University college Dublin (UCD)
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.
University College Dublin is Ireland's largest and most diverse university. It actively promotes university life as a journey of intellectual and personal discovery through its highly innovative and flexible UCD Horizons undergraduate curriculum.
The School of Medicine and Medical Science offers both an undergraduate and 4-year post-graduate medical programme. Graduates from both courses 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 are also more than 40 Masters, Diploma and Certificate courses for hospital doctors, general practitioners, radiographers, scientists, healthcare managers and practitioners.
There are two tracts for the undergraduate medical programme:
Most Singaporeans enter the 5-year programme.
Further information about UCD's medical curriculum can be found here. A more informal take on academics in UCD School of Medicine can also be found on the UCD Medical Society's website.
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.
University College Dublin is Ireland's largest and most diverse university. It actively promotes university life as a journey of intellectual and personal discovery through its highly innovative and flexible UCD Horizons undergraduate curriculum.
The School of Medicine and Medical Science offers both an undergraduate and 4-year post-graduate medical programme. Graduates from both courses 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 are also more than 40 Masters, Diploma and Certificate courses for hospital doctors, general practitioners, radiographers, scientists, healthcare managers and practitioners.
There are two tracts for the undergraduate medical programme:
- A 6-year programme, which includes a preceding pre-medical Foundation Year
- A direct-entry 5-year programme, which excludes the Foundation Year
Most Singaporeans enter the 5-year programme.
Further information about UCD's medical curriculum can be found here. A more informal take on academics in UCD School of Medicine can also be found on the UCD Medical Society's website.
