Medicine, Doctors and The Law Seminar 1

An educational series for professional development of medical doctors offered by the Singapore Medical Association Centre for Medical Ethics and Professionalism (SMA CMEP).

SEMINAR 1: Medical Professionalism - How The Law And Ethics Regulate Our Practice And Influence Professional Standards?

1. Introduction to the law and the Singapore legal system
2. Understanding medical ethics and its relationship to the law
3. Understanding the concept of Professionalism in medical practice.

Date: 14 March 2026, Saturday
Time: 2.00pm - 4.00pm (Registration and lunch will commence at 1.00pm.)
Venue: TBC
No. of MME points: 2 (pending SMC's approval)
Venue: Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) Hall 1-2, 18 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308443 
Faculty: Dr Benjamin Lee, Mr Tham Hsu Hsien & Ms Michelle wee

Target Audience
All doctors and healthcare professionals involved in professional governance and risk management of healthcare organisations

Registration Fees:
SMA Members: $109 (includes 9% GST)
Non Members: $218 (includes 9% GST)

**For doctors employed under the following organisations, we have gotten the approval to bill directly to your organisation. Please indicate Bill to Organisation and put your organisations acronym in all the fields required under Bill to Organisation.

• Alexandra Hospital (AH)
• National University Hospital (NUH)

Funding Support for Self-Sponsored Participants:

1) UTAP Funding

The Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) provides NTUC members with financial support for skills upgrading. NTUC members can receive a 50% reimbursement of their out-of-pocket course fee, up to $250 per calendar year or up to $500 a year for NTUC Members aged 40 and above. This reimbursement covers the course fee (including GST) but excludes materials, registration, and other miscellaneous fees.

Steps to apply for UTAP funding:

• Register for the approved course and make full payment.
• After the course ends, submit your UTAP claim via the UTAP system within 6 months to receive your 50% reimbursement on the unfunded course fee.