NUS Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme

Objective

The Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) Programme at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, is a coursework-based programme designed to build Singapore’s clinical research capacity by equipping physicians and healthcare professionals with the skills to design and conduct impactful studies. 

With rigorous training in study design, biostatistics, clinical trials, ethics, and health services research, MCI prepares clinicians to evaluate new treatments, technologies, and healthcare system research that directly improves patient outcomes. Developed in consultation with the Ministry of Health, senior clinician-researchers, and the National Medical Research Council, the programme bridges clinical practice with scientific inquiry and positions graduates to compete globally in academic medicine. 

Designed for clinicians and allied health professionals, MCI’s focus includes evaluating:

• New treatments and technologies
• Diagnostic modalities
• Mechanisms of human disease
• Determinants of disease outcomes
• Effectiveness of health services

Funding Details

Total fees for the course: S$63,750 (inclusive of GST)

In addition, students will be charged miscellaneous student fees each semester. Miscellaneous student fees help meet costs incurred by the University in providing services to the student community that are either not covered or only partially covered by the tuition fees. These services include healthcare for students; facilitating student cultural, social and recreational programmes; and maintaining the shuttle bus service, IT network and other essential campus infrastructure and services. For more information, please visit the Registrar's Office's website here.

The MCI program will also provide the foundation for those who may wish to pursue advanced clinical research training, including that leading to a PhD degree.

Funding for course fees

• NUS has no restrictions on the funding source so long as students are able to pay the tuition fees.

• For students who may need funding for the course fees, NUS would advise applicants to apply for the NMRC Research Training Fellowship (RTF) grant, subject to eligibility requirements, so that they can know if they have funding support before they accept the offer to enrol in the programme.

• • Please note that next call for the NMRC RTF will be around July 2026 (tentative).

  • Please keep a look out for updates and info on the fellowship under NMRC's website here.

  • You can approach your institution research office for assistance when applying for the RTF.

If you have any queries, please contact Ms Hui Ai Ping (who is in charge of this programme) at aiping.hiu@mohh.com.sg.

Eligibility Criteria

All interested clinicians, allied health professionals, and nurses from SingHealth cluster institutions are welcome to apply.

Submission

Interested applicants are to submit their online applications through the new NUS application portal (i.e. Graduate Admission Systems (GDA3)). Please follow the application guide ‘GDA3-Applicant-User-Guide.pdf’ (as attached). If applicants encounter any technical issues or are unsure about certain parts of the portal, please contact Ms Gowri Pillai at mci@nus.edu.sg.

Note: SingHealth PIs are to please refer to your respective Institutional Research Administrators for guidance on internal deadlines and submission procedures set by your institutions.

Contact Person

For MCI curriculum-related enquiries:

          Ms Gowri Pillai

          Email: mci@nus.edu.sg

For NMRC RTF-related enquiries:

          Ms Hiu Ai Ping

          Email: aiping.hiu@mohh.com.sg

Additional Information

Please refer to NUS MCI's websites and attachments below:

1. Information on MCI programme
2. Information on the funding for the course fees
3. MCI documents