The academic course is designed for working doctors wishing to pursue further higher training in FM after their Graduate Diploma in FM (GDFM). The teaching sessions are held weekly to fortnightly on Wednesday evenings or Saturday afternoons and are conducted either in person or on online platforms. Teaching sessions comprise of lectures, tutorials, workshops, clinical bedside teaching, preceptorship, and mock consultation training. Certain specialised training sessions may be conducted on weekdays and will be forecasted in advance to the trainees.

Please refer to the table below on the key components and modules of the programme:

	Component	Remarks
1	Centralised large group teaching	Tutorials, Workshops, Clinical and Mock Sessions At least 75% attendance required
2	Decentralised small group teaching	Discussions, Mock Sessions At least 75% attendance required
3	Skills Courses	To improve competence in various clinical skills To revise clinical and patient clerking skills At least 75% attendance required
4	Self-directed learning	Learning through practice, homework assignments and online reading
5	Written Work	20 Cases – Submitted for the MMed(FM) examination Audit Project – Assessed as part of the final formative assessment
6	Preceptorship Sessions	Observation of consultation by appointed preceptors in the trainee’s own practice setting
7	Practice audit	To assess the trainee’s practice management standard
8	Clinic attachments	May be necessary to make up for the shortfall in prior experience in some specialties To be arranged personally by the trainees

 

Modules

Family Medicine Foundation Knowledge

Clinical Procedure

Professionalism, Ethics and Leadership

Clinical Consultation

Professional Writing

Formative Assessment

The examination is conducted by DGMS, NUS and the examination format is as below:

Component	Format		Time
Part 1 (Written) [May of each year]
Applied Knowledge Test	MCQ	180 Questions	240 min
Part 2 (OSCE) [July of each year]
Objective Structured Clinical Examination	10 Stations	9 OSCE Stations 1 OSCE Procedure Station	14 min (x10) *Consists of 3-minute reading time, 10-minute consultation and 1-minute examiner clarification
Total testing time			380 min

** Information is accurate at the time of publishing

Fees are made payable to ‘National University of Singapore’ when applying for examinations. For more information on the GDFM examination, please visit the DGMS website.

To graduate, the candidate must pass both Part 1 and 2 of the GDFM examinations.

Registration with SMC	To have full or conditional registration with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
Training	Have passed the Graduate Diploma of Family Medicine (GDFM) more than 5 years from the commencement of the course (i.e. exceeded the 5 -years validity period required for admission to the Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) College Programme) OR Have completed Family Medicine Residency Programme in Singapore and passed the Applied Knowledge Test OR Have MCRGP(UK) or equivalent post-graduate degree as listed in FPAB Category C (namely DABFM (USA), FRACGP (Aus), FRNZCGP, FHKCGP)
Clinical Work during Training	The trainee will be required to sign an undertaking that he/she is in current practice of 24 clinical hours per week, of which 8 hours must be in an approved ambulatory Family Medicine setting.
Clinical Inspection & Interview	This will be conducted to assess the suitability of the practice and candidate for Accelerated GDFM training.

To enhance the learning efficiency of the programme and to maximise teaching quality, the course will have a limited capacity each year. There will continue to be a selection process with pre-entry screening and interview, including the submission of clinical case write-ups, submission of proposed audit project, written paper and clinical station. This will be a deciding factor and the Board’s decision is final.

• Only applicants with a regular employment (not including locum doctors) will be accepted.
• Only candidates who have already completed and passed the GDFM examination will be eligible to sign up for the MMed(FM) 2026-2027 intake.
  
  
• All prospective applicants will be charged a non-refundable administrative fee of $218 (inclusive of GST) at the point of the course application.

Non-College Member	$27,141
With MOH Subsidy (50%) – Non-College Member	$14,641
College Member	$24,426.90
With MOH Subsidy (50%) –College Member	$12,213.45

*Inclusive of prevailing GST rate

MOH Subsidy

i. Subsidies will be provided for up to 32 trainees for AY 2026 intake
ii. Subsidies will be capped at $12,500 (inclusive of GST) per trainee

College Membership Subsidy

The student must remain as a member of CFPS throughout the duration of his/her course (i.e. November 2027 for the MMed(FM) 2026-27 intake) to enjoy the discounted course fee.

Miscellaneous Fees

During the course of training, a trainee may incur additional expenses such as the purchase of reference textbooks, clinical equipment, online resources such as MCQ Banks, BCLS-AED course, SMA-CMEP course, ITE, MMED(FM) Preparation Courses and MMED(FM) Examination fees.

Course / Exam	Fee
SMA CMEP Medical Ethics, Professionalism & Health Law Course https://sma.org.sg/Academy/ethicscourse.aspx	$763 (inclusive of 9% GST)
ABFM-ITE	$104 (co-pay $52)* based on 2023 ABFM-ITE
Intensive Paediatric Revision Course for MMed Family Medicine https://uvents.nus.edu.sg/event/fmed2024	$1,526 (inclusive of 9% GST)
Final Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) Course https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/dgms/master-of-medicine/family-medicine/	Application fee: $87.20 Course Fee: $2,312.80 ($1,156.40 for MOH Subsidy applicants)
Final Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) Examination https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/dgms/master-of-medicine/family-medicine/	Application fee: $87.20 Exam Fee: $6,052.80
Family Medicine Applied Knowledge Test (FM AKT) https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/dgms/master-of-medicine/family-medicine/	Application fee: $87.20 Exam Fee: $1,822.80

The fees listed in the above table are for reference only; the exact costs are set by the respective external parties and are subject to changes.

Refund Policy

% of [the amount of fees paid for Course Fee]	If Student’s written notice of withdrawal is received:
80%	During the cooling-off period of seven (7) working days after the date that the Student Contract has been signed
0%	After the cooling-off period