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Signing of the MOU Singapore |
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SINGAPORE
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Singapore Country Profile
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Area
Total 4,987,600 km2
Capital
Singapore
Official language
English
Currency
Singapore
Dollar (SGD)
Time zone
UTC+8
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Singapore
is off the southern tip of the Malay
Peninsula, 137 kilometers (85 mi) north of
the equator, in the Southeast Asian region
of the Asian continent. It is separated from
Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its
north, and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by
the Singapore Strait to its south.
A city-state, Singapore is the world's
fourth leading financial centre and a
cosmopolitan world city, playing a key role
in international trade and finance.
Singapore has a diverse population of
5 million people made up of Chinese, Malays,
Indians, Caucasians, and Asians. It has the
sixth-highest percentage of foreigners in
the world (42%), who makes up 50% of the
service sector. The country is the second
most densely populated in the world after
Monaco.
According to government statistics, the
population of Singapore as of 2009 was
4.99 million, of whom 3.73 million were
Singaporean citizens. There were 3.2 million
citizens in 2009. Various Chinese linguistic
groups formed 74.2% of Singapore's
residents, Malays 13.4%, Indians 9.2%, while
Eurasians, Arabs and other groups formed
3.2%.
The population of Singapore has the
sixth-highest percentage of foreigners
globally. 42% of the population in Singapore
are foreigners and foreigners make up 50% of
the service sector. Most foreigners come
from China, Malaysia, Philippines, North
America, Middle East, Europe, Australia and
India. |
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FPCC and Singapore
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The SingHealth
group of companies had invited the
Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre to visit
Singapore in order to discuss employment training
and research opportunities for Sri Lankan doctors.
.Sri Lankan
Delegation to Singapore
The Sri Lankan delegation was led by Dr Ravindra Ruberu, Secretary
of Health with two office
bearers of the Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre in order to
explore employment, training and research opportunities for Sri
Lankan doctors in Singapore. The visit took place
during the second week of July 2010 upon an invitation made by the
SingHealth Group which was facilitated by HE Mrs. Jayathree Samarakone,
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between SingHealth group of
hospitals and Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka for the areas for
cooperation including job placement, training and research
opportunities. On behalf of the Ministry of Health, Dr Ravindra
Ruberu secretary of the ministry singed for the MOU and Professor
Tan Ser Kiat, Group Chief Executive Officer signed the MOU
representing the SingHealth group of Hospitals.
The prime objective of the mission was accomplished
following which several avenues were opened for Sri Lankan doctors in
the fields of employment,
training and research whilst strengthening the bilateral
ties between the two countries.
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Opportunities at Singapore |
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Subsequent to the above
mission , the Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre has
maintained the dialog with the SingHealth Group in finding
employment , training and research opportunities for Sri
Lankan doctors in Singapore. As a result the SingHealth
authorities have expressed their willingness to provide
carrier opportunities for Sri Lankan doctors.
A delegation representing the
SingHealth Group visited
Sri Lanka from the 12th and 13th of
August 2010 in order to finalize the modalities in
implementation placing Sri Lankan doctors at hospitals
attached to SigHealth Group in Singapore.
The
Singaporean officials met with the potential Sri Lankan
candidates during this mission
from the 12th and 13th
of August 2010 .
The Foreign Placement
Coordinating Centre has been kept informed that the
Singaporean authorities wish to employ Sri Lankan doctors in
the fields of Ophthalmology , Pathology etc.
Contract Period of Maximally 2 years
and
salary is in parallel with the salary of equal grade doctors
in Singapore. This will be subject to finalize in
negotiation with the Singapore authorities.
Those who were interested
submitted their application forms. |
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Employment
Opportunities in Ophthalmology |
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Singapore National Eye Centre delegation led
by Professor Donald Tang, Director of the Singapore National
Eye Centre met the Foreign Placement Coordinating Centre
Officials on Monday 2nd of August 2010 at the Ministry of
Health Sri Lanka in order to discuss carrier prospects for
Sri Lankan doctors in Singapore.
The foundation steps for this discussion were
laid during the
Sri Lankan delegation to Singapore in July 2010. It was
transpired at this meeting that potential employment
opportunities exist in
Singapore
for three categories of medical professionals
in Ophthalmology.
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The Singapore National Eye
Centre Officials were preferred Board Certified
Ophthalmologists with MD and either MRCS (Glas) or MRCS (Edin).
This will also provide an
opportunity for doctors who
have completed their Post Graduate training in Sri Lanka to
complete their mandatory overseas training programme
attached to the Singapore Eye Centre.
Furthermore, it was transpired that the Singapore Government
would initiate a decentralised pilot project to screen its
growing diabetic population. Thus, they wish to employ a few
competent Sri Lankan doctors of the non specialist category
to perform ophthalmology screening at the peripheral centres
in Singapore. Senior House Officers and Medical Officers
competent in Ophthalmology will best suit for category 03.
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1. To be a
in one of the following categories |
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Board
certified ophthalmologists – MD, MRCS (Glas) / MRCS
(Edin)
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Sri Lankan Post
Graduate Trainees in Ophthalmology
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Senior
House Officer or Medical Officer in Ophthalmology
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2.
High Command in the English Language with preferably IELTS >
7
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Terms and Conditions |
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Contract Period of Maximally 2 years
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Salary is in parallel with the salary of equal grade doctors
in Singapore. This will be
subject
to
finalize in negotiation with the Singapore authorities.
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Application
forms for employment in Singapore
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CV Format for
Ophthalmology in Singapore |
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Application Form
for
Employment Opportunities in Singapore |
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Sri Lankan Delegation to
Singapore
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The Sri Lankan delegation visited Singapore
from the 10th to the 12th August 2010 in order to explore
employment , training and research opportunities in
Singapore. |
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