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Old 11-03-2021, 12:58 AM
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The exit qualification to practice independently as a family physician is the m.med.
Currently the fcfp doesn't auto quality u for AC in the poly. It is however needed to qualify u for AC in the hospital. Who knows , maybe one fine day moh will give family med speciality status and u need to exit with a fcfp.
Anyway fcfp is learning about research, teaching paedology, and handling complex patient. It's not a clinical competency exam like the m.med but a true blue fellowship as in your learn to perform and lead at a higher standard.
Let us not kid ourselves, the dip family med standard v different from a m.med although both qualify u for fp status. The fcfp fp is one notch above the m.med. there's like only 150 of them in Singapore.

Also..what's with the question about rhuematology Vs dermatology salary. Seriously la, use some brains before you ask. The rheumatologist is earning 184.612k per year while the demarologist is earning 191.2k per year. Happy? The fp earns 400k per year.
No one will tell u what a full c earns. It's variable depending on department, your star status and how u bargain in the contract. What is confirm is that a) salaries are more normalise between the procedural and non procedural specialities going forward b) u not going to starve once u complete your training but u are no going to well afford that bunglow like doctors from the 90s. Save a bit can buy condo, maybe drive a conti car and go holiday 2 times a year..same like a school teacher, engineer, accountant....
Sorry Med student here. If FP make more than specialists, then what's the point of spending all the extra years specializing, besides intellectual stimulation and better patient care of course?
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