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Old 23-03-2022, 07:45 AM
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Well, I can, but I'm still torn between doing internship in Singapore and Australia. Therefore, would love to get all the insights that I can get.
there are a lot of non doc crashing this forum la.
anyway, I was like u.
do ur internship in auzzie. cos u get their general registration at the end which u can maintain at 700 AUD every year
this let's u go back to work anytime in any rmo job and if u keen, New Zealand too. this has implication for permanent residency applications if u so is interested.
u come back to sg for internship, but our internship not recognised there, so even if u train to be a cardiologist here, u can't go back easily. u still need to undergo limited registration and do ur a&e , gen med and gen surg term before general registration. no need AMC exams cos u graduate from auzzie med school.

also, they pay their intern better, work their intern lesser. I made 3 times what a sg intern will make.
cons is when u come back as a baby mo in sg, oh boy are u in for a culture shock. u likely will struggle as u adapt which means u probably will not make the cut to apply for residency straight away (unlike me..but I was from a different era ) .all of which damn competitive now.

I say, do ur auzzie internship. maybe u meet a nice ang mo and maybe u will get a training spot there.
esp if ur parents are young-ish, no hurry to come back. my parents are old if not I would train in gen med there.

auzzie anaesthesia no con job in sg. even local trainee not guaranteed con job. might have to work as reg few years.
radiology also somewhat full.
fracgp not equivalent to sg mmed , u can't get ur con also.
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