How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yea confident to complete my training. I am happy to dedicate my life to my work and have 0 wlb during thr training years

I heard many c* and bull story
My sixth sense tell me this

Another bright eye medical student
Who will become an unethical money grabbing aesthetic
In ten years

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not OP here but i’m just curious. It seems like most of ur cohort and other cohorts returned to Singapore right after medical school. Why is that the case? I would assume the long term ROI of training in the UK then returning is much better. Sure you get paid worse during training years but if u return to sg and are unable to specialise ur career earnings would be a lot worse than training in the UK first then returning as a consultant no?

Maybe most UCL grads get into residency in singapore anyway

any1 know why this is the case

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I heard many c* and bull story
My sixth sense tell me this

Another bright eye medical student
Who will become an unethical money grabbing aesthetic
In ten years

If someone does go down that route and pursues aesthetics whether ethical or not i won’t debate, the oxford degree and UK education will help a lot. Easy to get the COCs and high level of aesthetic training in the UK + locals see oxford sure get excited to go to that clinic

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Are you confident you can complete your training? Have you checked the attrition rates of trainees, especially those surgical specialities. You will be surprised at how many people drop out to be a GP

Are you referring to that in sg or uk?
dropout rate is about the same across the specialties in the uk.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yea confident to complete my training. I am happy to dedicate my life to my work and have 0 wlb during thr training years

it is easy to say this now. when you are there and your mental health is down, i hope you prioritise your mental health and chiong-ing for career.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The statistics would be quite different for different specialities.And no one can comment as the people selecting you have different criteria across the various residency programmes.

There is no guarantee on residency entry unless you have ' connections ' but I wouldnt know about this.

No cut off age but less chance of getting selected as you get older.

So do you mean there is no statistics?
How old was the oldest resident that you have came across in singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So do you mean there is no statistics?
How old was the oldest resident that you have came across in singapore?

Im not high enough in the system to know the statistics.

Oldest would be 36 maybe.but this is extremely rare!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I heard many c* and bull story
My sixth sense tell me this

Another bright eye medical student
Who will become an unethical money grabbing aesthetic
In ten years

Most people enter medicine for self serving purpose

All those surgeons want people to worship them

All those non surgeons don't wanna be surgeons because it takes a toll on themselves

PDs choose residents with their own benefit in mind.


Disclaimer: the above is just a work of fiction. In the real world everyone is in medicine to serve others

Originally Posted by Unregistered

and btw local MBBS plus break bond is still around 150k more than oxford med so that dosent make sense either. Get a less prestigious and less internationally recognised degree for 150k more dosent make sense to me

I've heard people saying that NUS MBBS >all... if you have others it means you are a reject

Originally Posted by Unregistered

100% this. Smartest guy from my class is ironically earning the less while the dumbest guy is making millions. One is a clinician scientist at A*, while the other is a rich scion with 8 aesthetic clinics

The guy heading the biggest chain of aesthetic clinics is who... seems like a Korean guy