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Renewal of Practising Certificates for Registered Doctors
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Renewal of Practising Certificates for Registered Doctors
2 September 2026
Fully and conditionally registered doctors whose Practising Certificate (PC) is expiring on 31 December 2026 can apply for renewal online via the Professional Registration System (PRS) from 2 September 2026 onwards .
Renewal Criteria
Doctors who wish to apply for renewal of PC for year 2027 must fulfil the following conditions:
Met the required Continuing Medical Education (CME) points during the validity period of your current PC; and
Voted in SMC Elections or paid the fine(s) for not voting.
CME Points*
The CME points required for the following duration of practice are as follows:
Doctors holding two-year PC
Obtained at least 50 CME points accumulated within your current PC validity period of which 20% or 10 points are based on each of your registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine; and 10% or 5 points shall be from Mandatory Medical Ethics CME (MME CME) core programmes.
Doctors holding one-year PC
Obtained at least 25 CME points accumulated within your current PC validity period of which 20% or 5 points are based on each of your registered specialty and/or in Family Medicine;