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General Information

Postings are counted in weeks, commencing on a Monday and ending on a Friday. Attendance on Saturdays and Sundays are not necessary unless required by the department that you are posted to. You may also be required to attend lectures and tutorials, subjected to the Department’s advice. The minimum and maximum total posting periods are 2 weeks and 12 weeks respectively. Requests for postings outside stipulated dates will be on case-by-case basis, subjected to departmental capacity.

At the point of application, applicants must indicate the exact period (day, month and year) of their proposed electives. Applicants are advised to indicate up to four (4) postings. All postings applied for are subjected to the availability of vacancies and supervision. NUS Medicine cannot guarantee the availability of clinical placements, and may not be able to source for a place for every applicant.

Successful applicants who are not able to pursue their clinical postings should write in with a valid reason to medelectives@nus.edu.sg at least 4 weeks in advance.

Any request for a change in discipline/ department/ hospital of postings will NOT be entertained after the application has been processed by the hospitals. 

Below are the teaching hospitals affiliated with NUS Medicine:

Affiliated Hospital – Posting Opportunities

Remarks

Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

Health Sciences Authority (HSA)

Pathology (Forensic Medicine) only

Institute of Mental Health (IMH)

Psychological Posting only

Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

  • Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital.
  • Additional set of Blood Test/ Screening Reports maybe requested upon approved posting(s) at the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH)

Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

National Skin Centre Singapore (NSC)

Dermatology posting only

Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

National University Polyclinics (NUP)

Family Medicine postings only

Sengkang General Hospital (SKH)

Departments available

  • Anesthesia
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Psychiatry
  • Urology

Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

  • SGH only accepts Singaporean/PR students. 
  • SGH only process up to a maximum of 2 postings (per application) for consecutive periods|
  • Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital
  • SGH strictly only process application within a certain period, please refer to the table (below) or under “Application and Document Submission” tab. Posting request will be cancelled or rejected if it is not within the review period
  • TTSH only accepts Singaporean/PR students. 
  • Student elective must be a madatory module to meet the graduation criteria.
  • Please note that offering is subjected to changes depending on the operation requirement of each hospital

Please select “NUS – Centre for Medical Education” if you are applying for this posting

Please select “NUS – SSHSP” if you are applying for Preventive Medicine posting

* Please click on the links to read more about the specialties offered by the participating hospitals. Otherwise you can find the specialties when you are applying for your postings.