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Singapore’s flexible approach has allowed it to continually meet its doctor
supply targets

Figure IV. New intake of non-locally trained doctors in Singapore [1][2]

1200 Reduction of Expansion of Second Schedule Third medical Reduction
Second school opens of Second
Schedule Schedule
1000

Second medical
800 school opens

600

400 71%
69% 68%
67% 66%
66% 67% 59%
200 63% 64% 53%
64% 63% 56% 58% 53% 53% 39% 42%
50%
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Newly Recruited Non-locally Trained Doctors Newly Recruited Locally Trained Doctors
Notes: [1] Number of newly recruited non-locally trained doctors includes provisional, conditional, and temporary (only includes candidates recruited for service under
supervision) registrations; excludes candidates converting between registration types.
[2] Data from 2000-2004 may include conversion candidates to conditional from provisional registration
Sources: SMC, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018a, 2019a

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