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The Singapore Medical Association (abbreviated SMA) is a professional association representing the interests of medical professionals in Singapore. It was established on September 15, 1959, replacing the Malaya Branch of the British Medical Association. [2] As of 2020, it had over 8,200 members. [3]
The healthcare system in Singapore is divided into two sectors; statutory boards and institutions (which are then divided into public and private streams). [10] There are a variety of statutory boards in place, including the Medical Council, Dental Council, Nursing Board, Pharmacy Council, and Optometrists and Opticians Board. [10]
Medical specialty certification in the United States is a voluntary process. While medical licensure sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients, it is not specialty specific. [23] Board certification demonstrates a physician's exceptional expertise in a particular specialty or sub-specialty of medical practice.
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SICM submitted a position paper on "A formalized accreditation and training system for adult intensive care medicine" to the Ministry of Health, Singapore in 2002. [4] This led to the formation of the Sub-specialty Training Committee in ICM in 2007 [5] and ICM was recognised as a sub-specialty with the Specialists Accreditation Board in 2012. [6]
This is where the beginning of the Singapore medical school where it trains local students in the knowledge of Western medicine. [5] [6] In 1905, the college housed about 16 medical students, 4 of whom majored in medical assistants in hospitals. In 1910, applications increased to 90 medical students and 30 medical assistants in hospitals.
The Academy of Medicine, Singapore, was founded in 1957 and served both Singapore and Malaysia until the union ended in 1965.The autonomous Academy of Medicine of Malaysia was founded in 1966 by Malaysian members of the AMS.
The two best known chartered statuses are probably Chartered Engineer and Chartered Accountant, along with their derivatives. [24] Examples of their use outside of the UK include Chartered Engineer (CEng) in Ireland (granted in 1969 by the Oireachtas), [25] India [26] and Singapore; [27] Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) in Australia [28] and New Zealand (under the Chartered Professional ...