Category 1A: Participation in Local Pre-approved Activities

  1. Pre-approved established programmes, such as Grand Ward Rounds, Teaching/Tutorial Sessions, and structured training programmes.
  2. Family Medicine (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 Ward 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 (CCC) course, Principles and Practice (P&P) of Family Medicine Skills Course, Professionalism, Ethics & Law (PEL) Skills Course, elective Family Practice Skills Courses conducted by the College, and 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)

Approved FM ATCs

The College recognises 13 FM Accredited Training Centres (ATCs) that conduct core FM CME programmes:

  1. Changi General Hospital, Department of Family Medicine (CGH)
  2. Department of Continuing & Community Care, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH)
  3. Department of Family Medicine and Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital (SGH FMCC)
  4. Jurong Community Hospital
  5. KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (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 Health
  10. Raffles Medical
  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 in Local Ad-hoc Activities

  1. CFPS Family Practice Skills Courses (FPSC)
  2. Local events:
  • Scientific meetings
  • Conferences
  • Seminars
  • Lectures
  • Workshops

Category 1C: Participation in Overseas Ad-hoc Activities

Courses and conferences organised by WONCA member colleges or endorsed by WONCA

Category 2 / 3A: Authorship, Review, or Self-study of Original Articles Published in Refereed Journals or Audio-visual Materials

  1. American Family Physician
  2. Annals of Family Medicine
  3. Annals of Internal Medicine
  4. Asia Pacific Journal of Family Medicine
  5. Australian Family Physician
  6. British Journal of General Practice
  7. British Medical Journal (BMJ)
  8. Canadian Family Physician
  9. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)
  10. Singapore Family Physician
  11. Singapore Medical Journal

Category 3B: Distance-learning programmes with verifiable self-assessment (minimum of four skills courses per year)

1. E-learning Modules with verification
2. Family Practice Skills Courses (FPSC) Distance Learning Programme
The FPSC comprises seminars, workshops, and MCQs.

  • FPSC seminars and workshops: Attendance will be submitted under Category 1B. The Singapore Medical Council (SMC) will allocate either FM or FMS CME points depending on its system.
  • FPSC MCQs: These will be submitted under Category 3B. Due to SMC system limitations, CME points for MCQs will default to FM CME points only. If FMS points are required, participants will need to write directly to the SMC at SMC_CME@spb.gov.sg.

3. Singapore Medical Journal Online CME Programme