How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Guys. Serious question should I drop out of medical school overseas. Failed medical school again this year, have already failed in year 2 and year 4. Have to repeat those years because Australian Uni does not allow carrying forward of credits for the passed module.

So I am already 2 years behind my peers.

And now I Failed again in final year!

Parents are very supportive of me since young, they paid for me to study international school and I have been spending a comfortable life in Australia since start of medical school.

Been staying in a private studio and taking Uber almost everywhere, spending like $3000/month on food/transport, not including the school fees 85000/year and accommodation costs at 30000/year.

I feel guilty of spending so much money but having so much failures in my academic journey.

Parents are both semi-retired law partners, they just want me to repeat final year again and pass. They even ask me not to worry too much and just study. But I am worried I will fail again and even if I pass, what if I burn out during HO year in Singapore?

You come from rich family. No worries.

Finish the final MBBS.
But dont be Dr. Dont do HO.
Quit medicine after you get MBBS.
Passing exams is one thing. (Which you find hard already)
Working as dr is terrible life.
Maybe you go do law after. Then be those lawyer defend or prosecute drs.

Can someone share roughly how many months bonus do public hospital junior doctors/consultants get? For low/mid/high performers

Fastest way to be a specialist with minimal effort:

1. Enrol in a 5 year medicine course overseas that’s recognised by both Singapore and US.
(Best to choose a school that supports the USMLE curriculum)

2. Sit for the USMLEs

3. Match into Emergency Medicine/Neurology/Psychiatry/Anesthesiology

4. Return to Singapore as an AC after only 3/4/4/4 years of training respectively

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Fastest way to be a specialist with minimal effort:

1. Enrol in a 5 year medicine course overseas that’s recognised by both Singapore and US.
(Best to choose a school that supports the USMLE curriculum)

2. Sit for the USMLEs

3. Match into Emergency Medicine/Neurology/Psychiatry/Anesthesiology

4. Return to Singapore as an AC after only 3/4/4/4 years of training respectively

dun anyhow lei
being board certified in the above only gives u at most a registrar job in singapore unlesss u got > 3 years experience as an attending there.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

dun anyhow lei
being board certified in the above only gives u at most a registrar job in singapore unlesss u got > 3 years experience as an attending there.

Why go back to SG?

But must admit salary in SG is MUCH HIGHER. And low low tax.

I'm kinda new to this forum; I'll come here on and off read some posts and chuckle to myself (it's quite funny the things some of u guys say)

anyway im 34 male and a fresh AC in a rather desirable specialty
pay is ~20k per month (add another 1-2k for calls)
including bonuses i think i'll hit abt 300k for my first-year AC work

its obviously a huge jump from SR days (mine was before the recent salary increment)
in comparison to other fellow ACs in other specs i think im at the higher end
the downside is my spec has a lower ceiling and i will eventually plateau at about 400-450k as senior con (not trying to humble brag as we are all drs here but its the truth)

as for life as an AC - it is TOUGH
lots of work, responsibility and **** from higher ups

i tell myself i will only get more competent and better at what i do as time goes by and life will be easier.... and i try to console myself by telling myself im decently paid (kinda sad i know)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm kinda new to this forum; I'll come here on and off read some posts and chuckle to myself (it's quite funny the things some of u guys say)

anyway im 34 male and a fresh AC in a rather desirable specialty
pay is ~20k per month (add another 1-2k for calls)
including bonuses i think i'll hit abt 300k for my first-year AC work

its obviously a huge jump from SR days (mine was before the recent salary increment)
in comparison to other fellow ACs in other specs i think im at the higher end
the downside is my spec has a lower ceiling and i will eventually plateau at about 400-450k as senior con (not trying to humble brag as we are all drs here but its the truth)

as for life as an AC - it is TOUGH
lots of work, responsibility and **** from higher ups

i tell myself i will only get more competent and better at what i do as time goes by and life will be easier.... and i try to console myself by telling myself im decently paid (kinda sad i know)

Lol 235am post? U sure u in sg?
Call allowance? consultant liao where got call allowance. It's built into your salary.


300k as a AC?
Hahahaha.
Sure.

He is talking rubbish.

As a Psych AC I am only getting paid around $180,000-$200,000/year,,,

Some of my AC friends in surgical specialities get paid around $30,000-$50,000 more, around $200,000-$230,000/year

Originally Posted by Unregistered

He is talking rubbish.

As a Psych AC I am only getting paid around $180,000-$200,000/year,,,

Some of my AC friends in surgical specialities get paid around $30,000-$50,000 more, around $200,000-$230,000/year

From what I have heard in public sector

Surgical Consultant around 480k a year

Non surgical consultant 300k a year

OPS consultant 240k a year

Is this correct?

In private sector is where things go crazy. $1m a year....

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm kinda new to this forum; I'll come here on and off read some posts and chuckle to myself (it's quite funny the things some of u guys say)

anyway im 34 male and a fresh AC in a rather desirable specialty
pay is ~20k per month (add another 1-2k for calls)
including bonuses i think i'll hit abt 300k for my first-year AC work

its obviously a huge jump from SR days (mine was before the recent salary increment)
in comparison to other fellow ACs in other specs i think im at the higher end
the downside is my spec has a lower ceiling and i will eventually plateau at about 400-450k as senior con (not trying to humble brag as we are all drs here but its the truth)

as for life as an AC - it is TOUGH
lots of work, responsibility and **** from higher ups

i tell myself i will only get more competent and better at what i do as time goes by and life will be easier.... and i try to console myself by telling myself im decently paid (kinda sad i know)

First year ac work is abt 200k
I know because im a second year ac in a non surgical field

Maybe ed ac higher?