Application Procedures

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​Eligibility

1. Medical Practitioners 

  • ​General practitioners, family medicine physicians and other Singapore Medical Council-registered specialists
  • Hold a primary medical qualification endorsed by the Singapore Medical Council
  • Hold a primary overseas medical qualification endorsed by the relevant medical council in your country
  • Doctors with conditional or temporary registration

2. Non-Medical Practitioners

  •  Allied health professionals with relevant health-related qualifications from a recognised institution
  • Professional qualification that is endorsed by a professional council/association/board pertaining to the professional qualification in the country of origin. 
  • Be a member of the professional council/association/board pertaining to your professional qualification in the country of origin.
  • Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Note: The primary aim of the SMTC is for participants to acquire knowledge in injury management and other specialist topics related to the practice of Sports Medicine. Participants receive a certificate of completion at the end of the programme.  The SMTC DOES NOT  qualify participants as Sports Medicine practitioners, experts, or specialists in any form or manner. Participants who complete the programme are NOT entitled to make any claims or suggestions in any form that that they are qualified Sports Medicine practitioners, experts or specialists.

The SMTC is designed to be a CME programme that does not confer any formal qualification or competency in Sports Medicine. Completion of the programme confers recognition for participation only. The curriculum only comprises theoretical content of sports medicine, delivered online through pre-recorded lectures, without any practical skill component, such as physical examination of sport injuries and knee injection. Participants are not to claim qualification or competency in Sports Medicine practice upon completion of the programme.

Course Fee

Full fees without subsidy: S$4316.40 (inclusive of GST at 9%).

Singaporeans and Singapore PRs may be eligible for the following subsidies: 

​​​​SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG)
Funded Courses*

​Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)*
​Eligibility ​​Singaporeans / Singapore P​Rs​Singaporeans aged 40 and above
​Type of subsidy​Up to 70% of course fee funding
Nett course fee: S$1294.92


For more informat​ion, click h​​ere.		​Up to 90% of course fee funding
Nett course fee: S$502.92


For more information, click here. 
 

1. The above subsidies apply to self-sponsored and company-sponsored participants. 

2. Participants are required to email to [email protected] the proof of bank transfer for the fee payment. 

3. Participants can use the SkillsFuture credits to offset the above course fees, i.e. $1,294.92 - $1,000 (SkillsFuture Credits) = $294.92(balance fee payable) or $502.92 - $502.92 (SkillsFuture Credits) = $0 (no balance fee payable). Participants are required to email to [email protected] the approval screenshot of the SkillsFuture credits application and proof of bank transfer for the balance payment (if any).

Funding

Singapore Citizens are eligible for  SkillsFuture Credit.

  • Click here to view the SMTC programme on SkillsFuture website.
  • For submission of claim, click here.
  • For enquiries related to SkillsFuture Credit Claim, please email to [email protected].

Registration

Registration is open annually from September ​to November. 
The outcome of the application will be released in December.

The next course will run from 1 January to 30 June.
For local applicants,  click here​ to register.
For international applicants,  click here​ to register. 

Documents to submit for registration
  • Bachelor's degree certificate (soft copy)
  • Curriculum vitae with details of working experience / postings​ including a passport-size photo
  • Photocopy of NRIC / Employment Pass (front and back)
  • SMC practising certificate (for medical practitioners only)
  • AHPC practising certificate (for allied health professionals only)
​Certificate of Completion
Participants will receive a certificate upon successful completion of the course. 
Participants are not allowed to be called Sports Physician.

CME Points

18 non-core CME points will be awarded to Singapore Medical Council​-registered doctors who have successfully completed the programme.

Payment of tuition fee 
(i) Payment instructions for local applicants

Cheque must be made payable to “Nanyang Technological University - LKCMedicine” upon acceptance of the programme. Please notify our office via email ([email protected]) and attach the offer letter in the email after mailing the cheque out.

Please mail your cheque to the following address: 
Graduate Programmes, Education Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
Novena Campus
Clinical Sciences Building, Level 6
11 Mandalay Road
Singapore 308232

(ii) Payment instructions for international applicants

Please make payment for the tuition fee via Telegraphic Transfer.

Applicants will have to pay for the fund transfer fee if they decide to make payment through telegraphic transfer (T/T) with their bank. The tuition fee has to be paid in full. Please email [email protected] for the payment details. 

Once the telegraphic transfer (T/T) is completed, please notify our office via email ([email protected]) and attach the offer letter for record purposes. 

Refund
​There is no refund of fees once the applicant accepts the offer. 

Course deferment
There is no deferment allowed for this programme. 

Course withdrawal policy 

Students, who are admitted to the programme must write in to the School at [email protected], stating the reasons for the withdrawal to formally withdraw from the programme. However, there will be no refund of the course fee.

Contact Us
For enquiries, contact the Graduate Programmes Office at (65) 6904 2067 / (65) 6904 2068 / (65) 6514 1500 or email [email protected].