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AY25\/26 Intake - June 2026 to November 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Monday, 9 February 2026 to Sunday, 8 March 2026<\/p>\n

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To submit your interest in this Programme and to be included in our mailing list, please complete this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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This is a 6-month part-time Programme consisting of 120 training hours. The Programme is designed to encourage the level of participation for medical practitioners who may have difficulties taking extended periods of absence from their work. Each of the 6 Courses is offered as a 1-week block and must be taken consecutively.<\/p>\n

The Graduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine [GDip (Occ Med)], offered by the Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS), National University of Singapore, aims to provide comprehensive skills to doctors in general practice and specialists who wish to have a better understanding of the occupational aspects of their specialty and to be able to implement programmes to protect and promote a healthy workplace in line with the Total Workplace Safety and Health (Total WSH) Initiatives.<\/p>\n

Emphasis is placed on the importance of offering a total and integrated workplace safety, health and wellbeing programme. The Programme will also include \u201cFitness-to-return-to-work\u201d assessment, management of workers with common chronic diseases, and a project to start a Total WSH programme at a workplace.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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This Programme consists of 6 Courses, each Course is conducted in a 1-week block and must be taken consecutively:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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8 to 12 June 2026<\/td>\n1:30pm to 6:00pm<\/td>\nCourse 1<\/td>\nIntroduction to Occupational Health and Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Regulations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 to 10 July 2026<\/td>\n1:30pm to 6:00pm<\/td>\nCourse 2<\/td>\nClinical Occupational Medicine (Part 1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 July 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n2:00pm to 4:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\nWritten Assessment 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17 to 21 August 2026<\/td>\n1:30pm to 6:00pm<\/td>\nCourse 3<\/td>\nClinical Occupational Medicine (Part 2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 to 18 September 2026<\/td>\n1:30pm to 6:00pm<\/td>\nCourse 4<\/td>\nOccupational Medicine Practice \u2013 Total\u00a0WSH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 October 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n2:00pm to 4:00pm<\/strong><\/td>\nWritten Assessment 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12 to 16 October 2026<\/td>\n1:30pm to 6:00pm<\/td>\nCourse 5<\/td>\nOccupational Health Assessment at the Workplace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23 to 27 October 2026<\/td>\nNot Applicable<\/td>\nCourse 6*<\/td>\nProject Work
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27 November 2026<\/strong><\/td>\n5.00pm<\/strong><\/td>\nDeadline for submission of Written Portfolio<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venue: The lectures will primarily be conducted in-person, with a few select sessions online via Zoom. Venue details will be provided closer to the programme's commencement date.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note:<\/em><\/strong> The above lecture dates are subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Students will be assessed as follows: <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Both Written Assessments are online examinations, students are expected to bring their laptops on the day of the examination.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Written Assessment 1 (WA1)<\/td>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conducted after completion of Courses 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To pass WA1, students must also fulfil a 75% attendance rate for Courses 1 and 2 lectures.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Students must pass WA1 to be eligible to attend Courses 3 and 4.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Written Assessment 2 (WA2)<\/td>\n1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conducted after completion of Courses 3 and 4.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To pass WA2, students must also fulfil a 75% attendance rate for Courses 3 and 4 lectures.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Students must pass WA2 to be eligible to attend Courses 5 and 6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Written Portfolio<\/p>\n

-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 written reports<\/td>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2,000- to 3,000-word report based on a visit to, and assessment of, a workplace.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2,000- to 3,000-word report based on a clinical case examined by the student.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The reports must demonstrate the application of the principles of occupational health and safety in practice.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Late submissions will delay the conferment.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where necessary, students will be asked to undergo an oral examination at the end of Course 6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Students must achieve a 75% minimum attendance<\/span> requirement for Courses 1 and 2, and Courses 3 and 4 respectively and must obtain a pass in all assessment components to be conferred the Graduate Diploma. Students conferred with the GDip (Occ Med) may apply to be a Designated Workplace Doctor (DWD) with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), subject to MOM\u2019s criteria. DWD applications will only apply to doctors who are practising in Singapore.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Programme commences in June\/July annually and subject to minimum uptake of 18 students. The maximum capacity for each intake is 30 students. If there is an oversubscription, applicants may be placed on the waiting list and will be contacted once a vacancy becomes available.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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