Originally Posted by Unregistered

Let's keep this thread medical guys.

Can I ask if it's true that work as a salaried gp (i.e employed by a group) are generally more mundane and as a result less stressful than staying in ops as a FP.

I am considering my career options post residency with/without mmed (depending on whether I pass next year). I do have a gdfm which I completed during residency.
Think enough has been said salary wise (from earlier posts), and I guess the difference between the 2 groups (if any) is not going to be life changing anyway.

I am more interested in the job scope, as from what I see and heard from my seniors, life as a mmeder in ops is not that easy. They have to do administrative stuff (be a teamlet lead, part of sag groups, arrowed to both do and supervise audits/qips) and teaching (supervise apn, organize the bridging programme and teaching clinicals for R3 like myself, supervise residents in rcc etc). Sounds like not "chill and simple life" which is what I am looking for, compared to outside gps, who essentially just do a service job. (I.e see pts, who also tend to have simpler acute issues and go home end of day)

I note that hours not as good for gps, but as long as it's 44hrs/week, I don't mind working few weekends or evening shift, as long as job is simple . In fact I won't even mind a slightly lower pay as long as I can achieve my goal of "chill and simple life"; which is also why I will never start my own clinic or take on appointment (like resident committee, chief resident etc) during residency years