Otorhinolaryngology

Master of Medicine (Otorhinolaryngology) Examination

PROGRAMME DATES

OSCE:
Wednesday, 29 April 2026

VIVA:
Thursday, 30 April 2026

APPLICATION PERIOD

Monday, 1 December 2025 to Monday, 5 January 2026

[In GDA3, select programme under Master’s by Coursework, Part-Time, Term = January 2026]

APPLY ONLINE (New Application Portal: All applicants, including resit candidates, will need to create a new account in GDA3)

DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE FOR SUBMISSION: MMed (ORL) Working Clinical Experience Summary

Instructions Rules and Regulations of MMed (ORL) Exam

Exam Syllabus for MMed (ORL) Exam

ADMISSION FEES WITHDRAWAL

ADMISSION

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The MMed (ORL) Exam is only open to applicants who are employed in approved local hospitals on a long-term and full-time basis.

To be admitted to MMed (ORL) Exam, a candidate must have met the following conditions:

Obtained the MRCS or equivalent
- From 2019 onwards, only MRCS (Surgery) will be recognized as the basic surgical component in MMed (ORL)
Completed 12 months full-time posting in Otorhinolaryngology department(s) by 31 December 2025.
Be a Resident in the Otorhinolaryngology Residency Programme at the time of application.

APPLICATION

All applicants must read the instructions, rules and regulations before submitting the application:

Applicants are required to submit an online application via Graduate Admission System (GDA3) by the stipulated closing date. A step-by-step guide to applying online can be found here. A completed application would have fulfilled the following:

All required fields are accurately filled, and all supporting documents are uploaded into the system.
The non-refundable application fee payment is successful and supported by Tax Invoice (also known as the receipt), which is downloadable from the system.

The following documents must be submitted together with your application:

Working Clinical Experience Summary (the file can be downloaded here)
Recent passport-sized photograph (image has to be 400 by 514 pixels)
Certified true copy / scanned coloured copy of the following documents (Official English translations will be required for stamps or certificates sent that are not in English):
Identification documents:
- NRIC: for locals / permanent residents
- Employment Pass and Passport: for foreigners (residing in Singapore)
Basic medical degree certificate (in English Medium)
MRCS (Surgery) Pass letter
Valid practising certificate from SMC

Photocopies of certificates and/or official translations (in English)^# including any other official supporting documents will be accepted only if they have been prepared and/or authenticated by one of the following:

Issuing University of Medical School; 
Medical Council of which you are registered and licensed to practice; 
Ministry of Health, Singapore; 
Notary public or Justice of the Peace; 
Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS) - For authentication by DGMS office, original certificates and documents must be produced.

^#Applicants must submit an authenticated translation if their official supporting documents is not in English. A fresh ink stamp must be used to authenticate the copy or translation of the primary medical qualification.

Applicants who fail to present their original documents for verification without acceptable reasons will not be admitted to the examination.

Applicants whose original documents have been damaged or misplaced must apply to the relevant organizations / authorities for replacements or letters of verification.

An applicant is only allowed to enrol concurrently in another programme offered by NUS or another University only if granted approval from the Vice Dean of Faculty and the Head of Department. The Degree Programme refers to any programme (including examination-only programmes) which leads to NUS Degree conferment.

Successful applicants will be notified via email to accept the placement and make the Examination/Programme fee payment via the application portal. Placement will be confirmed only after payment receipt. The Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS) is not obliged to provide any reasons for unsuccessful applications.

FEES

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FEES

Description	Fee (SGD)
Application fee*	98.10
Programme fee (inclusive of Examination fee)	5,482.80
Payment Modes	PayNow (preferred option), Credit / Debit card

Notes:

All fees listed are in Singapore Dollars, including the prevailing Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate unless stated otherwise.
*The Application fee is non-refundable and must be paid at the time of application.
All payments should be supported by a Tax Invoice (also known as the receipt), which can be downloaded from the system upon successful payment.
Successful applicants will be notified via email to accept placement. Placement will be confirmed only after successful payment transaction
DGMS reserves all rights to review and adjust fees as necessary and accordingly without prior notice.

WITHDRAWAL

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WITHDRAWAL POLICY

All withdrawal and refund requests will be subject to a 10% administrative charge capped at SGD 500.00. To submit your request, please use this form.
All requests must be submitted within 14 calendar days from the last day of the Examination end date or before the programme commencement date, where applicable.
Supporting documents must be submitted via email in all cases after submission of the online request.
The Division will generally consider providing refunds to candidates under the following circumstances:
- Medical – Refund request must be accompanied by a medical certificate.
- Pregnancy – Refund request must be accompanied by a medical report.
- Involvement in an accident, e.g. victim of crime, accident or disaster – Refund request must be supported by evidence such as a medical report and/or police report.
- Compassionate grounds - Bereavement in the immediate family refers to the loss of parent(s), grandparent, sibling, spouse, or child and must be supported by relevant documents such as a death certificate, proof of the relationship, etc.
Requests for refund under the following reasons will not be considered:
- Lack of preparedness or readiness for the Examination/Programme for which the candidate/student has enrolled.
- Failure to arrange time away from work.
- Inability to secure a visa or other travel documents required to attend the Examination/Programme.

For further inquiries, please contact:
Jason LOW (Mr) / Joanne TAN (Ms)
Tel: (65) 6516 3301 / (65) 6516 4527
Email: jasonlow@visitor.nus.edu.sg / joannetan@nus.edu.sg