How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I hope that healthier sg is thought out carefully and not some random ill thought out/impractical concept by our healthcare leaders in administration

Not random.
Despite its teething problems, it's probably the best compromise we can get to improve our primary care
The problem is not the lack of primary care doctors
The problem is got 3 thousand of them not doing much except selling medical certificates

How to rope them in is to get patient to go to them
Make it cheaper to go to them
Make it more expensive to go to polyclinics

Hopefully can shift some burden of primary care to private gp

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not random.
Despite its teething problems, it's probably the best compromise we can get to improve our primary care
The problem is not the lack of primary care doctors
The problem is got 3 thousand of them not doing much except selling medical certificates

How to rope them in is to get patient to go to them
Make it cheaper to go to them
Make it more expensive to go to polyclinics

Hopefully can shift some burden of primary care to private gp

You sound pretty senior and experienced.
How do you forsee this healthier sg initiative in 2-3 years time?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I recommend reading this blog though.
s://chasingfaithandlove.com/author/faithisaunicorn/

Shares a good insight into junior Dr life and someone who broke bond and pivot in her career.

I see her more as a serial quitter and job hopper. She broke bond to work as GP. Quit after a few mths. Take a break. Become locum. Quit again. Take a break. Set up longevity clinic. I wouldn't go to her for treatment. What experience has she got? 3 postings as an HO?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You sound pretty senior and experienced.
How do you forsee this healthier sg initiative in 2-3 years time?

What will happen?
Imagine this...
I'm a happy GP.
I didn't want anything to do with the public health system
I make 25 to 30k a month seeing simple condition.
I sell a lot of profitable medication
I report to no one ( aka I do funny things, patient none the wiser, no one report me, I'm safe)

Now

Wah, I'm part of the system although I dun want
What I do is auditable.
What I order on nehr everyone can see
What is this? Diet counselling? Ey, not that I know much to begin withbut the time to convince 1 patient to eat properly, I already see 3 urti for 50 bucks each.
I need to have 2 ordering system for medication?
Manage chronic help b? Wth is this.

Lan Lan suck thumb.
Ok. Let me discourage such patient from coming to me
Maybe I encourage them to go to polyclinic where they truly belong
Simple chronic I keep. How? By not having the medication they need!
No diabetic medication other than Metformin
No high blood pressure other than amlodipine and atenolol
Hehehe..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You sound pretty senior and experienced.
How do you forsee this healthier sg initiative in 2-3 years time?

What will happen?
Imagine this...
I'm a happy GP.
I didn't want anything to do with the public health system
I make 25 to 30k a month seeing simple condition.
I sell a lot of profitable medication
I report to no one ( aka I do funny things, patient none the wiser, no one report me, I'm safe)

Now

Wah, I'm part of the system although I dun want
What I do is auditable.
What I order on nehr everyone can see
What is this? Diet counselling? Ey, not that I know much to begin withbut the time to convince 1 patient to eat properly, I already see 3 urti for 50 bucks each.
I need to have 2 ordering system for medication?
Manage chronic help b? Wat is this.

Lan Lan suck thumb.
Ok. Let me discourage such patient from coming to me
Maybe I encourage them to go to polyclinic where they truly belong
Simple chronic I keep. How? By not having the medication they need!
No diabetic medication other than Metformin
No high blood pressure other than amlodipine and atenolol
Hehehe..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You sound pretty senior and experienced.
How do you forsee this healthier sg initiative in 2-3 years time?

What will happen?
Imagine this...
I'm a happy GP.
I didn't want anything to do with the public health system
I make 25 to 30k a month seeing simple condition.
I sell a lot of profitable medication
I report to no one ( aka I do funny things, patient none the wiser, no one report me, I'm safe)

Now

Wah, I'm part of the system although I dun want
What I do is auditable.
What I order on nehr everyone can see
What is this? Diet counselling? Ey, not that I know much to begin withbut the time to convince 1 patient to eat properly, I already see 3 urti for 50 bucks each.
I need to have 2 ordering system for medication?
Manage chronic help b? Wat is this.

Lan Lan saaark thumb.
Ok. Let me discourage such patient from coming to me
Maybe I encourage them to go to polyclinic where they truly belong
Simple chronic I keep. How? By not having the medication they need!
No diabetic medication other than Metformin
No high blood pressure other than amlodipine and atenolol
Hehehe..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You sound pretty senior and experienced.
How do you forsee this healthier sg initiative in 2-3 years time?

What will happen?
Imagine this...
I'm a happy GP.
I didn't want anything to do with the public health system
I make 25 to 30k a month seeing simple condition.
I sell a lot of profitable medication
I report to no one ( aka I do funny things, patient none the wiser, no one report me, I'm safe)

Now

Wah, I'm part of the system although I dun want
What I do is auditable.
What I order on nehr everyone can see
What is this? Diet counselling? Ey, not that I know much to begin withbut the time to convince 1 patient to eat properly, I already see 3 urti for 50 bucks each.
I need to have 2 ordering system for medication?
Manage chronic help b? Wat is this.

saaark thumb.
Ok. Let me discourage such patient from coming to me
Maybe I encourage them to go to polyclinic where they truly belong
Simple chronic I keep. How? By not having the medication they need!
No diabetic medication other than Metformin
No high blood pressure other than amlodipine and atenolol
Hehehe..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I see her more as a serial quitter and job hopper. She broke bond to work as GP. Quit after a few mths. Take a break. Become locum. Quit again. Take a break. Set up longevity clinic. I wouldn't go to her for treatment. What experience has she got? 3 postings as an HO?

Manpower minister also broke bond
Whats wrong with breaking bond
No need exp one
Medicine is see one, do one, teach one

For procedures, can learn from
It is the business acumen, social media management
That is impt in today new economy

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Manpower minister also broke bond
Whats wrong with breaking bond
No need exp one
Medicine is see one, do one, teach one

For procedures, can learn from
It is the business acumen, social media management
That is impt in today new economy

U zai U pay for it yourself
Then go on to prove yourself

This 废物?
Take parents money
Write one wall of text to justify it as if anyone cares
Can't even hold a job as a gp well.
Now take parents money set up longevity clinic
不是叉烧是什么?

Can I check how competitive is it to get into CTVS residency?