Singapore Medical Association

There are three institutes which grant the degrees, among those the Duke-NUS provides multidisciplinary dual degrees. Priority is given to the singaporeans in admissions. Applications begin in March e.g. March 2024 for Feb 2025 intake. Since these medical degrees are highly subsidized by the Singapore government, graduates are required to serve in Singapore's public healthcare sector after graduation for 5 years (Singapore citizens) or 6 years (Singapore permanent residents) which excludes housemanship or first year residency training. At NUS & NTU, top 10% performers in the admission interviews are invited to the respective school’s scholarship interviews, and nearly 5 of them will receive the scholarship from each of these two universities.

• NTU LKC - Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine: 5-year MBBS, 150 per year seats (15% of applicants & 33% of shortlisted), 450 (45%) shortlisted out of near 1000 applicants. University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is required from 2024-25 onwards. Applications begin in March eg March 2024 for Feb 2025 intake. Following 4 documents are needed: A-level results, UCAT, personal statement (300 words) including list of achievements, 2 referee reports. Those joining from 2024 onwards & complete in or after 2029 will receive an NTU MBBS degree.[5] Applicants who have previously attended the MMI (Multiple Mini-Interviews of 2 rounds), will be allowed one chance of reapplication under the Aptitude-based Admissions Scheme (ABAS). Students who are undertaking another undergraduate degree or have completed undergraduate studies are not preferred. Grade profile for admissions is AAA/A.

• NUS YLL - Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine: 5-year MBBS,[6] 296 seats per year (15% of applicants or 25% of shortlisted), 1200 (60%) shortlisted out of nearly 2000 applicants.[7] UCAT not required for Singapore A-level students, but needed for IB & International students.[8] At A-level, a good H2 pass in Chemistry and H2 pass in either Biology or Physics is required; and for calculating "University Admission Scores" (UAS) of the best six subjects (4 content-based subjects, H1 GP and H1 PW) at least one content subject must be from a contrasting discipline.[9] Following 4 documents are needed: portfolio of list of achievements, official testimonial, personal statement (500 words NUS), 2 referee reports (1 must be civics form tutor, ie. CCE Character and Citizenship Education tutor). Grade profile for admissions is AAA/A.

• Duke–NUS Medical School, collaboration between Duke University & NUS, offers interdisciplinary "Doctor of Medicine" (MD) degrees for those who already have a breakfast degree and those who have passed a level. 72 seats per year. Those students who need to complete national service are not allowed to defer the studies.

• • Duke MD postgraduate pathway: 4 years MD degree.

• • • Duke-NUS MD entry for holders of bachelor's degree (must not be MBBS or equivalent). Requires Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).[10] Nearly 10% applicants are shortlisted and 4% are selected.

• • Duke Pre-MD undergraduate pathways for Singapore A-Level students: UCAT not required.

• • • NUS Engineering & Medicine track: Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree at NUS followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at Duke-NUS Medical School.[11]

• • • Duke & Duke-NUS Special Pathway: Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in the last range of specializations at Duke University 8n USA, followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.[12]

• • • SUTD-Duke-NUS Special Track: Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at Duke-NUS Medical School.[13]

• • • SMU-DUKE-NUS Medicine Pathway: any Bachelor's degree from Singapore Management University (SMU), followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at Duke-NUS Medical School.[14]

• • • NTU-DUKE-NUS MEDICINE PATHWAY: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biological Sciences and Psychology or Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Sciences and BioBusiness at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at Duke-NUS Medical School.[15]

• • • King’s College London-Duke-NUS Academic Clinician Pathway: BS. Biomedical Science BSc (with Honours) at King’s College London (KCL), followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Duke-NUS Medical School.[16]

• • • Duke Kunshan China-Duke-NUS Medicine Pathway: Bachelor's degree in Data Science and/or Global Health Biology at Duke Kunshan University (DKU) in Suzhou in China, followed by a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Duke-NUS Medical School.[17]