Benefits & Privileges

We invite all specialists to join our distinguished fraternity as members, and uphold our tradition of promoting good clinical practices in Singapore.

As a Fellow of the Academy, you are entitled to numerous benefits and privileges, some of which are listed below:

Recognition of specialty status by the award of the Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) degree.
Opportunity to forge close professional network and personal ties with other Fellows of the Academy.
Inclusion in the Academy’s online directory “Find a FAMS Specialist” accessed by the public and medical professionals.
Opportunity to contribute and influence the standards of specialists practice, training and education, and professional development.
Inclusion in our mailing list to receive regular updates and announcements on Academy’s news, membership benefits, practice guidelines and consensus, CME programmes and activities, etc.
Access to the Annals, the official medical and dental journal of the Academy, which is an indexed journal of the US National Library of Medicine (Index Medicus) with an impact factor of 0.819.
Access to Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities, including Distance Learning Programme (DLP)
Preferential fees or complimentary registration for participation in courses, seminars and conferences organised by Academy and its Colleges and Chapters.
Travel Assistance Fund from the Common Fund for Advancement of Medicine for Fellows of at least 3 years’ standing.
Right to propose candidates to become Fellows and to nominate Fellows to stand for Council Election.
Entitlement to vote in Council Election and AGM.
Eligibility to book rooms within the Academy’s premises for matters pertaining to academic pursuit, subject to availability