University College Cork (UCC)
Note:
Starting on January 1, 2025, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Medical Council (SMC) will add nine overseas medical schools to their list of recognized institutions, including University College Dublin (UCD), University College Cork (UCC), and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Graduates from these schools, of any nationality and including those who have already graduated prior to 2025, are eligible to apply to the SMC to practice in Singapore, provided they meet the current SMC requirements.
The Irish schools now recognized are:
1. Trinity College Dublin
2. University College Dublin
3. University College Cork
4. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
For more information visit: https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/nine-more-overseas-medical-schools-recognised
Starting on January 1, 2025, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Medical Council (SMC) will add nine overseas medical schools to their list of recognized institutions, including University College Dublin (UCD), University College Cork (UCC), and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). Graduates from these schools, of any nationality and including those who have already graduated prior to 2025, are eligible to apply to the SMC to practice in Singapore, provided they meet the current SMC requirements.
The Irish schools now recognized are:
1. Trinity College Dublin
2. University College Dublin
3. University College Cork
4. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
For more information visit: https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/nine-more-overseas-medical-schools-recognised
University College Cork's School of Medicine offers both a 5-year undergraduate programme and a 4-year postgraduate programme. Postgraduate medical students merge with undergraduate students in the second term of Year 2, allowing the same clinical and teaching experiences, examinations, and medical degree for all.
Graduates from both programmes 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.
UCC is Ireland’s premier research institution. All students complete a research project during their final two years. Students have the opportunity of working with principal investigators at UCC's many research groups and institutes, and many go on to present their work at national and international meetings and publish their research in peer-reviewed publications.
There is also a School of Dental Science, with offers a 5-year undergraduate programme. Graduates are conferred with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), which is recognised as a registrable dental qualification under the Singapore Dental Council's List of Registrable Degrees.
Further information on UCC's medical curriculum can be found here.
Further information on UCC's dental curriculum can be found here.
Singaporean students in UCC can be contacted through their Facebook group or via SMSI's UCC College Representative.
Singaporean students studying Dentistry, be it in UCC or TCD, are represented by a single Dental Representative.
Graduates from both programmes 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.
UCC is Ireland’s premier research institution. All students complete a research project during their final two years. Students have the opportunity of working with principal investigators at UCC's many research groups and institutes, and many go on to present their work at national and international meetings and publish their research in peer-reviewed publications.
There is also a School of Dental Science, with offers a 5-year undergraduate programme. Graduates are conferred with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), which is recognised as a registrable dental qualification under the Singapore Dental Council's List of Registrable Degrees.
Further information on UCC's medical curriculum can be found here.
Further information on UCC's dental curriculum can be found here.
Singaporean students in UCC can be contacted through their Facebook group or via SMSI's UCC College Representative.
Singaporean students studying Dentistry, be it in UCC or TCD, are represented by a single Dental Representative.
