How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

id say if ur aiming for london, aim for ICL, UCL and KCL. Barts global ranking is worse than those 3 so if ur aiming to do residency somehwre abroad it’s better to go to the most “prestigious” for the global recognition even tho education wise it’s the same

London is just too expensive and i didn't do biology so I guess I will pass.
Probably leicester warwick soton notts next year plus aussies.
Ireland is quite expensive so I may do aus instead. At least there is ok chance staying there and rural gp / em seem to make decent money for the hours.

For uk I hope i can get decent grades and pubs. Then sfp and afp run through at a non-london trust in psych / IM subspecialties then flee

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Eh bro yes they don't decide but I guess they decide if you are getting those clinical prof appointment or C post in hospital which are useful for brand name and marketing if you go private?

Feels like going UK may be better, less cut throat training. Specialty selection scoring is available publicly to game the system. And radcliffe (oxford) and addenbrooke (cambridge) trust have decent layman prestige but easier to get in that london trusts [uk bros can correct me if i am wrong]

specialty training in different cities in the UK is equal.
yes, easier to get into residency outside london.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Bro ever thought about going aus or canada after cct? Seems better money and life than sg

australia does give more money than sg. not canada.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Work life balance is the main reason why I did psych. Right now I am based in a small medical centre in the Northeast my consults are 50/50 phone and in person. I am in the geriatric consult service.

I have lots of time to look at stocks in my phone all day and watch videos while waiting for the next patient. Practice is government sponsored facility so they don’t really care about production targets etc. I generally only see up to 12 patients max in a day. Some take long time like 1 hour but most can be done under 30mins.

but psych report is very long....

Originally Posted by Unregistered

australia does give more money than sg. not canada.

Yea la
U cct then can use approved jurisdiction route and take royal college exams in canada then practice in canada

Seems good money and good life

Originally Posted by Unregistered

specialty training in different cities in the UK is equal.
yes, easier to get into residency outside london.

Name for coming back sing is good la if u go cambridge or oxford trust
Lay people only wow by Oxbridge hospital without realizing oxbridge docs also want to practice in london

Originally Posted by Unregistered

London is just too expensive and i didn't do biology so I guess I will pass.
Probably leicester warwick soton notts next year plus aussies.
Ireland is quite expensive so I may do aus instead. At least there is ok chance staying there and rural gp / em seem to make decent money for the hours.

For uk I hope i can get decent grades and pubs. Then sfp and afp run through at a non-london trust in psych / IM subspecialties then flee

what is sfp?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

what is sfp?

It seems to be just uk foundation training with better support and protected time for research and portfolio

Originally Posted by Unregistered

It seems to be just uk foundation training with better support and protected time for research and portfolio

What does s stand for?

I suggest you to be realistic with your goals 😆

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Work life balance is the main reason why I did psych. Right now I am based in a small medical centre in the Northeast my consults are 50/50 phone and in person. I am in the geriatric consult service.

I have lots of time to look at stocks in my phone all day and watch videos while waiting for the next patient. Practice is government sponsored facility so they don’t really care about production targets etc. I generally only see up to 12 patients max in a day. Some take long time like 1 hour but most can be done under 30mins.

Are you paid a fixed salary? How much is it?

Sounds like a light workload. Good for you.