How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I worked as an MO here in SGH.. you make about $6500/month
That's if you an MO.. if you, however, qualify for Temporary registration then you make about 3500-4000/month.. very low considering the cost of living here..

6.5k is also low. Citibank interns earn 10k.

[Hermit]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

6.5k is also low. Citibank interns earn 10k.

Lower starting pay, yes. But longer shelf life.

[ABCDoc]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any one planing to move to sg to work as a Dr... i feel for you.. this is probably one of the worst places you can ever work....

yes, pay is good... but what's the point of that if you go home depressed everyday at 7pm after stating work at 6am... really.. it sucks.. im ready to sacrifice my high pay for a life!!

hours are long.. no one appreciates your input into the local healthcare.. no matter how hard working you may be, if you screw up once -> that's it!! you will be gossiped about in the hospital you working at and other hospitals you may have never stepped a foot in.. thats what they love doing.. back stabbing!! and that just's blows ur confidence and as a consequence you will be a worse dr..

they say it's for patient's safety... yeah right!! i have never met a single physician who tries to kill a patient.. if it is really for patient's safety then don't you think they should slow down, take you to the corner, explain to you ur mistake then also advice on how not to do such a mistake next time??

about registration issues.. yip, you screwed there as well.. most other countries give you full registration within 6-12 months.. in Singapore (if they recognize your qualification) they say within 3 years you can fully register.. when 3 years comes they like oh, you need to go for the pledge ceromony.. which is one or twice a year.. they wont tell you this from day one.. also, at the end of every posting you do you are reviewed by a senior.. and if they like you (not if you a competent dr) they may say yes, ok, he may be considered for full registration... and you need 6 of these forms.. donkey years to get all those...

training sucks!! period!! you work like a freaking camel is the Sahara and hardly get time to go even go drink water when u at hospital...

trust me people... this is only the surface of issues i touched here about life as a dr in Sg... dont let the money lure you in.. it's not worth it.. really.. m freaking glad i'll be resiging soon

only positive thing i can say about working here is that the case load is so high that you do get quiet good exposure to a variety of cases and you can be left alone at times to deal with these cases, which can be good, and if you stuck you just pick up the phone and ask for help.. good if u want to come here for a year or two then fly off to a place where u actually would have fun

PS: no one respect's you here as a dr.. not ur colleagues, not your patients and your family will also loose respect for you (coz u wont have time for them)

That is so disappointing...
Case load = high is not an advantage; I see plenty of cases, deal with plenty of people from all over the world here where I am at.

What are you going into if you are resigning? Are you quitting medicine all together?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

6.5k is also low. Citibank interns earn 10k.

dude please get your facts right. citibank interns get 10,000.? no you are wrong. the ones getting 10,000 are from Goldman Sachs. Citibank new managers don't even get 10,000. At best 7,000.

goldman sachs, merrill lynch and jp morgan are the top guns. since when is citibank even in the picture.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

does anybody have any idea how much an emergency physician is earning in spore ?

Year 1 consultant emergency physician, about SGD $240000-280000 per year depending on institution. Thats before tax of course

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Year 1 consultant emergency physician, about SGD $240000-280000 per year depending on institution. Thats before tax of course

Is that for a fully registered physician? I'm curious how much a conditionally registered specialist would make.

Originally Posted by ABCDoc

That is so disappointing...
Case load = high is not an advantage; I see plenty of cases, deal with plenty of people from all over the world here where I am at.

What are you going into if you are resigning? Are you quitting medicine all together?

hahhaa... no man.. just resigning from working in Singapore and moving back home to continue working/training as a Dr there... Singapore wasnt that bad to make me quiet medicine..

Originally Posted by MDTraveler

Is that for a fully registered physician? I'm curious how much a conditionally registered specialist would make.

Conditional registered are usually the same as a fully registered doctor. That is your qualifications are recognized by the Singapore medical council. The main difference is that you cannot go private.

Temp registered are paid less. And that's where qualifications are not recognized by the SMC but able to continue work under certain conditions.

Hi,

Got recent CCT from uk. Sub speciality of lower limb arthroplasty and revision surgery. Can I get a job and if so what would be approx starting salary.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi,

Got recent CCT from uk. Sub speciality of lower limb arthroplasty and revision surgery. Can I get a job and if so what would be approx starting salary.

It will depend on your experience after completion of training. If you are legible to start as a consultant then you are looking at SGD $250000-300000 - year including bonuses and allowances. You may also earn some extra for each person operated under your name.