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Old 23-09-2024, 04:54 PM
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fellow locum NSFs / MOs if i prescribe medication from GP clinics, does my name appear in NEHR such that ED / OPS can see?
Yesh. are u using a generic locum account or personal locum acct

If generic mean many mo share then it will appear as locum
If the locum acct is specific to u, ur name will appear

Anyway u can just nehr ur patients to see the nehr

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Old 23-09-2024, 05:22 PM
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if you are already PGY 5 , most likely they dont like you for some reason (e.g how you look , how you speak, your origins etc) or no reason at all . also, the more senior you are, the harder it is for you to enter residency because they expect that since you are a PGY 5 your skills must be 3 years better than PGY2 , and there is a stigma against PGY 5 that no residencies want them for the past 5 years, so why should a program take their chance with you? as ridiculous as it sounds, that's how program directors and faculties feel.

if you did your job well, did not try to play politics etc, and you were denied a spot in residency , it is OK, god will bless you in other ways. also, karma is real.

I am saying this because the people who hated me and blocked me from residency for no reason got it worse, e.g daughter passed away young from a terrible disease.

In the end I take it as a blessing in disguise that I do not have to stay in a toxic environment.
a close buddy also PGY 6-7 already waiting for residency that only takes 2-3 a yearand at crossroad deciding if should leave or not

when you look back do you regret leaving
like your dream is unfulfilled and you wish you tried harder or waited longer?

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Old 23-09-2024, 05:25 PM
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if ur a hospital MO can u legally moonlight in private clinics as locum?
cannot lah

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Old 23-09-2024, 05:38 PM
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if ur a hospital MO can u legally moonlight in private clinics as locum?
Legal means no contravention of law

There are 3 aspects of law. Employment, tax and medical registration.

Employment
If you are a Singapore or PR, it is perfectly legal for you to work at any workplace.
Foreigner can only work at location stated in their employment pass.

Taxes
If you locum, the income you earn you declare and pay taxes, it is legal

Medical registration act
If you are FULL registration, u can locum anywhere


Now the question is does your company HR has policy to stop you from working 80 hours or locum at alternative workplace?

Again this is ur company internal policy.
Nothing to do with law.

U may be fined or go to jail for not paying taxes, working with valid workpass or practicing without full registration. But u the state isn't going to care if u locum or not
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Old 23-09-2024, 05:50 PM
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Legal means no contravention of law

There are 3 aspects of law. Employment, tax and medical registration.

Employment
If you are a Singapore or PR, it is perfectly legal for you to work at any workplace.
Foreigner can only work at location stated in their employment pass.

Taxes
If you locum, the income you earn you declare and pay taxes, it is legal

Medical registration act
If you are FULL registration, u can locum anywhere


Now the question is does your company HR has policy to stop you from working 80 hours or locum at alternative workplace?

Again this is ur company internal policy.
Nothing to do with law.

U may be fined or go to jail for not paying taxes, working with valid workpass or practicing without full registration. But u the state isn't going to care if u locum or not
So will MOH fire me or blacklist? By right is cannot but by left is it the kinda unspoken thing which is allowed or is it really will get ****ed kinda thing
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Old 23-09-2024, 06:54 PM
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So will MOH fire me or blacklist? By right is cannot but by left is it the kinda unspoken thing which is allowed or is it really will get ****ed kinda thing
Heard they block you from applying residency, or kick you out (if already in one), and freeze your bonus
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Old 23-09-2024, 06:56 PM
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if you are already PGY 5 , most likely they dont like you for some reason (e.g how you look , how you speak, your origins etc) or no reason at all . also, the more senior you are, the harder it is for you to enter residency because they expect that since you are a PGY 5 your skills must be 3 years better than PGY2 , and there is a stigma against PGY 5 that no residencies want them for the past 5 years, so why should a program take their chance with you? as ridiculous as it sounds, that's how program directors and faculties feel.

if you did your job well, did not try to play politics etc, and you were denied a spot in residency , it is OK, god will bless you in other ways. also, karma is real.

I am saying this because the people who hated me and blocked me from residency for no reason got it worse, e.g daughter passed away young from a terrible disease.

In the end I take it as a blessing in disguise that I do not have to stay in a toxic environment.
I think it depends on which specialty? I think certain surgical speciality tends to take older residents (e.g orthopaedic) very few pgy2 or 3 get in. Usually is pgy4 and above
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Old 23-09-2024, 07:01 PM
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Question for GPS/locums in this forum. Some GP clinics are 2 doctor clinic. (Esp on Mondays) Have you all encountered situations whereby the other doctor (be it the anchor or a fellow locum) sees significant less patients than you do? In that case how should you handle? Can a locum tell the CA that patients must be distributed equally among the doctors?
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Old 23-09-2024, 08:22 PM
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U grind like this...
3 years later burnt out till U forever don't want to work liao

Setup private grind even harder then reality bites.

Aiyah, best is to choose a more senglang speciality like occupational med, public health , fam med etc
Then easy easy farm in public.
Max mc annual leave conference leave , training leave
Work minimum number of days a year.

Every 3 to 4 years earn 1 million.
Ok la.
How much can you realistically save a year ah? I just went GP land last year, annual also 200+ k/year, but after minus CPF, tax (20% at my income), parents allowance, mortgage, expenses, I find myself only saving around 100k/year. Need 10 years then can reach 1 million
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How much can you realistically save a year ah? I just went GP land last year, annual also 200+ k/year, but after minus CPF, tax (20% at my income), parents allowance, mortgage, expenses, I find myself only saving around 100k/year. Need 10 years then can reach 1 million
IMG here. I came back did 2 years in government then went to private at 27-28. Started in aesthetics only making 16k a month. I then slowly progressed to 22k and 26k. I am now making 35k base excluding bonus at 34, with plans to start my own clinic in the future. It is possible to make it in private if u grind hard. A lot of my peers are also making 40-45k gross so its definitely doable
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