How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

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

Its MOHH isnt it though.

Warning,block bonus..etc.

Do you even have insurance coverage for your ' moonlighting ' side

Originally Posted by Unregistered

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?

Many reasons. Could be the CA like the other doctor so give less work. Or the patients prefer the other doctor so request to see that doctor so got more patients.

Either way no win.

If you are good doctor sure see more patients more work more headaches might end up burnt out the no more ability to work.

If you are bad doctor see less patients less work but other doctor will not be happy with you bad mouth you and then later end up no more work for you.

Both paths lead to ruin.

just curious anyone out there who left PHI making $ from non medical related things aside from locuming

Originally Posted by Unregistered

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?

When I look back? Now if that same person came knocking on my door and offer me the residency... I also wouldn't do it hahahahaha

Originally Posted by Unregistered

tbh there’s plenty of non nepo and even IMG in competitive residencies so I don’t think it has that insane an effect

Hahaha can't deny it does happen though.

Not insane an effect... but if there are 4 spots and 1 spot gets taken up by nepo baby... it is a big effect to the person who would have otherwise got in.

If you're talking about residencies where they take in >20 people in a year then ok fine....
But those with less than 10...

Btw disclaimer :im talking about a fictional hospital in a fictional country called team buck two so if youre a nepo baby in the non fictional world don't come and sue me...

Originally Posted by Unregistered

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?

Sometimes it's just like unrequited love

Do you want to keep waiting for someone who doesn't love you

Or would you go out and look for the one who has been waiting for you all this time

And when you look back you realize how foolish you were and how you should have left sooner

Originally Posted by Unregistered

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

Die la.
The other 80 percent of Singaporeans who earn less than U jiak Sai ah?
Can save 100k still complain.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Die la.
The other 80 percent of Singaporeans who earn less than U jiak Sai ah?
Can save 100k still complain.

How are you only making 200k? That’s literally less than even an AC and is around what a reg makes.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How are you only making 200k? That’s literally less than even an AC and is around what a reg makes.

that means private land is not a bed of roses that many claim.
even aesthetics barely making slightly above 200k

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How are you only making 200k? That’s literally less than even an AC and is around what a reg makes.

some aesthetic clinics are paying around 16k only, with commissions maybe around 1k+
so total 17k

thing is in aesthetics they dont pay bonuses usually...

so on paper you get more than your colleagues in public institutions, but in reality you get around the same because PHIs tend to give out bonuses