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Fitness to practise (health)

Doctors applying for SMC registration must declare any health conditions that may affect their fitness to practise.

Last updated 7 April 2025

Doctors seeking registration with SMC are required to declare fitness to practise issues.

The registration application form contains questions relating to physical or mental illness and any condition which may impair fitness to practise as a medical practitioner.

While a medical or any other condition may not necessarily impair fitness to practise as a medical practitioner, SMC requires doctors to declare truthfully and provide details for the application to be processed.

The applicant doctor will be contacted by SMC if further details are required.

Common questions regarding such fitness to practise can be found in the FAQs on Declaration of Health Conditions [PDF, 135 KB].