Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Programme document states: 'Self-funded / Stipend-supported'. No fee or stipend amount is published in the programme document.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
Recommended 3 to 6 months
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureShoulder arthroscopy including primary and secondary rotator cuff repair and instability, augmentation for large cuff tears, shoulder arthroplasty, complex shoulder and elbow trauma, tendon transfers for irreparable cuff tears, elbow arthroscopy.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
CGH states that foreign medical specialists may also apply for fellowship/clinical hands-off attachments at CGH.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Temporary registration with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for training; fellows work under direct or Level 1 supervision under the SMC Supervisory Framework and must keep a logbook for SMC inspection.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Training Employment Pass (TEP) from the Ministry of Manpower, applied for after successful SMC temporary registration.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleRolling: CGH asks applicants to apply at least 6 months before the intended start of the fellowship. No fixed intake date is published.
Official contactCGH Office of Medical Post-Graduate Education (CME admin)cme_admin@cgh.com.sg
Orthopaedic surgeon who has successfully completed local training programme (target audience stated in the programme document)
Basic medical degree from an accredited medical university or medical school; passed the national licensing examination of the country of conferment where applicable (SMC temporary-registration requirement)
At least 12 months housemanship/internship with a certificate of satisfactory completion or equivalent
Registered as a medical practitioner in the country of current practice and certified to be of good standing by the Medical Council or relevant national authority; in active clinical practice for the 3 years preceding the Singapore registration application
Minimum 3 years' working experience as a medical officer (or equivalent); preferably holds a postgraduate diploma or medical degree
Meets SMC English-language requirements if the basic medical degree was not taught in English
Sponsored by (i) the government, (ii) a regional health authority or (iii) an appropriate institution in the home country; for (iii) the doctor must be in current full-time employment (40 hours or more per week) with the sponsoring institution
Application documents
Not itemised on the CGH fellowship page or programme document; documents needed for SMC temporary registration apply (see SMC link on the CGH page)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
CGH orthopaedic fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow for qualified orthopaedic surgeons, run through the Office of Medical Post-Graduate Education.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Certificate of Training (stated in the programme document). Fellows are expected to take part in departmental scholarly research and complete research publications as part of the fellowship.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Changi General Hospital (SingHealth), Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Changi General Hospital is a tertiary hospital and trauma centre in the east of Singapore serving about 750,000 residents (programme document).
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
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