How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Family physician training in Singapore is not recognised abroad.

Cannot go abroad to train in Family Medicine?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So what's the problem then? Be GP already can be rich. Why so hard up must specialize? Must do aesthetics?

Because it takes a certain personality to be a doctor and that kind of personality pushes you to achieve more

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Cannot go abroad to train in Family Medicine?

You can. But people want to be close to family

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So what's the problem then? Be GP already can be rich. Why so hard up must specialize? Must do aesthetics?

Really depends on the person. Some people just get tired of doing exams after 5 years of MBBS, and they cannot handle the slog in public so they give up the dream of being a specialist.

Because aesthetics always pay better than GP work. You are looking at around 400k/year as an employed aesthetic doc in a big chain, with at least 6-7 years of experience. It’s a comfortable salary for those unwilling or unable to go through the training to be a specialist.

And you do high value, low volume work as an aesthetics doc. Some people just don’t like the grind of GP life. They prefer to attend less cases, while making double the income. That’s what aesthetics is about. Although you need to have the personality for it. It’s 50% skill and 50% sales, so you have to pander to demanding clients sometimes. It’s not like GP life where you can have a sulky face and people still come to you because they want the MC or flu medication

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Really depends on the person. Some people just get tired of doing exams after 5 years of MBBS, and they cannot handle the slog in public so they give up the dream of being a specialist.

Because aesthetics always pay better than GP work. You are looking at around 400k/year as an employed aesthetic doc in a big chain, with at least 6-7 years of experience. It’s a comfortable salary for those unwilling or unable to go through the training to be a specialist.

And you do high value, low volume work as an aesthetics doc. Some people just don’t like the grind of GP life. They prefer to attend less cases, while making double the income. That’s what aesthetics is about. Although you need to have the personality for it. It’s 50% skill and 50% sales, so you have to pander to demanding clients sometimes. It’s not like GP life where you can have a sulky face and people still come to you because they want the MC or flu medication

Also as part of the sales, you have to make sure that you are presentable.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why don't more Singaporeans do that?

What about Singapore doctors that have moved abroad to practice for good?

Seeing that this forum is mostly GPs, my question is why don't they move abroad to work instead of staying in Singapore?

Is it just as bad being a GP or Family Physician overseas as it is in Singapore?

I'm just guessing that the responsibilities of a GP are more overseas.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm just guessing that the responsibilities of a GP are more overseas.

Fam Drs overseas deliver babies, administer anesthesia, perform surgeries, manage addictions and mental health, palliative care, pediatric care, gerirartic care, cradle to grave. So more responsibility. I have heard of some also sub specializing.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Fam Drs overseas deliver babies, administer anesthesia, perform surgeries, manage addictions and mental health, palliative care, pediatric care, gerirartic care, cradle to grave. So more responsibility. I have heard of some also sub specializing.

Some GPs in the UK subspecialised. In addition to the above written, they also have massive amount of paperwork, which is the number one reason putting people off from applying for GP residency.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Some GPs in the UK subspecialised. In addition to the above written, they also have massive amount of paperwork, which is the number one reason putting people off from applying for GP residency.

Work-life balance is hard to beat if you train in psych in the uk. I am in higher training (ST5) in the North East and have over 32 days of annual paid leave, excluding public holidays. Currently on a 36 hour week rota with 0 nights. Many patients but expectations are low; you get to leave on time and the patients have to come back another day if you are too busy to see them today. Also get 1 day off every week for self-directed learning and medical teaching. Am doing old age psychiatry.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Work-life balance is hard to beat if you train in psych in the uk. I am in higher training (ST5) in the North East and have over 32 days of annual paid leave, excluding public holidays. Currently on a 36 hour week rota with 0 nights. Many patients but expectations are low; you get to leave on time and the patients have to come back another day if you are too busy to see them today. Also get 1 day off every week for self-directed learning and medical teaching. Am doing old age psychiatry.

Geriatric psychiatry. Do you do psychotherapy? EMDR? ART? RTMS? ECT? KAP? PAP? NeuroEEG feedback?