How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What are the options like for someone who goes into pathology? Is there a significant difference in pay between working in the public vs private sector for pathology? I imagine that the work hours will be similar in both scenarios - 9 to 5 with the occasional night shift (to handle urgent requests?).

No diff. Pte pay slightly better.

No urgent samples one lah. Only frozen section u need to be present.
The rest of histology can slowly come.
Btw need to soak in formalin and let it fix for a few hours at least.

U think which genius surgeon wanna op in middle of night?
Then frozen section in middle of night?

Firstly the anaes will scold them. Say not emergency dont use my EOT
Then u will say i cannot help u in middle of the night unless u give me half ur pay.

For routine histology sample, do the next morning.
Surgeons almost nv do cancer op that requires frozen section in middle of night.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What are the options like for someone who goes into pathology? Is there a significant difference in pay between working in the public vs private sector for pathology? I imagine that the work hours will be similar in both scenarios - 9 to 5 with the occasional night shift (to handle urgent requests?).

ey, there's different kind of pathology subspecialty
essentially anatomical vs chemical ( and there are microbio, foresenic etc) so u essentially end up specializing in one.
for chemical, everything is automated or lab tech does it, so u are essentially a lab manager so there's not a lot of those jobs around.
Most of the job is in anatomical as only u can do the histo / IF stuff

sorry, if u think its a 8 to 5 job. Staining the various section to determine the various kinds of cancer is not a easy job. Obscure stains takes hours to fix .Many pathologist are overworked and stay in lab OT till 10pm or more and come to work at 6am.

also , not easy to get in.
waiting list for pathology is usually 2-3 years and pple start expressing interesting during med school, u HO want to do pathology out of the blue.....happy waiting

Originally Posted by Unregistered

No diff. Pte pay slightly better.

No urgent samples one lah. Only frozen section u need to be present.
The rest of histology can slowly come.
Btw need to soak in formalin and let it fix for a few hours at least.

U think which genius surgeon wanna op in middle of night?
Then frozen section in middle of night?

Firstly the anaes will scold them. Say not emergency dont use my EOT
Then u will say i cannot help u in middle of the night unless u give me half ur pay.

For routine histology sample, do the next morning.
Surgeons almost nv do cancer op that requires frozen section in middle of night.

SJS/TEN is one of the emergencies that I have seen pathologists coming in overnight to read the slides.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

SJS/TEN is one of the emergencies that I have seen pathologists coming in overnight to read the slides.

That is interesting. I didnt even know it was that emergency.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

ey, there's different kind of pathology subspecialty
essentially anatomical vs chemical ( and there are microbio, foresenic etc) so u essentially end up specializing in one.
for chemical, everything is automated or lab tech does it, so u are essentially a lab manager so there's not a lot of those jobs around.
Most of the job is in anatomical as only u can do the histo / IF stuff

sorry, if u think its a 8 to 5 job. Staining the various section to determine the various kinds of cancer is not a easy job. Obscure stains takes hours to fix .Many pathologist are overworked and stay in lab OT till 10pm or more and come to work at 6am.

also , not easy to get in.
waiting list for pathology is usually 2-3 years and pple start expressing interesting during med school, u HO want to do pathology out of the blue.....happy waiting

Why u so mean. I see the histo close shop at 4.55pm.
Histo is like ops just finish clearing ur case can alr.
Come in at 9plus, leave by 5pm.
No sat and no sun.
Histo Only lose to pall med con who goes home at 4.50pm

Actually a lot of jiak liao bee jobs.
I go back yll, see the clinical profs take 2hrs lunch at nus.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why u so mean. I see the histo close shop at 4.55pm.
Histo is like ops just finish clearing ur case can alr.
Come in at 9plus, leave by 5pm.
No sat and no sun.
Histo Only lose to pall med con who goes home at 4.50pm

Actually a lot of jiak liao bee jobs.
I go back yll, see the clinical profs take 2hrs lunch at nus.

the histo counter close
the pathologist slogging behind
my aunt is one

only acute hospital pall con more chill as it is a consult service, but then there are other chill con job like endocrine, rhi etc
you work in hospice still hag

Originally Posted by Unregistered

the histo counter close
the pathologist slogging behind
my aunt is one

only acute hospital pall con more chill as it is a consult service, but then there are other chill con job like endocrine, rhi etc
you work in hospice still hag

I must scold my histo colleagues. They walk out 5pm sharp.
Pall con just titrate sc fentanyl why Xiong?

Hi guys how difficult is it to get into O&G residency? Anyone able to shed some light?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi guys how difficult is it to get into O&G residency? Anyone able to shed some light?

If you ask those who got in it is not v difficult
If you ask those who failed to get in then v difficult.
Why ask these questions? If you are really a med student or resident you wont habe to ask such qn here.
You will know where you stand in terms of chances and what you need to do to increase your chances.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi guys how difficult is it to get into O&G residency? Anyone able to shed some light?

Not easy but just try ur luck if u like it!
All the best.

The big 4 Os are difficult
Ortho
Opthalmo
Otolaryngo
Obstetrics