Doctors' pay

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hey guys I'm a singaporean med student studying in the uk. There's this scheme by moh which they can give u an allowance to pay off some of ur tuition fees and you will have to serve houseman in s'pore and bonded for 2-3 years. Would you advise me to take up this offer? Will locals graduates from foreign med schs be disadvantaged in any way compared to nus grads? Thanks a lot!

Did you also ask for 12 years' deferment?

Originally Posted by TopIBanker

If you are a elite JC student (RJC/HCJC), don't become a doctor if you are interested in money. The highest-ranking senior doctors max out at $20k only. Given your intelligence, you can make that pittance (not counting high banking bonuses) in the finance industry within a few years of graduation. My rejection from NUS med school a decade ago was a blessing in disguise.

Be smart. Get a finance/banking degree (or to a lesser extent law degree). Screw med school.

You are highly mis-informed.

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!

O&G job in Singapore, maybe. But IVF as an area is pretty crowded with a few big names getting most of the patients. Money will be enough as long as your do not keep calculating in sterling. Yes, your age is against you. But not impossible.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hey guys I'm a singaporean med student studying in the uk. There's this scheme by moh which they can give u an allowance to pay off some of ur tuition fees and you will have to serve houseman in s'pore and bonded for 2-3 years. Would you advise me to take up this offer? Will locals graduates from foreign med schs be disadvantaged in any way compared to nus grads? Thanks a lot!

I don't see the disadvantage since you are also Singaporean. You will be seen as a vested person in your own country.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hey guys I'm a singaporean med student studying in the uk. There's this scheme by moh which they can give u an allowance to pay off some of ur tuition fees and you will have to serve houseman in s'pore and bonded for 2-3 years. Would you advise me to take up this offer? Will locals graduates from foreign med schs be disadvantaged in any way compared to nus grads? Thanks a lot!

I am a Singaporean from a good UK med school who have came back and regretted my decision, but unfortunately am trapped here due to bond and other extenuating circumstances. Most of my foreign-trained peers feel the same way too, with exceptions few and far between. Do seek out your seniors for advice.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am a Singaporean from a good UK med school who have came back and regretted my decision, but unfortunately am trapped here due to bond and other extenuating circumstances. Most of my foreign-trained peers feel the same way too, with exceptions few and far between. Do seek out your seniors for advice.

Why did you regret your decision?

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am a Singaporean from a good UK med school who have came back and regretted my decision, but unfortunately am trapped here due to bond and other extenuating circumstances. Most of my foreign-trained peers feel the same way too, with exceptions few and far between. Do seek out your seniors for advice.

Care to share - what about the bond? Once you finish that and your exit your specialty training you are as good as anyone else. Except maybe you do not have so many classmates around as the local guys.

I am a post-graduate doctor from India having UK work experience of four years as SSHO, holding MRCP(UK) and currently working in the middle-east. I would like to work as registrar in a specialty of my choice in a government hospital in Singapore. Can some one please tell me how much salary I can expect including all the allowances? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am a post-graduate doctor from India having UK work experience of four years as SSHO, holding MRCP(UK) and currently working in the middle-east. I would like to work as registrar in a specialty of my choice in a government hospital in Singapore. Can some one please tell me how much salary I can expect including all the allowances? Thanks.

Can some one reply please.Is this thread not active?

To all Singaporeans overseas, please notify all friends of a missing Singaporean Duke-Nus medical student in Greece. Missing Singaporean in Athens, Greece - Kouk Leong Jin | Facebook

If he remain missing, the PAP will be worried for next 2016 election by the news that the native Singaporean population excluding new citizens/PRs in Duke-Nus medical school has decreased by 50%, and they must import more AT and abnn doctors (hopefully with real doctor qualifications) again.