Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
UPDATE: With effect of 1st January 2020, only Trinity College Dublin (TCD) will remain accredited by Singapore Medical Council (SMC). Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Cork (UCC) will still remain accredited by Singapore Dental Council (SDC)
Singaporean and Permanent Resident students who have secured places in UCD, UCC, RCSI and NUIG Medical programmes before 1 January 2020 will not be affected by the change.
FOR OFFER HOLDERS: As long as your University’s Letter of Offer for entry to medicine is dated before 1 January 2020, you will be eligible to apply for employment and Medical registration. It does not matter if you enrol later e.g. in 2021. Please ensure that you keep the offer letter and other application documents in good order as these documents may be needed to support your application for employment/medical registration in the near future.
Singaporean and Permanent Resident students who have secured places in UCD, UCC, RCSI and NUIG Medical programmes before 1 January 2020 will not be affected by the change.
FOR OFFER HOLDERS: As long as your University’s Letter of Offer for entry to medicine is dated before 1 January 2020, you will be eligible to apply for employment and Medical registration. It does not matter if you enrol later e.g. in 2021. Please ensure that you keep the offer letter and other application documents in good order as these documents may be needed to support your application for employment/medical registration in the near future.
Trinity College Dublin, located in the heart of Dublin city, is one of the seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland, and Ireland’s oldest university. Academically, it is divided into three faculties comprising of 25 schools, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
The School of Medicine celebrated its tercentenary in 2011. It offers a 5-year undergraduate programme, as well as a range of taught and research-led postgraduate programmes.
Graduates from the undergraduate programme are conferred with a Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics (MB BCh BAO). This degree is recognised as a registrable medical qualification under the Singapore Medical Council's Second Schedule.
There is a possibility for intercalation after the third year in the undergraduate medical programme. This programme spans 1 additional year and graduates are awarded a MSc in Biomedical Science in addition to their MB BCh BAO. Admission is based on merit and is competitive.
There is also a School of Dental Science, with offers a 5-year undergraduate programme. Graduates are conferred with a Bachelor of Dental Science (B.Dent.Sc.), which is recognised as a registrable dental qualification under the Singapore Dental Council's List of Registrable Degrees.
Undergraduate students may elect to sit the Foundation Scholarship examination, which takes place during the Christmas vacation, in their Senior Freshman year. The scholarship is awarded to students of exceptional ability, and is based on their performance during the examination.
Further information about TCD's medical curriculum can be found here.
Further information about TCD's dental curriculum can be found here.
The School of Medicine celebrated its tercentenary in 2011. It offers a 5-year undergraduate programme, as well as a range of taught and research-led postgraduate programmes.
Graduates from the undergraduate programme are conferred with a Bachelor of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics (MB BCh BAO). This degree is recognised as a registrable medical qualification under the Singapore Medical Council's Second Schedule.
There is a possibility for intercalation after the third year in the undergraduate medical programme. This programme spans 1 additional year and graduates are awarded a MSc in Biomedical Science in addition to their MB BCh BAO. Admission is based on merit and is competitive.
There is also a School of Dental Science, with offers a 5-year undergraduate programme. Graduates are conferred with a Bachelor of Dental Science (B.Dent.Sc.), which is recognised as a registrable dental qualification under the Singapore Dental Council's List of Registrable Degrees.
Undergraduate students may elect to sit the Foundation Scholarship examination, which takes place during the Christmas vacation, in their Senior Freshman year. The scholarship is awarded to students of exceptional ability, and is based on their performance during the examination.
Further information about TCD's medical curriculum can be found here.
Further information about TCD's dental curriculum can be found here.
