Announcements

25.01.12
FMMC Training Notice

Please be informed that the Family Medicine Modular Course for MMed Family Medicine Programme A 2010 intake is scheduled as follows:

For 2010 Intake

Venue: Alumni Association (SMA) Auditorium Level 2
Date: Sat, 04 February 2012| Time: 2.30pm - 5.00pm

2.30 - 3.30pm

M71.1: Fertility and infertility issues Dr Chan Kong Hon
3.30 - 4.00pm Tea Break
4.00 - 5.00pm

M71.2: Common gynaecological symptoms Dr Chan Kong Hon


Chairperson: Dr Tan Shu Yun  

For Doctors Enrolled in the Accredited Modular Course

Venue: NUS Lecture Theatre 29
Date: Sat, 04 February 2012| Time: 2.30pm - 5.00pm

2.30 - 3.30pm M71.3: Sexual dysfunction, menopause, and incontinence Dr Tan Thiam Chye
3.30 - 4.00pm Tea Break
4.00pm - 5.00pm

M71.4: Gynaecological cancers Dr Tan Thiam Chye 

Chairperson: A/Prof Goh Lee Gan 

Doctors who are enrolled in the AMC, please refer to the emails and letters sent to you by the College of Family Physicians for the confirmation of venues.

03.01.12
2012 May MOPEX Briefing Sessions

All trainees please take note of the following dates when MOPEX Briefing Sessions are held:

Date Venue
4 Jan 2012 SGH Lecture Theatre Blk 6 Level 9
5 Jan 2012 CGH Lecture Room Training Centre Level 1
6 Jan 2012 TTSH Conference Room 2 Level 1
10 Jan 2012 NUHS Auditorium Tower Block
11 Jan 2012 KTPH Kaizen 1 Tower B
13 Jan 2012 AH Auditorium

All sessions commence at 6.00pm.

03.01.12
SMA Medical Ethics, Professionalism and Health Law Course

Please note that the Ethics Course Schedule for 2012/13 is out now and SMA have provided the dates as follows:

 

First Run:            26-28 April 2012

Second Run:       12-14 July 2012
Third Run:           11-13 October 2012

Fourth Run:         10-12 January 2013

 

Trainees completing their traineeship in 2012 and 2013 but have yet to sit for the course, please register yourselves at http://www.sma.org.sg/registration/forms/AST3/form1.html

You may email Ms Loy Mong Shi at astethics@sma.org.sg for queries pertaining to the course.  

 

 

 

30.06.11
Family Physicians (FPs) Register established

Please be informed that the Register of Family Physicians (FPs) will be formally established on 1 July 2011. The Register serves to recognise medical practitioners with relevant qualifications and set the standards of practice for Family Medicine (FM), and in turn result in better patient care in the community.

 

The two routes of entry into the Register are:

(i) Degree or Diploma Route For doctors with relevant postgraduate academic qualifications and experience that are specific to Family Medicine (FM). In addition, GPs who have Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) and have been in active FM practice can qualify through this route.
(ii) Practice Route

 

 

For experienced GPs with 5 or more years of relevant FM practice experience but without the relevant postgraduate academic qualifications. Depending on years of experience, GPs need to complete between 2 to 4 Accredited Modular Courses (AMCs) conducted by the College of Family Physicians (CFPS). However, entry by the Practice Route will end by 31 Dec 2013, after which only entry via the degree or diploma route will be accepted.

 

All eligible doctors can apply from 1 July 2011 but the names of doctors accredited as FPs will only be listed in the Register from 1 January 2012. Those who wish to enter the Register by the Practice Route will need to complete all training requirements and practice experience by 31 December 2013.

Doctos who are not registered as a FP, will not be allowed to use the title of a Family Physician after 1 July 2012. However, there is no restriction on the practice of doctors as GPs.

 

There are 2 steps to apply for entry into the Register:

a) For accreditation as an FP by the Family Physicians Accreditation Board (FPAB), doctors can apply online at http://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/HPP/FPAB_Home.html or download a hardcopy of the application form on the same website

AND

b) For registration as an FP with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC), doctors can apply online at http://www.smc.gov.sg/html/1150880211414.html or download a hardcopy of the application form on the same website.

 

For more details you can refer to the MOH circular here

For information on the AMC for FP Register click here

 

25.03.11
Important: Endorsement of Logbook Entries

PTMS allows the trainee to maintain his/her logbook online during his/her traineeship. Upon submission, logbook entries would be pending endorsement by the training supervisor. Once a particular logbook entry has been endorsed by the training supervisor, the trainee is no longer allowed to modify the entry.

 

Please note that the grace period for logbook entries endorsement is 60 days from the end of the posting. Please also remind your supervisors to complete the End of Posting Assessment by Supervisor module in PTMS. No assessment will be allowed after 60 days from the end of posting as well.

 

Online logbooks are available to Family Medicine trainees from the November 2008 intake onwards. Trainees from intakes before November 2008 are to continue using their hardcopy logbooks to record their cases and training details as they are not required to use online logbooks. However, the respective posting assessments by trainees and supervisors are to be done online via PTMS.   

 

For more PTMS guidelines, click here.   

 

25.11.10
Examination Format for 2011 MMed FM Exam

Trainees taking the 2011 Master of Medicine Family Medicine Examination in November 2011 may wish to note the change in exam format.

The only change is in the format for the practice log.

 

(A) Written Exam (No change)

Paper 1 - 2 "write short notes" questions, 1 evolving scenario question, 1 health education question

Paper 2 - 120 MCQs (scenario based one-best answer format)

Paper 3 - Slide interpretation paper

 

(B) Oral Exam (Change to format of the practice log)

50 cases practice diary (The practice diary replaces the 5 case commentaries)

Audit Project

 

(C) Clinical Exam (No change) 

2 long cases and 4 short cases