University College Dublin (UCD)
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 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.
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.