How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

50% tax? So if I earn 10k a month only have 5k a month?

That's terrible. Better to stay in sg.

If you are only making 10k per month, your average tax rate is closer to 30%. So if you have a 10k salary per month, your take home will be around 7k per month.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

In Ontario, you take home 175k on a 300k salary

9k a month on taxes.

The strategy is to live in NZ, get a pr, then return to SG. NZ PR does not expire.

175k is like 14k a month. Not bad

What are work hours like? Weekends? Nights?

How much do NZ doctors earn? What's the tax rate there?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

In Ontario, you take home 175k on a 300k salary

9k a month on taxes.

The strategy is to live in NZ, get a pr, then return to SG. NZ PR does not expire.

With NZ PR even if you return to sg you have to pay NZ taxes on sg income.

Unless you never plan to return to NZ.

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

175k is like 14k a month. Not bad

What are work hours like? Weekends? Nights?

How much do NZ doctors earn? What's the tax rate there?

300k salary (175k after tax) is for Monday to Friday, 8-5pm.

No weekends, evenings or overnight calls.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

300k salary (175k after tax) is for Monday to Friday, 8-5pm.

No weekends, evenings or overnight calls.

This is for Canada? How many patients do they see in a day 8 to 5pm?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is for Canada? How many patients do they see in a day 8 to 5pm?

Yes this is for Family Physicians in Canada.

It depends on the type of payment model (Fee-For-Service vs. Roster/Capitation).

For FFS, average 6 patient/hour, so ~48 patients from 8-5pm. Physicians usually encourage 1 issue per visit.

For Rostered/Capitation, average 4 patients/hour, so ~32 patients from 8-5pm. Physicians will allow multiple issues per visit to minimize the number of return visits.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes this is for Family Physicians in Canada.

It depends on the type of payment model (Fee-For-Service vs. Roster/Capitation).

For FFS, average 6 patient/hour, so ~48 patients from 8-5pm. Physicians usually encourage 1 issue per visit.

For Rostered/Capitation, average 4 patients/hour, so ~32 patients from 8-5pm. Physicians will allow multiple issues per visit to minimize the number of return visits.

How much does FFS pay for each patient visit? Is this for British Columbia?

For Roster/Capitation how are the doctors paid?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Currently a junior mo here. Still thinking between IM and FM as a long term career choice. Have no special interest in any of the subspec, so will prob aim for gen med if I do enter IM.
Was wondering which is a better choice in terms of demand, career progression/job opportunities and work/life balance in the long run?

Both are saturated and have limited job prospects. No such thing as work life balance in Singapore.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How much does FFS pay for each patient visit? Is this for British Columbia?

For Roster/Capitation how are the doctors paid?

Average FFS visit is ~$33/visit in BC and Ontario.

In Capitation model, physicians are paid by the number of patients that they enroll onto their roster. The physician is paid a certain amount per month that the patient remains on their roster (fee varies according to age and co-morbidities). However, if that same patient visits another family MD (e.g. walk in clinic), then the cost of that visit (e.g. $33) gets deducted from your capitation. Hence there is incentive for the physician to make themself available for the patient and trying to keep their patients as healthy as possible.

There are also bonus incentives for meeting certain metrics (e.g. % of patients who received age-appropriate cancer screening, vaccinations etc) which can add up to several tens of thousands per annum.