There are currently 35 Specialist Training Committees (STCs) appointed by the Specialists Accreditation Board (SAB) and the Joint Committee on Specialist Training (JCST)  to oversee the 35 medical specialties recognised in Singapore.

Each STC is responsible for the following within its specialty:

1. To establish and maintain structured training programmes for basic and advanced specialist trainees.

2. To provide inputs to JCST and Specialists Accreditation Board (SAB) on the number of specialist trainees to be appointed each year.

3. To select basic and advanced specialist trainees based on:

     3.1 numbers approved by MOH

     3.2 criteria set by JCST and approved by SAB

4. To oversee the implementation of specialist training programmes in institutions accredited by JCST.

5. To specify posting requirements for basic and advanced specialist trainees in terms of the number, type and duration of postings each trainee must undergo.

6. To conduct exit evaluations for trainees who have completed their Advanced Specialist Training, based on the format approved by JCST.

7. To assist SAB in reviewing applications for foreign-trained specialists seeking accreditation in Singapore.

8. To assist MOH and the two Clusters by recommending useful topic areas for Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) fellowships.

9. To inform JCST on any other matters pertaining to specialist training.

List of Specialist Training Committees Members

List of Sub-Specialty Training Committees Members