How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

The only time I would say going abroad to do medicine is better than in SG for a SGP is if they cannot get into local med schools.
Easier to specialise abroad? Stop listening to hearsay. If you can, you can.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The only time I would say going abroad to do medicine is better than in SG for a SGP is if they cannot get into local med schools.
Easier to specialise abroad? Stop listening to hearsay. If you can, you can.

not easier but if u have 3 options to specialise u have a statistically higher chance. SG, UK, Aus. Can’t do UK try SG can’t still can still go Aus have good life as psych, GP etc

Originally Posted by Unregistered

not easier but if u have 3 options to specialise u have a statistically higher chance. SG, UK, Aus. Can’t do UK try SG can’t still can still go Aus have good life as psych, GP etc

life i have said, one can specialise abroad even if a SG medical degree. a medical degree is a medical degree. how do you think the indians specialise in the UK?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

life i have said, one can specialise abroad even if a SG medical degree. a medical degree is a medical degree. how do you think the indians specialise in the UK?

yea bro u finish ur 6 year bond first. At 30 years old u can go specialise. Hopefully by 42 u can be a consultant in sg. Just to save 250k?

vs study in UK specialise by 33-35 come back sg

Is it worth specializing in something more outpatient within IM like neuro/endo/rheum? Takes a few years to specialize then a few more years PHI before private - no guarantee can have loads of patients in private to make more than a GP (own clinic / aesthetics).

How does an average private doc in these comp with private GP? Is it 1/5 of the patient load while charging a few times more and turn out same income with much less stress?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it worth specializing in something more outpatient within IM like neuro/endo/rheum? Takes a few years to specialize then a few more years PHI before private - no guarantee can have loads of patients in private to make more than a GP (own clinic / aesthetics).

How does an average private doc in these comp with private GP? Is it 1/5 of the patient load while charging a few times more and turn out same income with much less stress?

Please go and look at the profiles of those IM subspec docs in Gleneagles. Most of them worked for at least 10/12 years as a C in PHI before they go private.

It’s not that easy as what u think. You need experience beyond just getting full specialist reg.

Salary of endo/rheum is around 450k a yr in private. Not an insane amount that you will expect.

I will say GP/aesthetics still the best in terms of effort vs reward ratio. Worse case u make 250k/yr as GP. Best case maybe 500k/yr in aesthetics. All you need is just a MBBS.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please go and look at the profiles of those IM subspec docs in Gleneagles. Most of them worked for at least 10/12 years as a C in PHI before they go private.

It’s not that easy as what u think. You need experience beyond just getting full specialist reg.

Salary of endo/rheum is around 450k a yr in private. Not an insane amount that you will expect.

I will say GP/aesthetics still the best in terms of effort vs reward ratio. Worse case u make 250k/yr as GP. Best case maybe 500k/yr in aesthetics. All you need is just a MBBS.

exclude the procedural IM specialties and this is about right

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please go and look at the profiles of those IM subspec docs in Gleneagles. Most of them worked for at least 10/12 years as a C in PHI before they go private.

It’s not that easy as what u think. You need experience beyond just getting full specialist reg.

Salary of endo/rheum is around 450k a yr in private. Not an insane amount that you will expect.

I will say GP/aesthetics still the best in terms of effort vs reward ratio. Worse case u make 250k/yr as GP. Best case maybe 500k/yr in aesthetics. All you need is just a MBBS.

endo rheum make more than that in private

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please go and look at the profiles of those IM subspec docs in Gleneagles. Most of them worked for at least 10/12 years as a C in PHI before they go private.

It’s not that easy as what u think. You need experience beyond just getting full specialist reg.

Salary of endo/rheum is around 450k a yr in private. Not an insane amount that you will expect.

I will say GP/aesthetics still the best in terms of effort vs reward ratio. Worse case u make 250k/yr as GP. Best case maybe 500k/yr in aesthetics. All you need is just a MBBS.

Lately I have seen a few specialists who left for private after 4-5 years after exiting residency, (i.e around mid 30s) some of them are cardiac interventionist, hf specialist, dermatologist, gastroenterologist. (So no real need to stay 10-15 years I feel, but more importantly must have connections)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lately I have seen a few specialists who left for private after 4-5 years after exiting residency, (i.e around mid 30s) some of them are cardiac interventionist, hf specialist, dermatologist, gastroenterologist. (So no real need to stay 10-15 years I feel, but more importantly must have connections)

honestly not connections within medicine but more so 1. A niche that u are good at 2. Connections to the right people to secure funding, do marketing, handle the business side of thinfs, mentor for advice,etc etc