2. Qualifications
The applicant should meet the following requirements:

• Completed at least 3 years of training in general ophthalmology
• Participation in teaching, research, presentation or publication
• Have attained sponsorship from either his/her home country or an institution in his/her home country for the clinical fellowship attachment (new guidelines by the Singapore Medical Council)

Upon approval by the NHG Eye Institute Board, successful applicants will need to satisfy the criteria set by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC). Please click here to visit the SMC website for the Guidelines for Temporary Medical Registration as a Clinical Fellow in Singapore.

Activities	Timeframe
	January Intake	July Intake
Applications Open	1 October	1 April
Deadline for Submission of Applications	31 March (no exception)	30 September (no exception)
Shortlist, Interview and Selection	April	October
Deadline for Submission to NHG Eye Institute Board for Approval	May (no exception)	November (no exception)
Letters of Notification Sent to Applicants	May – June	November – December
For Successful Applicants: Deadline for Submission of SMC Application Form for Medical Registration	30 September	31 March
Await Approval by SMC (SMC’s Processing Time: approx. 1-2 months)	October – November	April – May
Any Further Administrative Processes	November – December	May – June
Fellows Start Programme	1 January of the following year	1 July of the following year

4. Submission of Applications

• All applications to be submitted to the Deputy Director and Head of Training & Education, NHG Eye Institute for collation.
• They will be forwarded to the relevant subspecialty heads for consideration.
• Subspecialty heads to make interview arrangements with applicants. NHG Eye Institute Training Executive will assist in making these arrangements.
• Names of selected applicants to be submitted to the Deputy Director and Head of Education & Training, NHG Eye Institute for collation no later than 30 April (for January intake) and 31 October (for July intake).
• The collated names will be presented to the NHG Eye Institute Board in the May Board Meeting (for January intake) and November Board Meeting (for July intake) for approval.
• Letters of notification of acceptance for fellowship will be sent out in May – June (for January intake) and November – December (for July intake) so as to give adequate time for preparation for commencement of fellowship in January or July the following year.
• Successful applicants will be required to submit the SMC Application Form for Medical Registration and any other required documents as required by SMC within 3 months from the date of the notification letter; and fulfil any further administrative processes as required. Failure to do so may result in the delay of their fellowship commencement date.

5. Number of Fellows for Each Subspecialty per year

Subspecialty	Vacancies for Program Starting
Year	July 2010	January 2011	July 2011
Cornea	1	1	1
Glaucoma	2	2	2
Neuro-ophthalmology	2	2	2
Oculoplastics	2	2	2
Paediatric	1	0	1
Retina (Medical/Surgical)	0	1-2	1-2

Download NHG Eye Institute Fellowship Application Form

TTSH Application Form for Training Attachment

SMC Application Form for Medical Registration (to be submitted upon successful selection by NHG Eye Institute Board)

Updated 3-Aug-09