Not a GP but my senior wanting to be one told me no need to do FM but it might change soon. probably have to choose the relevant postings as a MO if you dont get into FM. Seeing the need for more GPs might not make sense to mandate a training programme?

1. Not in singapore
2. You get higher pay in Australia USA New Zealand and even UK working far less hours
3. Singapore is a pretty good location if you consider availability of food and entertainment
4. Hierarchical working culture, might get bullied as a HO. Fulfilment as a doctor much the same as other places, and patients are more demanding and rude compared to other first world nations
5. Not great

But I guess those in the training programme (aka residency) progress faster in their careers and have more job opportunities?

Transition difficult as one might expect
Guilty until proven innocent is the general sentiment for IMGs
I struggled mightily the first couple of months
IM still ok I got in first yr MO but increasingly difficult

Think UK is less pay after tax but probably more per hour. Seems like australian grads have little choice unless wanting to do the 48 mth rural internship contract, not sure if NZ or UK will accept them if they are not citizens?

Singapore is probably 2/5, decent pay, good location (everything is accessible). Poor opportunities except if you aim to be GP which the govt is pushing hard.

what do you mean by guilty until proven otherwise?

Incompetent until proven otherwise

Thank you for the advice, I'll heed it.

From the comments on this website, the work conditions for young doctors in sg dont sound the best.

Any reason why it is like that?
Can't be safe right, has anything bad happened before?

Senior doctors and your local grad counterparts tend to view IMGs in a dimmer light until proven otherwise

To be fair UK used to be like this in the 80s and 90s before they implement working rights, European working hours, new deal etc. This was from a consultant based in UK who worked in SGH previously. It is not safe for patients if doctors are overworked and TATT. Singapore just stretch their manpower rather than allocating the right amount of doctors to patients. Hence you still get 36 hours shift and ridiculous working hours. Maybe the government is trying to cut cost. Pay hasn't increase much at all in recent times when adjusted for inflation. In UK, working that kinda hours is deemed not safe for both doctors and patients and the health board gets punished badly if they fail to abide by the working guidelines. In singapore they blame it on culture. It is rather the backwards mentality and fear of speaking up that makes the working culture what it is today.