Category 1A: Participation at local pre-approved activities

1. Pre-approved Established Programmes such as the Grand Ward Rounds, Teaching / Tutorial Sessions, Structured Training

2. FM Training Programmes organised by ATCs, DGMS and CFPS

a) Collegiate Membership of the College (MCFP) Programme

b) Family Medicine Fellowship Programme (Consists of 24 grand round sessions)

c) Family Medicine Training Programme (FMTP) Modular Course (consists of 32 workshops)

d) Family Medicine Residency Training Programme

e) Graduate Diploma in Dermatology (DGMS)

f) Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (Consists of 32 workshops, 8 Tutorials, Consultation, Communication & Counselling Skills Course (CCC), Principle and Practice (P&P) of Family Medicine Skills Course, Professionalism, Ethics & Law (PEL) Skills Course, elective Family Practice Skills Courses conducted by the College, Clinical Revision Course

g) Graduate Diploma in Geriatrics (DGMS)

h) MMed (Family Medicine) Programme A

i) MMed (Family Medicine) Programme B (consists of 8 modules)

CFPS recognised 13 FM ATCs to conduct core FM CME programmes. They are:

1. Care & Health Integration, Changi General Hospital (CGH)
2. Department of Continuing & Community Care (TTSH)
3. Department of Family Medicine and Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital (SGH FMCC)
4. Jurong Community Hospital
5. KKH Family Medicine Service
6. National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP)
7. National University Polyclinics (NUP)
8. NUHS Department of Family Medicine (NUHS FM)
9. Post Acute & Community Care, Woodlands Hospital
10. Raffles Hospital
11. SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH)
12. SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP)
13. St Luke’s Hospital (SLH)

For more information on FM ATC application, please email xinyi@cfps.org.sg and qiyin@cfps.org.sg.

Category 1B: Participation at local ad-hoc activities

1. CFPS Family Practice Skills Courses (FPSC)

2. Local Events:
– Scientific Meeting
– Conference
– Seminar
– Lecture
– Workshop

Category 1C: Participation at overseas ad-hoc activities

  1. Courses and Conferences organised by the WONCA colleges or endorsed by WONCA

Category 2 / 3A: Authorship / Review / Self-study of original articles published in refereed journals / audio-visual tapes

1.         American Family Physician

2.         Annals of Internal Medicine

3.         Asia Pacific Journal of Family Medicine

4.         Australian Family Physician

5.         British Journal of General Practice

6.         British Medical Journal

7.         Canadian Family Physician

8.         Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)

9.         Singapore Family Physician

10.       Singapore Medical Journal

11.       Annals of Family Medicine

Category 3B: Distance-learning programmes with verifiable self-assessment (At least 4 skills courses in a year)

1. E-learning Modules with verification (http://www.onlinemedlearning.org)

2. Family Practice Skills Courses (FPSC) Distance Learning Programme (http://lms.wizlearn.com/cfps/)

  • The FPSC consists of seminar, workshop, and MCQs.
  • For FPSC seminar and workshop, attendance will be submitted under CAT 1B, where SMC will be able to allocate either FM or FMS CME points depending on their system.
  • For FPSC MCQs, it will be submitted under CAT 3B. Due to SMC system limitations, the MCQ CME points will be default FM CME points only. Should you require FMS points for the MCQs completed, you will need to write in to SMC directly at SMC_CME@spb.gov.sg.

3. Singapore Medical Journal Online CME Programme