Healthcare

Healthcare and Pharmaceutical

One of Singapore’s hallmarks is its comprehensive healthcare system. At present, there are three regional healthcare provision systems spread out island-wide to facilitate integrated healthcare delivery.

Research-wise, more than 50 companies carry out biomedical R&D here, including 30 of the world’s leading biomedical sciences corporatons.

Several leading internatonal private healthcare providers have also established operatons here in Singapore to advance into the Asia Pacifc region.

You’ll need…

• Resilience • Communicaton skills • Organisatonal skills • To be a team player • Good technical knowledge

Types of employers

• Pharmaceutcal companies • Dental surgeries • Community-based healthcare centres • Medical laboratories • Private surgeries • Care agencies/homes • Private and government hospitals/clinics • Public sector

Types of jobs

• Medical consultant/public health doctor/chief medical ofcer • Dental surgeon/orthodontst • Nurse • Specialised therapist • Clinical psychologist • Radiographer • Optcian • Nutritonist/dietcian • Pharmacist • Medical scientst/analytcal chemist/ biochemist/physicist • Laboratory technician • Case manager • Manager/administrator • ICT specialist

Job-hunting tips

• For most specialist medical posts, a partcular undergraduate or conversion postgraduate qualifcaton and accreditaton by the Specialists

Accreditaton Board (SAB) is needed, as well as a Singapore Medical Council (SMC) registraton • Pharmacists must be registered with the Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC) before they can practse. This includes undergoing pre-registraton training and passing a competency assessment

Work experience

Most medical degree programmes incorporate clinical placements, which ensure that students gain relevant experience in a supervised environment.

Did you know?

At the height of the fght against the global Covid-19 pandemic in Singapore, an additonal 3,000 staf were deployed in healthcare operatons alongside 18,000 beds – all at short notce. Singaporean researchers also published 42 papers in the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet at this tme, compared to 10 in 2019!

Most popular employers

1. Ministry of Health (MOH) 2. Natonal Healthcare Group 3. Natonal University Health

System (NUHS) 4. Alexandra Health 5. GlaxoSmithKline 6. Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) 7. Abbot 8. Pfzer 9. Baxter Healthcare 10.Johnson & Johnson

Source: Singapore Graduate Barometer 2021 editon