Salary not stated; benefits include fourteen days of paid vacation leave a year and reimbursement of malpractice insurance cover and temporary medical registration costs.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureBroad and comprehensive hand surgery and reconstructive microsurgery training run in parallel to the National Hand Surgery Residency Training Programme; fellows rotate through teams covering common and subspecialty conditions (trauma, degenerative, congenital, tumours, brachial plexus, sports hand/wrist, soft-tissue cover for open lower-limb fractures), with individualised teaching in theatre and clinics, five to seven stay-in calls per month, teaching conferences, journal club, upper-extremity anatomical dissections and clinical research.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Foreign doctors can apply if their medical degree is recognised for SMC temporary registration; Indonesian applicants whose medical school taught in Bahasa Indonesia must provide IELTS, TOEFL or OET results.
?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.
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Medical registration
Temporary Medical Registration with the Singapore Medical Council
✓Published by official source
Language
Fluency in English; IELTS, TOEFL or OET proof if the basic medical qualification was not taught in English
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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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 / cycleOnline interviews held twice a year, around May and November; invitations sent several weeks before. Applicants are encouraged to visit as observers for 1-2 weeks first.
Official contactFellowship coordinator, Dept of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, NUH (NUHS Tower Block, Zone T, Level 11, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228)hand_fellowship@nuhs.edu.sg
Recognised medical degree for Temporary Medical Registration with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
Fluency in English; IELTS, TOEFL or OET if basic medical qualification was not taught in English
At least 3 years' experience after housemanship/internship
Application documents
Curriculum vitae with photo
One-page answers to: why hand surgery interests you; why a hand surgery fellowship in Singapore; plans after fellowship
At least two letters of recommendation (letters from previous fellows especially valued)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year hand and reconstructive microsurgery fellowship at NUH, selecting up to four fellows twice a year through online interviews around May and November. Fellows need SMC temporary registration eligibility and at least three years' post-internship experience, and receive paid leave plus reimbursed registration and malpractice costs.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Complimentary registration in the department's five-day Basic Microsurgery Training Course and the annual Hand Surgery Review Course (Singapore Society for Hand Surgery); 14 days paid vacation leave; fellowship completion certificate; reimbursement of malpractice insurance and temporary medical registration; travel support for presenting department research.
HOST INSTITUTION
About National University Hospital (NUHS), Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Established in 1990, the NUH Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery is an academic hand surgery department in a university hospital and trauma centre, runs a Microsurgery Training Laboratory and since 2011 a dedicated Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery Centre.
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Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NUHS), Division of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore · 12 months (1 year): 9 months at NTFGH plus 3 months at the Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital (NUH)View program profile →
