How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is there moderation in mmed? Last year many couldn't do the retinitis pigmentosa case, but they didn't moderate.

How u know didn't moderate?
Sometimes the fail criteria is set very clearly.
If u breach it, u fail.
This kind,moderate also no point unless majority of examiner feedback that the station was so twisted that they discount the station all together.
Happens when all the sp somehow because of the way the sp script is written lead every candidate down the wrong path.
But that usually don't happen because the questions
are read , calibrated and tested so many times.
There are many techniques to test it
Some of the exam com doing this for 20 plus years so they seldom screw up also

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How u know didn't moderate?
Sometimes the fail criteria is set very clearly.
If u breach it, u fail.
This kind,moderate also no point unless majority of examiner feedback that the station was so twisted that they discount the station all together.
Happens when all the sp somehow because of the way the sp script is written lead every candidate down the wrong path.
But that usually don't happen because the questions
are read , calibrated and tested so many times.
There are many techniques to test it
Some of the exam com doing this for 20 plus years so they seldom screw up also

Ya, I meant if the whole cohort all breach the fail criteria, they also won't moderate right (i.e change the criteria)
E.g If the whole cohort can't diagnose retinitis pigmentosa, (last year, which is a pass/fail criteria) they won't moderate the criteria, (to change it to diagnosis not necessary, as long as refer eye, can pass, for e.g)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How u know didn't moderate?
Sometimes the fail criteria is set very clearly.
If u breach it, u fail.
This kind,moderate also no point unless majority of examiner feedback that the station was so twisted that they discount the station all together.
Happens when all the sp somehow because of the way the sp script is written lead every candidate down the wrong path.
But that usually don't happen because the questions
are read , calibrated and tested so many times.
There are many techniques to test it
Some of the exam com doing this for 20 plus years so they seldom screw up also

Ya, but if too many people breach the fail criteria, (e.g cannot diagnose retinitis pigmentosa), they also won't moderate/change the criteria right?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You are a doctor. How can you talk like that? You are more than compensated for being a doctor already.
Politicians hold a more heavy responsibility than doctors.

I disagree. I am a strong believer that physicians can be excellent while being well paid at the same time. They are not mutually exclusive. And in fact, patients are more than willing to pay for excellent clinical acumen.

My preceptor charges $900 for a 1h consultation (does not include any labs/procedures/medications), yet still has a wait list of 3 months to see them, because patients know that they are the true expert in this field and are willing to do what it takes to get better.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I disagree. I am a strong believer that physicians can be excellent while being well paid at the same time. They are not mutually exclusive. And in fact, patients are more than willing to pay for excellent clinical acumen.

My preceptor charges $900 for a 1h consultation (does not include any labs/procedures/medications), yet still has a wait list of 3 months to see them, because patients know that they are the true expert in this field and are willing to do what it takes to get better.

Cool story bro

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I disagree. I am a strong believer that physicians can be excellent while being well paid at the same time. They are not mutually exclusive. And in fact, patients are more than willing to pay for excellent clinical acumen.

My preceptor charges $900 for a 1h consultation (does not include any labs/procedures/medications), yet still has a wait list of 3 months to see them, because patients know that they are the true expert in this field and are willing to do what it takes to get better.

is your preceptor Dr. Gregory House?
i would pay $900 to meet him too

how today exams?
believe me when i said quite confident about the pass rate?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

how today exams?
believe me when i said quite confident about the pass rate?

Hopefully they will accept OA knee for the knee pain case (and not just patellofemoral syndrome)
HFpEF forgot to offer vaccines again....
Hopefully examiner show mercy... Sobz.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hopefully they will accept OA knee for the knee pain case (and not just patellofemoral syndrome)
HFpEF forgot to offer vaccines again....
Hopefully examiner show mercy... Sobz.

i think the XR wasnt so obvious for OA Knee though

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i think the XR wasnt so obvious for OA Knee though

Ya I say xr knee normal. Examination also normal except for positive patella grind test.
But OA knee can have normal XR in early stages