Welcome to Dermatological Society of Singapore

Membership

Membership is open to dermatologists (ordinary membership), trainees in dermatology (trainee membership), medical practitioners who are not dermatologists but have special interest in dermatology and scientific workers in the fields related to dermatology (associate membership). The Society confers honorary membership to persons who have given distinguished service to the Society or to the advancement of dermatology in Singapore.

The society currently consists of 116 members of whom 104 are based in Singapore and 12 are doctors based overseas.

Membership Application Guidelines

1.	Types of Membership Membership shall be of seven categories – ordinary, trainee, associate, corresponding, honorary, life and overseas members.

a.	Ordinary members shall be practising dermatologists working in Singapore, and accredited by the Specialist Accreditation Board of the Ministry of Health.

b.	Trainee members shall be trainees in dermatology registered with the advanced specialty training programme of the Joint Committee on Specialist Training. When a trainee member is exit certified, he or she will automatically become an Ordinary Member and must notify the Honorary Secretary.

c.	Associate members shall be non-dermatologist medical practitioners (including pathologists) or scientific workers who have a major interest in dermatology.

d.	Overseas members shall be members not resident in Singapore and practising dermatologists working outside Singapore. They must be accredited dermatologists in their respective country of practice. Overseas members cannot hold office and cannot vote.

e.	Life members shall be ordinary members who have been with the Society for at least 20 years or retired from practice by reason of age or disability. Such members shall be conferred life membership automatically once they are eligible.

f.	Corresponding members shall be distinguished dermatologists residing outside Singapore who have close links with the Society and who are recommended by the executive committee and elected by a majority at a general meeting.

g.	Honorary members shall be distinguished persons who have rendered notable service to the Society or to the advancement of dermatology in Singapore and are recommended by the executive committee and elected by majority at a general meeting.

Application for membership shall be made in writing to the Honorary Secretary for approval by the Executive Committee.


2.	Subscriptions

a.	The annual subscription for ordinary members shall be $40.00.

b.	The annual subscription for trainee members shall be $40.00.

c.	Life, honorary and corresponding members shall not be required to pay any subscription.

d.	Medical practitioners who are qualified less than 3 years shall pay a reduced subscription of $10 per year.

e.	The annual subscription for overseas members shall be pegged at 50% of the annual subscription for ordinary members. Thus, the annual subscription for overseas members will be $20.00.

Rights & Privileges of Membership
Only members are entitled to attend meetings of the Society.
The society obtains educational grants regularly for members to attend international conferences. They are kept up to date of international dermatology conferences.

Only ordinary members and life members shall be entitled to hold office in the executive committee. Only ordinary, trainee, life and honorary members are entitled to vote at meetings.

4.	Endorsers
	Applicants must submit letters of endorsement from 2 members of the Society. Please have your endorsers include the following items in their letters of recommendation:
a.	Nature and duration of your association

b.	Summary of your activities in dermatology

c.	Attestation of moral character

Incomplete letters will delay final processing of your application.

5.	Rejection of Application
	The executive committee reserves the right to reject applications without informing the applicant of their reasons for rejection.

6.	Please include the following with your application

a.	Letters of endorsement

b.	Application form

c.	Curriculum vitae

d.	Certified copies of medical degree and medical licences supporting evidence to attest to the practice of dermatology or interest in dermatology eg dermatology meetings, seminars and courses attended.

Action on your request for membership will be made by the executive committee of the Dermatological Society of Singapore. You will be notified shortly thereafter of their decision.

We look forward to hearing from you. If you have further questions or if we may be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.