How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi everyone, would like some advice from seniors. I completed my mmed in 2022, and have been locuming for past 6 months after leaving ops. Might be joining a chain group soon. (I have decided that I prefer having a regular job rather than full time locum)
Would like to ask if there is any value in doing post graduate diplomas in general?
- gdfm is not applicable as I completed mmed. I was thinking of doing gdom, which will grant me dwd status, but having locum around for 6 months, I am not sure of it's value, as most medical examination that I have performed (insurance, pre-employment, or statutory like wp or 6me) can be cleared by MBBS doctors.
- for the other diplomas like
A) mental health
B) palliative
C) geriatrics
D) child/adolescent health
E) dermatology
Do people feel it value adds your practice in general? (In the context of a FP working in GP land with no interest in aesthetics)- I know people do grad dip dermatology as stepping stone to aesthetics

No.
Even ur m.med is overkill for GP practice.
Go refund and get a gdfm can liao.

Oh wait.
Even gdfm not needed.

Mbbs can already.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I would say that if you can locum in 1-2 fixed clinics regularly rather than clinic hop, less chance of getting caught
But if the new MC legislation (requiring all MC to have MCR) comes into play, then tough

Why is so that you will be less likely to get caught locum in 1-2clinic then hopping around?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why is so that you will be less likely to get caught locum in 1-2clinic then hopping around?

I think the rationale is that if you only locum at 1 clinic. If you got caught you know who it was who reported you. People at that ONE clinic. If you maintain good relationship and trust with this ONE clinic why would they report you?

Whereas the one who locums at 12 different clinics. If he gets caught he also dunno who reported him.

But sometimes is patient report but they would need your full name and MCR number.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I think the rationale is that if you only locum at 1 clinic. If you got caught you know who it was who reported you. People at that ONE clinic. If you maintain good relationship and trust with this ONE clinic why would they report you?

Whereas the one who locums at 12 different clinics. If he gets caught he also dunno who reported him.

But sometimes is patient report but they would need your full name and MCR number.

I wonders what is the penalties from mohh? Termination and repay the bond?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I wonders what is the penalties from mohh? Termination and repay the bond?

Or kick you out of residency

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Me too!
Should form a union for locum doctors
Then set rates

Any lawyers lurking around
Got flout any laws or not?

actually this is the way forward. you dont need to set a union though. if everyone does not accept locum shifts at a rate of below X, then they have to pay anyway. problem is how do you convince everyone to do that? they will always be the betrayers.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

120k can be a small sum for big companies (employers) and insurance companies (for me cases), esp if the quantum involved (e.g insured payout amount) can be up to millions.
I personally think it's unlikely, but I don't know, if it is just me, seem to be getting paranoid nowadays and it is affecting my clinical practice. (E.g I tend to write longer entries/return advice, do more tests just to reassure myself, even though I know pre test probability is very low)

a colleague once told me- be cautious of anyone who advised you to write shorter entries.

Remember, when you are in the court, it is your documentation that is going to save you.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Maybe there will be a day where even fm resident no job in ops for them. (Like to ac spots for some of the hospital specialist who exited?

you mean hospital specialists exit to work as a GP? why would they do that? it is way harder to be a GP than to work in a hospital. also lesser recognition.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Or kick you out of residency

But the pay is really pathetic, after repaying tuition loan, not much saving.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Inclusive of bonus annualized
Ho abt 5k
Mo 10k
Reg 15k
Ac 20k
C 25k
Sc 30k

hihi, how much is polyclinic FP pay? (not including AWS or bonus)