How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You sound like a senior guy in public sector. Just wondering, does it frustrate you guys that people with just MBBS (the half ass ent Mo's that you refer to) are doing gp work or aesthetics outside and getting similar pay to properly trained drs in public who gone through the proper tough route (mmed/fellowship etc) like yourself

No? Becuase there is more to work than money, esp if u earning in the 200k range
Firstly pay in public rise, slowly but surely.
It has other fringe benefits like nearly 30 days of leave
No nights or evening
Sponsored training
Colleagues
Professional identity and esteem.
Education and mentorship if u keen
Paternity /paternity benefits


It's a supply and demand outside.
Barrier of entry is super low.
Aesthetic is not the magical place to work.
It's tough work and super competitive becuase anyone can do a coc
Buy a laser , attend a weekend demo and start offering liao.
U go see turnover of aesthetic clinic
New one pop up every 1 to 2 years while other died after a while.
5k can buy a second hand machine
30k got swanky clinic for u to take over.

Outside GP rumeration also just spike up this 1 to 2 years.
Is it sustainable for chains to offer such good rates no one knows.
Afte a while, all this hot startup like DA with dry out venture funds start to close shop
I dunno what will happen to all this young bond breakers.
Maybe a doomsday scenario
Maybe not.

In the meantime the public service doctor sheltered from all this.

In investing u decide u want buy steady blue chips and Huat like warren buffet way of slow and steady
Or u want go crypto way. Jump into the hot fav with hot money..and then hope u cash out before it all come crashing down

I don't think DA will close shop lah, heard got Temasek backing cause founder used towork there. Dunno true or not.

Anyway, everybody happy where they are can already. Why need to compare here and there?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I don't think DA will close shop lah, heard got Temasek backing cause founder used towork there. Dunno true or not.

Anyway, everybody happy where they are can already. Why need to compare here and there?

Singaporeans love to gloat.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I not jesus, cannot run across water.
I flew back on business class paid for as flight more than 5 hours.
Trained in aus, did anaethesia then pain.
Offered a job to set up a pain service

HMDP?
Or are you a mate?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I don't think DA will close shop lah, heard got Temasek backing cause founder used towork there. Dunno true or not.

Anyway, everybody happy where they are can already. Why need to compare here and there?

Lolz.
Got temsick support sure gg
Buy high sell low history lei.
Gg to DA

No compare unless someone wants me to compare.
Truth is with just MBBS, 15k per mth v good liao.

Agree with that. Locum with mbbs can hit even higher nowadays. My max with gdfm was also S$15k as a locum for one mth only. Rates were lower than and I don't have so much stamina to locum long hrs.

People just need to find a place that they are happy working in and sustainable in the long run la. That's the beauty of FM, one discipline, many settings

Be it aesthetic, HS, gp land, ops, comm hosp, NH, or even occupation med/dwd work.

Really not right and wrong. And nobody say mmed means you must work in certain place.
I have friends with mmed just doing HS work coz got bored with the public system. Also have friends with just gdfm (couldn't pass mmed) but chose to stay in ops, coz she like chronic disease management.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

People just need to find a place that they are happy working in and sustainable in the long run la. That's the beauty of FM, one discipline, many settings

Be it aesthetic, HS, gp land, ops, comm hosp, NH, or even occupation med/dwd work.

Really not right and wrong. And nobody say mmed means you must work in certain place.
I have friends with mmed just doing HS work coz got bored with the public system. Also have friends with just gdfm (couldn't pass mmed) but chose to stay in ops, coz she like chronic disease management.

Can also call it neither here nor there.
Besides Aesthetics all the ones you listed is general med practice in different venues. Not much of a specialty by skill.
Unlike in other countries where the FM do sub specialize into proper fields of need and demand.
Eg obstetrics. Chronic pain. Palliative. Addictions. Mental health. Anesthesia. Surgical assist. Emergency Med. Dermatology. Geriatrics.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can also call it neither here nor there.
Besides Aesthetics all the ones you listed is general med practice in different venues. Not much of a specialty by skill.
Unlike in other countries where the FM do sub specialize into proper fields of need and demand.
Eg obstetrics. Chronic pain. Palliative. Addictions. Mental health. Anesthesia. Surgical assist. Emergency Med. Dermatology. Geriatrics.

? Obs? Hello u need to pay obs insurance. Is not sub specialise also.

Gyn is the lifestyle man

Chronic pain? U try applying with a fracgp see get in or not.
USA wise fellowship not even open to you.

Palliative? Same 3 years training in auzzie, same as sg what

Mental health is a subspecialty of fam med? That's new.
Never knew got such a sub speciality.

Also never knew derm is a sub spec of fam med. Which exotic health system u work in.

U do know other than obs , fam med in sg dabbled in all u mention right?
I run health and mind clinic in ops.

My friend runs the derm STC clinic.
Batchmate in com house runs the palliative ward.
Comm hospital is like Geri anyway.

In private world, lots of gp do pain. Go Google Singapore pain med group.

U really have no idea what FP in sg can do right.
Pls don't come here and make a joke of urself

Originally Posted by Unregistered

? Obs? Hello u need to pay obs insurance. Is not sub specialise also.

Gyn is the lifestyle man

Chronic pain? U try applying with a fracgp see get in or not.
USA wise fellowship not even open to you.

Palliative? Same 3 years training in auzzie, same as sg what

Mental health is a subspecialty of fam med? That's new.
Never knew got such a sub speciality.

Also never knew derm is a sub spec of fam med. Which exotic health system u work in.

U do know other than obs , fam med in sg dabbled in all u mention right?
I run health and mind clinic in ops.

My friend runs the derm STC clinic.
Batchmate in com house runs the palliative ward.
Comm hospital is like Geri anyway.

In private world, lots of gp do pain. Go Google Singapore pain med group.

U really have no idea what FP in sg can do right.
Pls don't come here and make a joke of urself

Thank you for sharing. I really didnt know from reading other GPs
Posts here.
Looks good.