Allergy & Respiratory Laboratory and Sleep Laboratory
- for pulmonary / sleep technologists who want to increase their knowledge and expertise in pulmonary function testing and polysomnography

Respiratory Medicine Fellowship Programme

The programme provides the opportunity to:

1. Be exposed to childhood respiratory diseases and its management
2. Supervised training in performing flexible bronchoscopy
3. Supervised training in managing sleep disorders and reading sleep studies

For one-year posting:

Upon completion, the trainee should be able to manage acute and chronic respiratory problems with some confidence. He should gain an understanding of pulmonary function tests and their interpretation as well as observe or performed flexible bronchoscopies and an understanding of polysomnography and sleep-related disorders.

For six-month posting:

Upon completion, the trainee should be able to manage acute and chronic respiratory problems with some confidence. He should gain an understanding of pulmonary function tests and their interpretation as well as observe flexible bronchoscopies and overnight polysomngrams.

For three-month posting:

Upon completion, the trainee should be manage to manage acute and chronic respiratory problems with an emphasis on asthma.

Teaching Programme

• Respiratory lectures on normal lung physiology
• Clinical assessment of lung function
• Clinically relevant laboratory assessment of lung structure and function (radiographic assessments, nuclear medicine scans, bronchoscopy)
• Diagnosis of pulmonary disease through ambulatory clinics and the consult service
• Diagnosis of sleep-related disorders through sleep clinics

Teaching Faculty

Dr Anne Goh
Dr Jenny Tang

Funding

Candidates should be self-funded or have funding from external sources/institutions.

Application Procedure & Form

Type	SMC Registration	Hands-on Training	Research	TOEFL
1 year	Yes	Yes	Yes	If applicable
6-month	Yes	No	No	If applicable
3-month	Yes	No	No	If applicable