How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

IMO because bonuses and 13th month pay are all based on base salary.

Keep the base salary low and all the rest is capped!

As an AC my clinical component is nearly 100 percent of my base. But overall I think we are daily compensated. Just need better compensation for juniors and younger MOs

hi guys anyone ever had difficulty with taking blood from a work permit patient what do you do if you already tried all veins and still really cannot get it in your clinic?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi guys anyone ever had difficulty with taking blood from a work permit patient what do you do if you already tried all veins and still really cannot get it in your clinic?

Do you have butterfly?
Use the blue butterfly and take from dorsum of hand

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi guys anyone ever had difficulty with taking blood from a work permit patient what do you do if you already tried all veins and still really cannot get it in your clinic?

Refer polyclinic or ed

clinic doesnt stock butterfly, too used to using butterfly too

Originally Posted by Unregistered

clinic doesnt stock butterfly, too used to using butterfly too

Buy ur own butterfly?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Depends on which senior residency and the competition ratios for each years, seems to vary a bit from year to year depending on how many spots are available and how many residents are interested in that specialty. I think the programmes did try to match people, remember hearing one person saying that they were told a particular SR was undersubscribed that year.

Quite a few people I know didn't get into the SR they wanted on first try. Of these people
- Some went for another specialty instead that year.
- Some MOPEXed for a year in the specialties they didn't get into on first try. Of which some got in on second try, some didn't.
- Some MOPEXed for a year in specialties that they hadn't originally considered (and didn't do postings in as JR). Of which some eventually stayed on as SR in those specialties.
- Some went to GP (either OPS or private).
- Some switched to other residencies altogether.

Also some people switched clusters between JR/SR, might have been to do with availability of spots at the different clusters each year.

What percentage roughly in your opinion do not end up
in their senior residency / specialty of choice in IM? Is it more like less than 10% or a much larger proportion? Joining IM junior residency seems like a risk also if senior residency is difficult to get

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Do you have butterfly?
Use the blue butterfly and take from dorsum of hand

Get a Point of Care Ultrasound device (POCUS). Sure can find veins.

I have Phillips Lumify.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What percentage roughly in your opinion do not end up
in their senior residency / specialty of choice in IM? Is it more like less than 10% or a much larger proportion? Joining IM junior residency seems like a risk also if senior residency is difficult to get

Bobian go Aim or gen med lor.

Which specialties MO get clinical allowance? Radio, patho MOs?