
Clinical Skills: approx. 15 tutors
Professional Writing & Communcations: approx. 15 tutors
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The academic course is designed for working doctors wishing to pursue further higher training in FM after their Graduate Diploma in FM (GDFM). The teaching sessions are held weekly to fortnightly in Wednesday evenings or Saturday afternoons and are conducted either in person or on online platforms. Teaching sessions comprises of lectures, tutorials, workshops, clinical bedside teaching, preceptorship, and mock consultation training. Certain specialized training sessions may be conducted on weekdays and will be forecasted in advance to the trainees.
Please refer to the table below on the key components and modules of the programme:
Components |
Remarks |
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| 1 | Centralised large group teaching |
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| 2 | Decentralised small group teaching |
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| 3 | Skills Courses |
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| 4 | Self-directed learning |
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| 5 | Written Work |
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| 6 | Preceptorship Sessions |
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| 7 | Practice audit |
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| 8 | Clinic attachments |
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| Modules |
| Family Medicine Foundation |
| Professional Writing and Communications |
| Practice and Management |
| Clinical Skills |
EXAMINATION FORMAT
The examination is conducted by DGMS, NUS and the examination format is as below:
Component |
Format |
Time |
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Part 1 (Written) |
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| Applied Knowledge Test [In the month of May each year] *Candidates who have a valid AKT do NOT need to undertake / repeat AKT |
MCQ | 180 Questions | 240 min |
| Part 2 (Clinical): Multi-Station Clinical Examination [Oct-Nov of each year] |
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| Station 1: Logbook-based viva assessment (20 cases)
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Questions on 3 domains |
Acute Chronic Preventive |
30 min
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| Station 2: Slides-based short answer questions |
15 Questions | 15 questions (3 min each) | 45 min |
| Station 3-14: 12 Clinical Skills Assessment Stations |
12 Stations |
12 Consultation Stations |
20 min (x14) |
| Total testing time | 555 min | ||
** Information is accurate at the time of publishing
Fees are made payable to ‘National University of Singapore’ when applying for examinations. For more info on the MMed(FM) exam, please visit the DGMS website.
To graduate, the candidate must pass both Part 1 and 2 of the MMed(FM) examinations.
ELIGIBILITY
Registration with SMC
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To have full or conditional registration with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) |
Training |
Have passed the Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (GDFM) not more than 5 years on the 1st Day of the Calendar Year of the start of the Programme* OR Have attained MRCGP(UK) |
Work Experience# |
At least four years of experience from the date of graduation (as reflected on the medical degree) to the 1st Day of the Calender Year of the start of the Programme**. Of the 4 years of post-graduate experience at least one year must be in a Family Medicine setting. Make up attachments may be required to make up for the shortfall in this experience. |
Clinical Work during Training
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The trainee will be required to sign an undertaking that he/she is in current practice of 24 clinical hours per week, of which 8 hours must be in an approved ambulatory Family Medicine setting. |
Clinical Inspection & Interview |
This will be conducted to assess the suitability of the practice and candidate for MMed (FM) training. |
* Example, for the intake of 2025 to 2026, the date on the applicant’s GDFM certificate must be no earlier than 1st Jan 2020 (no more than 5 years prior to 1st Jan 2025).
** Example, for the intake of 2025 to 2026, the date on the applicant’s medical degree must be no later than 1st Jan 2021 (at least 4 years prior to 1st Jan 2025).
ENROLMENT
To enhance the learning efficiency of the programme and to maximise teaching quality, the course will have a limited capacity each year. There will continue to be a selection process with pre-entry screening and interview, including the submission of clinical case write-ups, submission of proposed audit project, written paper and clinical station. This will be a deciding factor and the Board's decision is final.
- Only applicants with a regular employment (not including locum doctors) will be accepted.
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Only candidates who have already completed and passed the GDFM examination will be eligible to sign up for the MMed(FM) 2025-2026 intake.
- All prospective applicants will be charged a non-refundable administrative fee of $218 (inclusive of GST) at the point of the course application.
COURSE FEE (2025-2026 intake)
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Non-College Member |
$25,179 |
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^With MOH Subsidy (50%) – Non-College Member |
$12,679 |
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College Member |
$22,781 |
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^With MOH Subsidy (50%) –College Member |
$11,390.50 |
*Inclusive of prevailing GST rate
MOH Subsidy
i. Subsidies will be provided for up to 24 trainees per year*, from AY 2025 to AY 2027 intakes
ii. [NEW] Subsidies will be capped at $12,500 (nclusive of GST) per trainee.
Miscellaneous Fees
During the course of training, a trainee may incur additional expenses such as the purchase of reference textbooks, clinical equipment, online resources such as MCQ Banks, BCLS-AED course, SMA-CMEP course, ITE, MMED (FM) Preparation Courses and MMED (FM) Examination fees.
| Course / Exam | Fee |
| SMA CMEP Medical Ethics, Professionalism & Health Law Course https://www.smacmep.org.sg/ethicscourse |
$763 (inclusive of 9% GST) |
| ABFM-ITE | $104 (co-pay $52)* based on 2023 ABFM-ITE |
| Intensive Paediatric Revision Course for MMed Family Medicine https://uvents.nus.edu.sg/event/fmed2024 |
$1,526 (inclusive of 9% GST) |
| Final Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) Course https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/dgms/master-of-medicine/family-medicine/ |
Application fee: $76.30 Course Fee: $2100 ($1050 for MOH Subsidy applicants) |
| Final Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) Examination | Application fee: $76.30 Exam Fee: $5763.70 |
| Family Medicine Applied Knowledge Test (FM AKT) | Application fee: $76.30 Exam Fee: $1763.70 |
The fees listed in the above table are for reference only; the exact costs are set by the respective external parties and are subject to changes.
Refund Policy
| % of [the amount of fees paid for Course Fee] | If Student’s written notice of withdrawal is received: |
| 80% | During the cooling-off period of seven (7) working days after the date that the Student Contract has been signed |
| 0% | After the cooling-off period |
To find out more, please contact College Secretariat at 6223 0606 or email: mmed@cfps.org.sg