How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You FCFP one ah. I MMed only.

It's true la. OPS patients really sian. It's like pay for Hotel 81 but expect Capella.

Wanna do proper medicine like MMed/FCFP means killing yourself only. After all, complexity doesn't factor into your KPI, it's how many you see per hour. In a sense, no different from private GP, so why not see just as many but only ARI/MSK/Derm?

That said 8-5 and 24 days AL is hard to beat elsewhere. But agree Sat really sucks balls. Who decided that we still need to work 5.5 days when everyone else is 5 day week liao.

End of the day, choose your poison lo.

Like everyone else, I encourage you all to stay away from primary care. Waste your time only. The local system doesn't actually reward you being a proper family physician. OPS doesn't give you enough time, and in private... Well, if you don't antibiotics your URTI then how to keep clinic going? No money and patient buay song.

URTI mostly viral. Antibiotics use will promote antibiotic resistance.

anyone have any info on wait times for each residency for each cluster? pardon me if answered before

Originally Posted by Unregistered

URTI mostly viral. Antibiotics use will promote antibiotic resistance.

Wah.
Never knew that
Did u recently pass Ur mmed? Cos u sound like a master.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

URTI mostly viral. Antibiotics use will promote antibiotic resistance.

Piang. Really missed the point of my post.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Go for the money
U enquire with raffles ?
They up the salary liao then

Just a bit sian u got to go diff clinic to fill in pple on MC
Other times u are 2nd doc at some busy clinic

Quite chill la.

Ur per hour rate at 220k per year will be higher than locum
With benefits and all

Go for it

Floater really better than anchor?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Floater really better than anchor?

Of cse man.
No kpi to meet
As second doctor in a busy clinic u also more chill.

All those career aspiration
Aiyah
End of the day, what goes into your bank account most important la

Does prestige matter or good clinical training matter more?

Choosing between a subspecialized oncology fellowship at Harvard (more research focused) vs. MD Anderson (more clinically focused).

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Of cse man.
No kpi to meet
As second doctor in a busy clinic u also more chill.

All those career aspiration
Aiyah
End of the day, what goes into your bank account most important la

Can I ask the seniors here, where would be a good place, outside of ops/CH, to practice fm, so that one does not lose the knowledge gained from completing mmed?

I have been looking around and locuming at various gp groups, but most seem to be very corporate in nature, or simply just seeing acute self limiting conditions.

I don't like ops, but I do enjoy seeing chronic patients, potentially also looking at home care in the long run, but was wondering if there are any good places to practice in?

I am looking at fmc, but they don't seem to be hiring now.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Does prestige matter or good clinical training matter more?

Choosing between a subspecialized oncology fellowship at Harvard (more research focused) vs. MD Anderson (more clinically focused).

R u intending to leave for Pte or stay at nuh/sgh

If leaving for Pte, the Anderson
If you want to stay on long term at nuh sgh then harvard

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can I ask the seniors here, where would be a good place, outside of ops/CH, to practice fm, so that one does not lose the knowledge gained from completing mmed?

I have been looking around and locuming at various gp groups, but most seem to be very corporate in nature, or simply just seeing acute self limiting conditions.

I don't like ops, but I do enjoy seeing chronic patients, potentially also looking at home care in the long run, but was wondering if there are any good places to practice in?

I am looking at fmc, but they don't seem to be hiring now.

unfortunately mmed chronic skills not relevant outside ops setting