How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

there will be the hawker who become so good can guai lan and people will still come back for more. ideally become the cancer surgeon or that interventional radiologist, pple come to your for ur skill to remove the tumour, u how guai lan, they also lan lan. not happy bye lor, good luck with your cancer!

ahaha.
anyway. good news ey for fam med. next month likely to get in approval to be recognised as speciliast liao. yes, I. can set up my chain of family medicine specialis clinict and charge pple 100 bucks per visit. huat ah!

i confirm go the neighbouring GP for mc. spend $100 for ?? ideas concern and expectation???

or $12 ops good enough.


no lah. even surgeon in pte need to be polite. confirm got complication eventually one.

How much of the GP/FM cohort actually made up of doctors who are genuinely interested in general practice and outpatient management of chronic diseases?

Most of the doctors I’ve met who have chosen such a route have done so not out of genuine interest (eg lifestyle, disenchAnted with hospital work, can’t get specialty training etc)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How much of the GP/FM cohort actually made up of doctors who are genuinely interested in general practice and outpatient management of chronic diseases?

Most of the doctors I’ve met who have chosen such a route have done so not out of genuine interest (eg lifestyle, disenchAnted with hospital work, can’t get specialty training etc)

and then how many specialist u meet are genuinely interested in their field ?
I meet many cardio and oncologist who are v money focused. same as opthamologist.
others choose a speciality based on prestige.
your Geri , gen med , renal doc more often than not after Im residency dunno what to apply, then ok let's put Geri as second choice as backup becuase dermatology I likely cannot get in anyway.
Psy trainees many many is I dun want be gp but I need a speciality.

I be frank la.
I choose FM because I don't like hospital calls. I like my pat to walk in to see me and walk out after seeing me. sometimes at work I dun feel respected by patient becuase I'm like a referralogist. come on la, mild acne u want derm referral? ok lo.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

and then how many specialist u meet are genuinely interested in their field ?
I meet many cardio and oncologist who are v money focused. same as opthamologist.
others choose a speciality based on prestige.
your Geri , gen med , renal doc more often than not after Im residency dunno what to apply, then ok let's put Geri as second choice as backup becuase dermatology I likely cannot get in anyway.
Psy trainees many many is I dun want be gp but I need a speciality.

I be frank la.
I choose FM because I don't like hospital calls. I like my pat to walk in to see me and walk out after seeing me. sometimes at work I dun feel respected by patient becuase I'm like a referralogist. come on la, mild acne u want derm referral? ok lo.

Correct lo. Spend time explain, address ideas concerns expectations, treat the mild acne like a proper GP/FP should. Get paid any extra vs write referral? Nope. Got medal? Nope. Got praise? Nope. But then patient buay gam. Go OPS purpose is to get referral to see derm. Write complaint letter. You think OPS HOD will say wah Dr X you good. I support you. I will tell patient to F off mild acne need referral for what? Come on la. In the end will get patient early appt with derm la.
Those of us who are Drs will know la. Even the FPs will admit privately. But of course cannot say in front of all the young Drs la.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

and then how many specialist u meet are genuinely interested in their field ?
I meet many cardio and oncologist who are v money focused. same as opthamologist.
others choose a speciality based on prestige.
your Geri , gen med , renal doc more often than not after Im residency dunno what to apply, then ok let's put Geri as second choice as backup becuase dermatology I likely cannot get in anyway.
Psy trainees many many is I dun want be gp but I need a speciality.

I be frank la.
I choose FM because I don't like hospital calls. I like my pat to walk in to see me and walk out after seeing me. sometimes at work I dun feel respected by patient becuase I'm like a referralogist. come on la, mild acne u want derm referral? ok lo.

Its all about money.
Leave the real doctoring to the pple who want to doctor and earn less money.

It's about money, but during the interview stage who would say that they enter medicine for the money

What are some of the challenges and risks of being a full time locum?

Why work so hard and slog in hospitals for specialist training when you can be a locum? Good hours and good money and relatively easy job

Originally Posted by Unregistered

SO, what are the admin jobs available? anyone knows
eg) pharma companies, what is the title to look for

Medical science liaison. Preferably you have clinical trial experience

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Correct lo. Spend time explain, address ideas concerns expectations, treat the mild acne like a proper GP/FP should. Get paid any extra vs write referral? Nope. Got medal? Nope. Got praise? Nope. But then patient buay gam. Go OPS purpose is to get referral to see derm. Write complaint letter. You think OPS HOD will say wah Dr X you good. I support you. I will tell patient to F off mild acne need referral for what? Come on la. In the end will get patient early appt with derm la.
Those of us who are Drs will know la. Even the FPs will admit privately. But of course cannot say in front of all the young Drs la.

how much money do derm cons make? what about nephro cons?