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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Do you think FM specialists will be able to command a premium outside of public institution? (eg can they charge specialist price for their consult, once FM is recognized formally as a speciality).
I am a gp in private practice thinking of doing (if it grants me specialist accreditation) but trying to visualize what value add can it give to my practice? (I.e will I be able to do certain things that are exclusive to FM specialist only and not FP with mmed)
Also hoping they can create a viable pathway for gps to complete fcfp, (as fcfp is hard to do without institution support in it's current format)
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U can charge more the moment patient like you.
Don't think tpa will pay U more with a fcfp.
FM is a speciality of breadth. The cardio managing heart failure will frown at a skin lesion, the endo looking after DM will not know how to check a knee and the psych looking after depression will not know menstruation problems.
But you are the guy who knows it all.
Tbh, even m.med is a bit of an overkill in gp land. U don't handle more esoterotic chronic like osteoporosis, dementia, Parkinson , menopause etc.
Tbh I don't know why SG need to do another 2 more years to become ' specialist'
The only other country U need 2 more years is HK and that is just more of a formality...just need to an audit of your practice and have recording of a few more complex case consult.