How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

SG very hierarchical structure. U basically have 2 food chains. The lower and upper.
Lower. HO<MO<Resident<Registrar
Upper. AC<C<SC<HOD

Expect to get abused and exploited if u are in the lower food chain. They are gonna make u work to the bone and even nurses won’t show u any respect

Exactly. I think resident and registrar can move to in between because their future is somewhat secured just need to do saikang for a bit more. But the whole point is to avoid the lower phase. It’s just the sg wya of things. Even junior lawyers bankers treated terribly. So many quit because of this toxic mindset and environment. whole pooint is to train and then come

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Exactly. I think resident and registrar can move to in between because their future is somewhat secured just need to do saikang for a bit more. But the whole point is to avoid the lower phase. It’s just the sg wya of things. Even junior lawyers bankers treated terribly. So many quit because of this toxic mindset and environment. whole pooint is to train and then come

the lower levels in medicine are pretty **** everywhere unless there is some utopia I'm unaware of.
The idea is to climb as soon as possible.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

SG very hierarchical structure. U basically have 2 food chains. The lower and upper.
Lower. HO<MO<Resident<Registrar
Upper. AC<C<SC<HOD

Expect to get abused and exploited if u are in the lower food chain. They are gonna make u work to the bone and even nurses won’t show u any respect

you forgot another chain of being locums or private practice.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

the lower levels in medicine are pretty **** everywhere unless there is some utopia I'm unaware of.
The idea is to climb as soon as possible.

aus and UK not treated like ****. People tlak kindly and with respect

Originally Posted by Unregistered

aus and UK not treated like ****. People tlak kindly and with respect

in your dream

Originally Posted by Unregistered

in your dream

Depends on trusts. Some trusts are very toxic with bad work culture. Avoid London because it’s seriously over competitive and the city is in a mess. High cost of living. High crime rates.

Pick somewhere that’s not competitive. You don’t want to be a hospital with elitist overachieving colleagues who are out to get ahead of you.

I will recommend picking northern or peninsula trust for your FY1. The cost of living is way lower than London so you get to save more. Generally friendly consultants. Supportive work environment.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Depends on trusts. Some trusts are very toxic with bad work culture. Avoid London because it’s seriously over competitive and the city is in a mess. High cost of living. High crime rates.

Pick somewhere that’s not competitive. You don’t want to be a hospital with elitist overachieving colleagues who are out to get ahead of you.

I will recommend picking northern or peninsula trust for your FY1. The cost of living is way lower than London so you get to save more. Generally friendly consultants. Supportive work environment.

Nice to say that u trained in london tho + much easier to break into private practice and better more famous mentors so looks good when u come sg. What about cambridge trust?

Do people feel that longevity medicine will be the next hyped up thing in GP land (like aesthetics was 10-15 years back?)
When I mean longevity medicine, I don't just mean normal health screening, they screen for specialized tests like genetic screening for early detection of cancer (like Lucerne cancer screening), biomarkers for ageing/dementia, involves nutritionist, health coach all in 1 consult.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Do people feel that longevity medicine will be the next hyped up thing in GP land (like aesthetics was 10-15 years back?)
When I mean longevity medicine, I don't just mean normal health screening, they screen for specialized tests like genetic screening for early detection of cancer (like Lucerne cancer screening), biomarkers for ageing/dementia, involves nutritionist, health coach all in 1 consult.

yea concierge medicine

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Nice to say that u trained in london tho + much easier to break into private practice and better more famous mentors so looks good when u come sg. What about cambridge trust?

In the UK, people would not think that you are better if you were trained in London or cambridge. Never heard from such thing.