How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can elaborate what did the HO do and happened to the HO?

s://.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/doctor-struck-off-register-giving-patient-employer-info-lying-13462300

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Depending on the error, if very serious error, may get struck off (eg the recent ho who committed research fraud)
But most of the time your posting grading and subsequently your performance bonus will be affected.

How come ho commit research fraud immediately get struck off, but specialists Dr Julian Ong and Dr Chan Herng Nieng who take sexual advantage of female patient still allowed to practise?

s://.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-finds-2-doctors-colluded-take-sexual-advantage-female-patient-not-woman-who

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How come ho commit research fraud immediately get struck off, but specialists Dr Julian Ong and Dr Chan Herng Nieng who take sexual advantage of female patient still allowed to practise?

s://.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-finds-2-doctors-colluded-take-sexual-advantage-female-patient-not-woman-who

Cuz junior doctor mah. Once obtain full license, more difficult to get removed.

May I ask around how old will a doctor be by the time a doctor graduates and can begin working as a specialist trainee?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

May I ask around how old will a doctor be by the time a doctor graduates and can begin working as a specialist trainee?

its simple mathematics but ok i will do it for you.
most doctors are a level graduates so they would finish A levels at 18 years old, enter Uni at 19

19 - M1
20 - M2
21 - M3
22 - M4
23 - M5
24 - HO
25 - MO/R1 at this point guys might need to return to serve out NS
26 - R2 (F), NS Year 1 (M)
27 - R3 (F), NS Year 2 (M)
28 - R4 (F), R1 for simplicity sake (M)
29 - R5 (F), R2 (M)
30 - for certain specialty female would have exited and be a specialist, R3 (M)
31 - R4 (M)
32 - R5 (M)
33 - Exits for male

this is an ideal scenerio for a person who enter residency in their first try and pick a residency like GM which training last 5 years.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

its simple mathematics but ok i will do it for you.
most doctors are a level graduates so they would finish A levels at 18 years old, enter Uni at 19

19 - M1
20 - M2
21 - M3
22 - M4
23 - M5
24 - HO
25 - MO/R1 at this point guys might need to return to serve out NS
26 - R2 (F), NS Year 1 (M)
27 - R3 (F), NS Year 2 (M)
28 - R4 (F), R1 for simplicity sake (M)
29 - R5 (F), R2 (M)
30 - for certain specialty female would have exited and be a specialist, R3 (M)
31 - R4 (M)
32 - R5 (M)
33 - Exits for male

this is an ideal scenerio for a person who enter residency in their first try and pick a residency like GM which training last 5 years.

Sorry I dont have doctor brain. I assume the answer to my question is 30 YO then become specialist trainee for females?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Sorry I dont have doctor brain. I assume the answer to my question is 30 YO then become specialist trainee for females?

R means start training aka Residents
Exit means become registered specialist

slight digression from income, female doctors how do you go about with family planning? when would it be a better/'good' time to have kids? after getting into residency etc?

how difficult is it to become aGP with one of the private chains such as Raffles Medical?

Recently heard from some seniors that MMed FM is very hard to pass...how true is this? My medical knowledge is not the most solid but I feel confident enough to be a GP. Should I do GDFM instead of residency then?