Fellowships and Observerships

The KKH Children's Blood and Cancer Centre stands as Singapore's premier comprehensive paediatric haematology and oncology training destination, offering multiple fellowship and observership programmes with exceptional learning opportunities across subspecialties within childhood blood disorders and cancer care. Fellows and observers gain invaluable hands-on experience alongside internationally recognised specialists who manage over 150 new cancer cases annually. With access to state-of-the-art facilities, active participation in clinical trials and research, and exposure to holistic patient care that extends from diagnosis through survivorship, our programmes deliver comprehensive training designed to prepare you for leadership roles in paediatric blood disorders and cancer care whilst advancing the field through education, research, and innovation.

Please see the Clinical Fellowship application timeline for the July 2027 intake:

Date	Activity
1 January - 1 June 2026	Application period Submit your application and required documents to azizah.fadzil@kkh.com.sg: Application form (download here) A copy of your passport Curriculum Vitae Letter from employer - the following are to be included in the letter Employer is supportive of the application. Assurance that you position is secured until your return. Pay status: will you be on no-pay leave during the duration of the fellowship, or will you continue to be paid? If yes to the latter, please include the monthly pay received. (NOTE: (1) and (2) are required by the Singapore Medical Council; (3) is required by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore)
2 - 15 June 2026	Application review and interview period
16 - 30 June 2026	Announcement of outcome

Note: Applications are open year-round for the following types of training and programmes:

Hands-off Observerships (up to 4 weeks)
Clinical Observerships (limited hands-on, up to 6 months)
Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Pathology
Clinical Fellowship in Neurosurgical Oncology

All other Clinical Fellowships adhere to the timeline above.

The Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Service at KK Women's and Children's Hospital is a comprehensive centre treating approximately 100 new childhood cancer cases annually, representing 70-80% of local cases, alongside benign blood disorders such as haemophilia and thalassaemia. The Children's Blood and Cancer Centre features a 23-bed inpatient ward with bone marrow transplant facilities and a 12-bed day therapy centre, supported by a multidisciplinary team including specialist surgeons, pathologists, and radiologists. The service offers advanced treatments including blood and marrow transplants, cellular therapies like CAR-T, and maintains the Singapore Children's Cancer Registry, whilst providing holistic care through allied health professionals, social workers, and the Children's Cancer Foundation who offer psychosocial support, play therapy, and educational services to patients and families.

Download fellowship infosheet here.

The programme builds on the Department’s general paediatric surgery cum paediatric urology fellowship, which has trained clinical fellows and observers from Southeast Asia since 2013. In a similar vein, doctors who complete the training will return to their home countries with the newly gained expertise and experience to contribute towards enhancing their countries’ clinical and research capabilities, particularly in the care of paediatric brain and solid tumours.

Download fellowship infosheet here.

The VIVA-KKH Paediatric Brain and Solid Tumour Programme will be providing sponsorship for this fellowship to selected medical doctors from less developed countries in the region, as part of its education and exchange initiatives to enhance inter-institutional collaboration, reach out to the broader population in Southeast Asia and integrate training and education into our healthcare and research activities. One of the key aims is for the doctors who have completed the fellowship to return to their home countries with newly gained expertise and experience. We hope to contribute towards enhancing their countries’ clinical and research capabilities, particularly in the care of paediatric brain and solid tumours.

Download fellowship infosheet here.

Applications open year-round!

The Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Pathology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, is a busy, intense and fast-paced programme. Trainees on the programme are expected to fully participate and immerse themselves in the work and activities of the unit, which spans surgical pathology, placental pathology and perinatal autopsies. Trainees should expect to be fully occupied during office hours attending to the work of the department, which includes, but is not limited to, handling of gross pathological specimens, reporting of microscopy slides, performance of fetal and perinatal post mortems, attendance and presentation at clinical meetings, and participation and presentation at slide teaching sessions.

For more information, click here: https://www.kkh.com.sg/education-training/training-fellowships/Pages/pathology-and-laboratory-medicine.aspx

Applications open year-round!

KK Women's and Children's Hospital is recognised as one of Asia-Pacific's leading paediatric hospitals and the first institution outside North America to receive ChildKind Hospital status for excellence in pain management. The KKH Paediatric Palliative Care service provides comprehensive care for both cancer and non-cancer patients across various specialties, partnering with HCA Hospice's Star PALS team—Singapore's only paediatric palliative home care service—to deliver continuous, holistic care in patients' preferred settings. This joint fellowship programme between KKH and HCA Star PALS offers trainees exposure to diverse palliative care pathologies across hospital and community environments, including inpatient rounds, multidisciplinary meetings, outpatient clinics, and home visits, whilst learning clinical governance and team organisation in community-based care settings.

Download fellowship infosheet here.

KKH Paediatric Oncology Nursing Fellowship program is designed to help stimulate the career interest and foster the professional development of oncology nurses both locally and across the region. The aim of this clinical fellowship is to provide aspiring nurses with comprehensive education focused on paediatric oncology nursing coupled with clinical opportunity and evidence based practice.

This programme is built on the strong teaching faculty comprises of trained certified oncology nurses from KKH. The eight-weeks clinical exposure for the nursing fellow cover all subspecialties of paediatric oncology including leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumour, neuro-oncology, late effects, haematology, palliative, inpatient general haematology/oncology with stem cell transplant and outpatient nursing management. Nursing fellow will be actively involved in patient related activities with additional benefit of attending tumour board, grand round, nursing round and various other nursing education platforms. On top of the clinical exposure, nursing fellow will have hand-on practical session for various oncology related nursing procedures.

We are a recognised International Haemophilia Training Centre (IHTC) with the World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH), in collaboration with the Department of Haematology at Singapore General Hospital, and host fellows funded via the WFH IHTC Fellowship Programme. We also contribute to education and outreach efforts via the Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders Asia-Pacific (AHADAP) and International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH).

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