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Membership
Benefits
As
an SMA member, you will receive the following benefits:
1)
Receipt of the SMA monthly mailbag which contains
important notices from the Ministry of Health and the
SMA Council, information on medical meetings and conferences
held locally and abroad, details of continuing medical
education programmes and other announcements.
2)
Complimentary copies of the following SMA publications:
- The
monthly Singapore Medical
Journal (SMJ), which is listed in the Index
Medicus, featuring research papers and case reports
written by local and foreign doctors.
- The
monthly SMA Newsletter
containing articles on current medical issues, news
and information on both the local and foreign medical
scenes, a forum page for members to voice their opinions,
and professional announcements.
- The bi-monthly Sensory, featuring lifestyle articles, CME calendar, membership perks and activities.
3)
Reduced rates for insertion of professional
announcements in the SMA Newsletter.
4)
Participation in all SMA activities, often free-of-charge,
or at reduced rates. SMA organises talks, seminars
and conferences pertaining to medical and ethical
issues on topics such as `Managed Healthcare', `Setting
up a Medical Practice', `Medico-Legal Issues' and `Medical
Advertising - Bane or Boon'
5)
Member's views on important issues like national
health policies, managed healthcare, living wills and
advertising are sought through questionnaires to enable
the SMA Council to prepare position papers for submission
to government agencies.
6)
Members of the SMA Council and SMA Ethics Committee are
always available to talk to members who seek advice
on ethical problems.
7)
Members will qualify for a UOB-SMA VISA Platinum Card with various benefits, such as one-for-one dining perks and free golf sessions. The annual card fee of principal and one supplementary card is waived perpetually, as long as you remain an SMA Member.
8)
SMA provides insurance packages, underwritten by
various insurance companies, like personal accident, hospitalisation,
and clinic insurance to suit the needs of members at competitive
premium rates.
9)
SMA provides a discount scheme for members under which
they enjoy special discounts at both commercial
and medical-related establishments. Products offered range
from telecommunication equipment and computers to medical
products.
10)
SMA members are not charged any fee for listing in the
locum register. Members seeking locums are furnished
with an updated list of locums free of charge.
11)
SMA organises social activities for members such
as the Inter-Professional Games, SMA Golf Tournament and
SMA Annual Dinner.
12)
The SMA Trust Fund is a fund set up to help alleviate
unexpected financial hardship among members and/ or their
immediate families.
Community
Services
SMA conducts the following courses:
i.
Training courses for clinic assistants leading to
the National Healthcare Assistants Certificate.
ii.
Courses in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which
include the Basic Life Support Course and the Advanced
Life Support Course.
SMA
administers the Medik Awas scheme, a community service
launched in 1970, which aims to reduce medical mishaps
by alerting medical and dental personnel to specific drug
allergies and medical problems of patients through the
use of identification devices.
SMA
organises an annual National Medical Convention which
focuses on current medical issues.
Complimentary
Welcome Pack
Upon
joining SMA, you will receive the following items:
- A
copy of the SMA Constitution
- A
copy of the SMA Ethical Code
- A
copy of the SMA Guideline on Fees for Doctors in Private
Practice
- Latest copies of SMJ, SMA News and Sensory
- An application form for UOB-SMA VISA Platinum Card
- An
SMA car decal
Why
SMA?
- Whom
can I turn to if I need an assistant doctor or locum,
or if I have a practice or medical equipment for sale?
- Am
I not missing something if I don't read the SMJ and
the SMA Newsletter?
- If
I have an ethical problem, who can I consult?
- If
I wish to join a foreign medical association or practise
in another country, whom can I turn to for a letter
of introduction and good standing?
- I
need to insure my clinic and clinic assistants. Where
can I obtain an insurance policy?
To
all the above questions, there is only one answer - SMA
Yes,
I wish to sign up now.
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