Doctors' pay

starwars,

fully agree. folks in another thread speak about big $$ in front office positions in financial sectors. but $$ comes at a price. u need to sweat, suffer and exchange your own personal time and freedom for each and every ounce of Gold. nothing is free. noone is entitled to anything. being through the rigours of law school or med school does not give u any rights to riches.
hate to say this but we can see lotsa such dreamers around us. smart but not realistic.
look at our foreign talent friends, some are really workhorses, working 20hrs a day, some are slackers, however end of the day its only the cream that stays.

yes sir adiemuso. i agree. if its easy and can make big bucks quick quick , tell me. i also want that job!!
if you want it bad enough, u will do anything for it.
if you cant cut it, sorry, there will tons of others who are willing and who can. life sucks…i know..but thats the way of the world.
so any takers to do surgery? hehehe. welcome to the real world of medicine..not what you see on tv. they only show the glamour guts and glory. not the toil sweat tears and pain to get there.

my 2 cents worth

so everyone stop moping. and start working hard. and dont focus on the money. cos if you do, it will pass you by. but focus on the job..and the money will come in. tons of it.

Hi,Friends,There were some heated arguments in last weeks post’s.But I feel the congluding reamaks are beyound doubt very positive and constructive.This profession is for those who have a passion for patients or else…
No body respsonded to my Q…How much time MOHH needs to send an offer after interview?
Good luck to all.

hi paediatrics.

my wife is a specialist paediatrician and neonatologist in private practise.

so i know quite a bit about the training and the employment prospects in singapore.

the best way to enter into singapore : do neonatology.
that is the biggest demand in singapore.

there are quite a few general paediatricians in singapore and as such, the demand is not there.
however, the major demand is for neonatologists and that is the fastest way to land a job in singapore. provided you have the necessary training.

starwars

quote:
from hospadmin:
I do hope you stop painting a biased view of Singapore hospital life or actions may be taken against you.

Firstly, encouraging greedy doctors to go private help ensure that those remaining in the public sector work for love of their patients rather than for money. They will tend to complain less and lower morale of the doctors in the public sector.

Flooding the private sector with doctors also help in increasing competition and lower healthcare costs. Look at cost of lasik.

Polyclinic doctors do not work >30 hours non stop so you have a choice not to choose hospital postings that are less family friendly.
Long working hours help to reduce cost of manpower.
Why hire 2 doctors when 1 doctor can do the same job for less? Then again, you will be pleased to note that we are actively hiring doctors from Australia, India, UK, Taiwan, Malaysia. Workload will be decreased but this recruitment drive is difficult enough without your biased comments about work in Singapore. ”

probably one of the stupidest, most bigoted and overly self-righteous posts i’ve read this year on ANY forum.

Dear Roger
I dont think hospadmin is stupid, bigoted or self righteous.

He is telling those who complain to leave the public sector. As a subsidised patient, do you want to see caring dr who work for the love of their parents or do you want to see doctors like slave of medicine who complain about low pay, long working hours, unfair treatment of foreign doctors?

I dont know about you but I prefer good and caring doctors who care less for money than for the well being of their patients.
I hope hospadmin screen the foreign doctors and not bring in mecenary doctors who are here for the money of Singaporean.

[kunalc2015]

Dear Medical Administrator,

I looked up the Singapore Medical Council website. Found some relevant info on that but still had some questions unanswered. Would you be kind enough to answer a few questions for me?

1) Can a Ayurvedic Doctor from India with
- 3+ years of Experience
- a Graduation Degree in B.A.M.S (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) &
- a Post Graduation in P.G.P.P (Post Graduate Proficiency in Panchakarma)
work in Singapore? If yes could you kindly let me know where. Or even if you could point me in the correct direction where I can find more info on this I would be more than happy.

2) Would it be required to get a degree from Singapore again, or can she start working directly?

3) How much would the approximate salary be if she works as an Ayurvedic Consultant?

Thanks and Best Regards,
Kunal

[drbrtsn]

I’ve been reading through these comments with great interest as I am looking at Singapore as a very attractive place to live and work, for a variety of reasons. I am white, Anglo Saxon British born and trained and, quite frankly, don’t want to work in the UK because it is just so depressing! Life is about so many things, not just money and work. I have MRCOG and FRCOG but am a year short of general O&G training; I have worked as an IVF Consultant since 1986, first in the UK private sector, then in the Middle East (government hospital) from 2003 till now. Ideally, I’d like a job in O&G that will give me the recognised time to get recognition as a specialist but also give me continued work in IVF and Assisted Reproduction, where I have a lot of experience. Does anyone think that might be feasible in Singapore? I’m not that bothered about money, though of course I have bills to pay (an ex-wfe and a daughter in the UK!). Being single now, I’m pretty flexible, though, of course, I am 55 years young and there are those that might think I’m too old!

Originally Posted by drbrtsn

I’ve been reading through these comments with great interest as I am looking at Singapore as a very attractive place to live and work, for a variety of reasons. I am white, Anglo Saxon British born and trained and, quite frankly, don’t want to work in the UK because it is just so depressing! Life is about so many things, not just money and work. I have MRCOG and FRCOG but am a year short of general O&G training; I have worked as an IVF Consultant since 1986, first in the UK private sector, then in the Middle East (government hospital) from 2003 till now. Ideally, I’d like a job in O&G that will give me the recognised time to get recognition as a specialist but also give me continued work in IVF and Assisted Reproduction, where I have a lot of experience. Does anyone think that might be feasible in Singapore? I’m not that bothered about money, though of course I have bills to pay (an ex-wfe and a daughter in the UK!). Being single now, I’m pretty flexible, though, of course, I am 55 years young and there are those that might think I’m too old!

Do you know how to avoid IVF mistakes? If so, your chances are pretty good! Google for news regarding "Thomson Medical".

[drbrtsn]

Well, I'd like I think that I do know how to avoid such mistakes!
Every IVF clinic should have procedures in place to prevent this sort of thing from happening - in fact, in most places, it's a legal requirement. Having said that, there will always be the risk of someone not following procedure - maybe because they are really busy and cut corners, maybe because they are lazy, who knows: human error is a fact of life and can't be completely avoided - only minimised. I've known this happen in the UK, in the USA, in many places - the important thing is to constantly check and check again. As far as I'm aware, I've not worked at a clinic where this has happened. It's a disaster but we don't live in a perfect world - the IVF world, unfortunately, has like many other largely private concerns, people who put money before care and detail. Not knowing the details of this case, though, I can't comment on what went wrong.