Overview - KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Education and Training

Undergraduate Elective Posting

Being the leading hospital providing healthcare for women and children, we treat and attend to a large number of both inpatients and outpatients. The Undergraduate Elective Programme offers medical students from universities outside of Singapore the opportunity to complete an elective posting at our hospital.

Residency

SingHealth Residency plays an important educational and training role within SingHealth – nurturing the future generation of medical professionals – our Residents. We strive to develop our Residents into highly skilled medical leaders, who are innovative, self-directed learners with a strong sense of ethics and compassion.

Continuing Education

Lifelong learning and continual professional development are key in ensuring that healthcare professionals retain their edge in providing quality patient care. SingHealth champions various continuing education initiatives across the healthcare professions, which are tailored to suit the specific needs of a future-ready healthcare workforce.

Training and Fellowships

As a major medical facility, KKH plays a pivotal role in training the country’s doctors and nurses specialising in obstetrics and gynaecology, neonatology and paediatrics. The large workload and expertise available in KKH allow for excellent training and research opportunities. This section provides information on the activities and training and research opportunities of the various units and departments.