How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can sign on rp one la.
Unless u have slack the last 4 months and step on the toes of everyone.
Rp will lugi nearly 100k but u higher chance pass next year. Private u see 1 year of GP stuff give u retinitis pigmentosa sort of cases again u think u can handle?

Private u can probably command same or even slightly higher salary as a m.med fp on ops.

So end of the day..
See where the aspiration is. If u never like institutional work with politics, added sai kang then just go private straight. Dun waste time.
But if u like to stay in public , u have to weight whether the 100k is worth is or not. In grand scheme of things it's not a terribly big amount.

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I am in the same situation, failed the recent mmed, planning to try again, just unsure if I should stay on in ops or leave and take as private candidate.

Can I ask are there gps clinics/chain group out there that can offer a similar experience to ops?
I did get some private gp experience (3mth) as part of my residency but most cases seen there are acute, statuary/work permit checks, health screening.
Was wondering if there are other gp groups or smaller clinics with more emphasis on chronic disease care (which is more relevant for mmed)

Be very careful as foreign graduate coming to Singapore. If degree not recognized, learn about your career path or decide early on whether you are staying in SG or not. If not staying, clear exams as fast as possible and move or else you will be stuck in the manpower pool forever. No one will care for your woes because everyone is busy trying to make some research paper or project happen to increase their bonuses (at your expense as their manpower). No one will help you navigate the medical landscape because the other IMGs are just as clueless as you are.
Not sustainable long term. Good luck. SG medic life is tough.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

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I am in the same situation, failed the recent mmed, planning to try again, just unsure if I should stay on in ops or leave and take as private candidate.

Can I ask are there gps clinics/chain group out there that can offer a similar experience to ops?
I did get some private gp experience (3mth) as part of my residency but most cases seen there are acute, statuary/work permit checks, health screening.
Was wondering if there are other gp groups or smaller clinics with more emphasis on chronic disease care (which is more relevant for mmed)

Ur closest bet will be those that operate family medicine clinics like frontier, Keat houng FMC, Chinatown FMC , NTUC FMC etc.
They not going to pay u well though.
U can't have Ur cake and eat it.
Life is as such.
Anyway private candidate can clear one. M.med is about performance

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You might as say u are Elon musk trolling a sg salary forum

So you are saying that SG GP doesn't make $300,000-$400,000 a year?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So you are saying that SG GP doesn't make $300,000-$400,000 a year?

Oh, I have no doubt some will make that or even more.
Question is, do you?
Revenue and profit is different hor.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Oh, I have no doubt some will make that or even more.
Question is, do you?
Revenue and profit is different hor.

I guess you dont then

Yes I do.

But I am not a SG GP.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This year pass rate 58%.

Anyone know how the different clusters did.
My cluster had 68% pass rate

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone know how the different clusters did.
My cluster had 68% pass rate

Can I ask for mmed fm, is there any good books or resources that we can use to prepare for the exam?
I am looking for exam specific/targeted ones and not clinical text books like gorolls primary medicine..

Most other post grad exams (e.g mrcp, mrcs, mrcog etc) have their own exam targeted resource books. For family medicine, the only exam resource book that I can find is the mrcgpuk related ones (but that is UK based), not sure how useful is it for local mmed.

Asking from R2 perspective, still got 2 years but think we should start studying early..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I ask for mmed fm, is there any good books or resources that we can use to prepare for the exam?
I am looking for exam specific/targeted ones and not clinical text books like gorolls primary medicine..

Most other post grad exams (e.g mrcp, mrcs, mrcog etc) have their own exam targeted resource books. For family medicine, the only exam resource book that I can find is the mrcgpuk related ones (but that is UK based), not sure how useful is it for local mmed.

Asking from R2 perspective, still got 2 years but think we should start studying early..

Lol. Got pple actually read goro one meh?
Aiyah. An la.
No textbook
Beg Ur senior for past year paper.
U hit r3 someone should pass a whole fodder of pass year for u to do
In the mean time learn whatever u can

Every year sure got a chest pain, COPD, contraception, ethics , poor control control, mental health, paed case, ECG interpretation, one ent/eye case , one werid werid case.
The blueprint is there.
Maybe sometimes luck not on Ur side.
Learn everything u can now, don't slack and eventually can pass

So can i confirm. As a resident I go though 3 years of training. At the end i take an exam and 50% chance of passing and 50% chance of going back to being a MOPEX?