How is life as a doctor in Singapore? - Page 58 - Salary.sg Forums
Salary.sg Forums  

Go Back   Salary.sg Forums > The Salary.sg Discussion Forums: > Income and Jobs

Income and Jobs Discuss jobs, career options and of course salaries




How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #571 (permalink)  
Old 20-04-2019, 02:07 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default How is medical service in Singapore?

Hi all. I am an Emergency physician in Hong Kong. We always have long waiting time in our ED (average 4-8 hours) and in SOPDs. Medical wards are always above 100% occupancy Lol.

I have read through the posts in this thread, and found out that, despite Singapore has been open to foreign medical graduates for long time, doctors still need to work for > 80 hours a week? I suppose, with sufficient doctors, the workload will be less.

And how about medical service and waiting times? Is it difficult to see a doctor for Singaporeans?

How about those “3rd world graduates”? Do they confer to more medical errors? How do you think their performance is? Bad or good?

Tks for replying! Cheers!



Primary School English Grammar and Vocabulary Drills
Primary School English Grammar and Vocabulary Drills


SG Bus Timing App
SG Bus Timing App - the best bus app - available on iOS and Android


Bursa Stocks Android App - check share prices
Bursa Stocks [Android] App - check latest share prices on the go


SGX Stocks Android App - check share prices
SGX Stocks [Android] App - check latest share prices on the go


SGX Stocks for iPad - check latest Singapore share prices
SGX Stocks [iPad] app
| SGX Stocks [iPhone] app
Reply With Quote
  #572 (permalink)  
Old 22-04-2019, 03:50 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
s://medicfootprints.org/singapore/medical-salaries-employment-singapore/

Is this article bs ? Geriatricians earning upwards of 25000 and the working hours directive in sg. Can't work more than 44 hours a week and overtime can be more than 14 hours.
Salary definitely rubbish, max you can get is probably SC pay. There's no procedures in Geri so very unlikely.

Reply With Quote
  #573 (permalink)  
Old 22-04-2019, 05:32 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Noted that there is a shortage of AC jobs generally, but how about generalist like gm and Geri, are they affected by the shortage of consultant posts as well?

Reply With Quote
  #574 (permalink)  
Old 26-04-2019, 03:21 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

What is the annual wage increment like for chronic MOs?
Reply With Quote
  #575 (permalink)  
Old 26-04-2019, 04:16 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
What is the annual wage increment like for chronic MOs?
100-250. About 2-5%
Reply With Quote
  #576 (permalink)  
Old 26-04-2019, 04:30 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Can I ask to be a gp in Singapore, how important are qualifications like gdfm, mmed(family medicine), fellowship (family medicine)?
Thinking of doing them but they are really expensive.
Reply With Quote

  #577 (permalink)  
Old 27-04-2019, 12:43 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
100-250. About 2-5%
Wow that is really low compared to other government sectors getting ~5-8%.. So sad
Reply With Quote
  #578 (permalink)  
Old 27-04-2019, 06:04 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Do we get paid extra for completing MRCP part 1 or MRCS part 1 ? Do they add up to give 1000 extra pm if u complete both mrcp and MRCS ?

Salary package for MO is between 16-17 months meaning the pay for 1st year MO will be 4950 (NS) + 240*4 (calls) = 5910. So 1 year including bonuses = 5910*16= 94560 per annum?

After CPF and income tax 94560*0.7= 66192 per annum take home ? So monthly = 66192/12= 5516 per month (including NS and calls)

Does that seem right ?
Reply With Quote
  #579 (permalink)  
Old 27-04-2019, 10:11 AM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
Do we get paid extra for completing MRCP part 1 or MRCS part 1 ? Do they add up to give 1000 extra pm if u complete both mrcp and MRCS ?

Salary package for MO is between 16-17 months meaning the pay for 1st year MO will be 4950 (NS) + 240*4 (calls) = 5910. So 1 year including bonuses = 5910*16= 94560 per annum?

After CPF and income tax 94560*0.7= 66192 per annum take home ? So monthly = 66192/12= 5516 per month (including NS and calls)

Does that seem right ?
No. Must be full mrcs. Part 1 is zero dollar. Bonus is based on basic pay of 4950. Allowance not counted as computation of bonus.

Most civil service is 2-5% increment, unless there is an promotion in grade.

Like wise when you promote from ho to mo, you get over 30% increase.

I suggest hk or south Korea. Better renumeration there.
Reply With Quote
  #580 (permalink)  
Old 27-04-2019, 06:51 PM
Unregistered
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Thanks for your reply!

So 1 month= 4950 basic + 240*4 calls = 5910 before tax and CPF
After tax and CPF = 5910*0.7 = 4137 per month take home

But including bonuses assuming 16 months package

Total annual income before tax and CPF = 4950*16 + 240*4*12 = 90720
Total annual income after tax and CPF = 90720*0.7 = 63504
CPF = 90720*0.2 = 18144
Total earned = 18144 + 63504 = 81648 per annum including CPF

So actually we are earning about 81648/12 = 6807 per month, but we take home only 4137 per month

Is that correct?
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
What work-life balance? Salary.sg Income and Jobs 3 04-08-2022 11:49 PM
What happened to Life Sciences? Salary.sg Education and Personal Growth 50 22-05-2013 12:58 PM

» 30 Recent Threads
Is getting a PMP worth it ?
4 Replies, 7,090 Views
Q: Big4 - Yearly salary increment ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
15,309 Replies, 4,983,364 Views
Lawyer Salary ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
21,014 Replies, 10,329,376 Views
GovTech ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
5,161 Replies, 2,163,585 Views
Career as Teacher ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
10,833 Replies, 6,666,202 Views
MAS for Mid Career Professionals ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,801 Replies, 1,044,064 Views
LTA (Land Transport Authority) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
679 Replies, 388,369 Views
Visa Graduate Development Program ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
207 Replies, 134,584 Views
SIM-UOL fresh grad starting pay ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
6,922 Replies, 2,902,639 Views
UOB Management Associate Program ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,455 Replies, 784,424 Views
Nparks ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
39 Replies, 34,376 Views
MINDEF DXO (All FAQ on it) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
5,828 Replies, 4,656,825 Views
ITE Polytechnic Scheme ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
309 Replies, 369,022 Views
Civil Service Performance Bonus ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
5,338 Replies, 4,770,429 Views
Compare civil service salary ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
16,342 Replies, 12,455,238 Views
Civil Service Current Estimated... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
169 Replies, 309,138 Views
Constituency Manager (People... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
989 Replies, 813,930 Views
Julius Baer Graduate Program 2023 ( 1 2 3)
21 Replies, 14,806 Views
Roles in accenture singapore ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
7,385 Replies, 2,324,153 Views
HTX (Home Team Science and... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
752 Replies, 358,420 Views
Shopee fresh grad pay ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,049 Replies, 440,572 Views
DSTA (under Mindef) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,464 Replies, 1,375,219 Views
ST Electronics ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
3,767 Replies, 1,544,641 Views
IMDA (under MCI) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,260 Replies, 613,588 Views
Civil Svc/ Statboard - Typical... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
6,123 Replies, 3,738,515 Views
MX12 reappointed at MX11
8 Replies, 816 Views
Hospital (Private or Public)... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
749 Replies, 405,529 Views
NCS (SingTel subsidiary) ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
1,329 Replies, 1,142,141 Views
MFA- Foreign Service... ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
54 Replies, 84,975 Views
Cybersecurity/Info security career ( 1 2 3... Last Page)
511 Replies, 268,601 Views
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.2



All times are GMT +8. The time now is 04:16 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2