Industry Snapshots: Singapore leads the region in healthcare services with over 2000 healthcare establishments. Singapore has a total of 28 hospitals and specialty centres. Singapore is also rapidly becoming a global centre for medical research, education and advanced medical care. Read news on the healthcare industry. Find out more about the Healthcare Industry from the Healthcare Breakout Session at LINKS 2008.

Singapore is a leading medical tourism destination and a growing global centre for medical research and education.

Over 400,000 international patients flock to Singapore for medical treatment last year. Singapore's importance as Asia's premier medical hub is set to increase in the coming years. We aim to attract 1 million medical tourists by 2012. This could generate some S$2.6 billion in value-add and 1% to our GDP, with 13,000 new jobs added to the current 30,000 employees in this industry.

The standard of medical practice in Singapore ranks among the highest in the world. There are a total of 28 hospitals and specialty centres in the city with 6,748 medical doctors delivering quality healthcare in a dual system of public (notably SingHealth and National Healthcare Group) and private sector players.

Singapore is also rapidly becoming a global centre for medical research, education and advanced medical care. Areas of expertise include:

Oncology Cardiology Ophthalmology Orthopedics

Neurology Rehabilitation Infectious Diseases

There are more than 80 healthcare companies based in Singapore, which are helping to establish Singapore’s global credentials in:

Healthcare services Hospital management Laboratory services

Medical informatics Pharmaceuticals research Clinical trials

In 1999, Johns Hopkins International set up its Asian flagship medical facility in Singapore. Currently, the Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre (JHSIMC) is Johns Hopkins Singapore's clinical arm delivering quality patient care and clinical research in oncology in Singapore as a member of the National Healthcare Group.

In tandem with the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, a growing pool of medical researchers and scientists is helping Singapore to continue developing cutting-edge medicine and making research breakthroughs.

The growth of players in the healthcare sector presents tremendous opportunities for medical professionals to explore the varied fields of healthcare delivery and service, teaching and medical research.

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Strategic Skills List:

• Auditory Verbal Therapist
• Clinical Audiologist
• Clinical Laboratory Technician/Medical Technologist
• Doctor
• Dietician
• Nurse
• Occupational Therapist
• Pharmacist
• Physiotherapist
• Podiatrist
• Radiographer
• Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Therapist Speech
• Speech Therapist

Major Employers:

• SingHealth Services
• National Healthcare Group
• Johns Hopkins Singapore International Medical Centre
• Parkway Group
• Raffles Medical Group
• Ministry of Health
• Pacific Healthcare

Other Websites:

• Careers for International Medical Graduates
• Careers for Allied Health Professionals