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 on Wednesday evenings or Saturday afternoons and are conducted either in person or on online platforms. Teaching sessions comprise of lectures, tutorials, workshops, clinical bedside teaching, preceptorship, and mock consultation training. Certain specialised 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:

	Component	Remarks
1	Centralised large group teaching	Tutorials, Workshops, Clinical and Mock Sessions At least 75% attendance required
2	Decentralised small group teaching	Discussions, Mock Sessions At least 75% attendance required
3	Skills Courses	To improve competence in various clinical skills To revise clinical and patient clerking skills At least 75% attendance required
4	Self-directed learning	Learning through practice, homework assignments and online reading
5	Written Work	20 Cases – Submitted for the MMed(FM) examination Audit Project – Assessed as part of the final formative assessment
6	Preceptorship Sessions	Observation of consultation by appointed preceptors in the trainee’s own practice setting
7	Practice audit	To assess the trainee’s practice management standard
8	Clinic attachments	May be necessary to make up for the shortfall in prior experience in some specialties To be arranged personally by the trainees

 

Modules

Family Medicine Foundation

Professional Writing and Communications

Practice and Management

Clinical Skills

The examination is conducted by DGMS, NUS and the examination format is as below:

Component	Format		Time
Part 1 (Written) [May of each year]
Applied Knowledge Test *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]
Station 1: Logbook-based viva assessment (20 cases)	Questions on 3 domains	Acute Chronic Preventive	30 min
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 (with at least 1 PE-focused consultation station i.e. focused weightage towards physical examination for the station)	20 min (x12) *Consists of 4-minute reading time, 15-minute consultation and 1-minute examiner clarification
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 information on the MMed(FM) examination, please visit the DGMS website.

To graduate, the candidate must pass both Part 1 and 2 of the MMed(FM) examinations.

Registration with SMC	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	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 2027 to 2028, the date on the applicant’s GDFM certificate must be no earlier than 1st Jan 2022 (no more than 5 years prior to 1st Jan 2027).
** Example, for the intake of 2027 to 2028, the date on the applicant’s medical degree must be no later than 1st Jan 2023 (at least 4 years prior to 1st Jan 2027).
# The MMed(FM) 2027-2028 intake will be the last intake for which applicants with MRCGP(UK) will be accepted. Future applicants with MRCGP(UK) will need to undertake the new upcoming 1-year Accelerated GDFM prior to admission to the MMed(FM) College Programme.

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.
• Only candidates who have already completed and passed the GDFM examination will be eligible to sign up for the MMed(FM) 2027-2028 intake.
  
  
• All prospective applicants will be charged a non-refundable administrative fee of $218 (inclusive of GST) at the point of the course application.

Non-College Member	to be confirmed
With MOH Subsidy (50%) – Non-College Member	to be confirmed
College Member	to be confirmed
With MOH Subsidy (50%) –College Member	to be confirmed

*Inclusive of prevailing GST rate

MOH Subsidy

i. Subsidies will be provided for up to 27 trainees for AY 2027 intake
ii. Subsidies will be capped at $12,500 (inclusive of GST) per trainee

College Membership Subsidy

The student must remain as a member of CFPS throughout the duration of his/her course (i.e. November 2028 for the MMed(FM) 2027-28 intake) to enjoy the discounted course fee.

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://sma.org.sg/Academy/ethicscourse.aspx	$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: $98.10 Course Fee: $2,391.90 ($1,195.95 for MOH Subsidy applicants)
Final Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) Examination https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/dgms/master-of-medicine/family-medicine/	Application fee: $98.10 Exam Fee: $6,052.80
Family Medicine Applied Knowledge Test (FM AKT) https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/dgms/master-of-medicine/family-medicine/	Application fee: $98.10 Exam Fee: $1,822.80

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