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clitman · Credits: 217 My Scrapbook

hi all
i am an indian medical graduate from delhi and am working in singapore for 8 months now as a medical officer in a general hospital
lately as all know the indian degrees have been recognised and people are rushing to singapore in search of a future.i was among the first few to come over here.
after working for 8 months now i realised the following
1-the growth potential is zero.they are hiring because they want indian doctors to work as medical officers/family doctors,and their local doctors to undergo specialise training.the Basic Specialist Training is given 99 percent to doctors who are singaporeans.
2-the basic sallery is around Sin D 3500-S 3800,and grossly it becomes around 5500,to survive here alone S 1500 is ok,but if ur married it becomes S 2500,
3-the work culture is a major problem,this is a chinese dominated society and people dont mix up easily,even other resident doctors-nobody asks you to come out for lunch during the work break- u feel left out and mistreated.
4-langauge problems-we indians from delhi can speak fluent english but the local people can only speak in mandarin,chinese,tamil,malay,cantonese,hoikken etc-so it feels like shit clerking the case and u have to ask the nurse to help you out,who also shows her mood swings
5-the work load is too heavy and back breaking-my work starts at 7.30 so i leave my place at 7 am.it ends after the evening rounds at around 8-8.30pm.it makes sense to work die hard if ur doing pg otherwise whats the crap for.
6-u have to do 4 calls in a month atleast for which ur paid extra S[no ads please] 250 per call,but the calls are also very heavy and it requires working for 36 hrs in a go.on public holidays when local docs take a break,u are expected to come and work as u have nowhere to go and nothing better to do.no choice either.
7-and the worst part,they can sack/fire u up any time and the contract means nothing.they can just pay u one month salary in liu notice and ask u to resign .even if u complete 1 year here they might ask u to clear MRCP /UK exam which is as good as or as tough as taking a USMLEexam.
so here is the true picture from the hospitals in singapore SGH/CGH/TTSH/KK/ALEXANDRA/NUH-all are same
i have known doctors from MAMC/AIIMS /CMC -going back in a months time after joining becuse of any of the reasons
and for those u think u can use singapore as a stepping stone for Australia /Canada /usa/uk-ur mistaken.u wont get any time after working 15 hrs daily to even dust ur books.
And lately they are asking people to call them for interviews unlike everywhere as employer does the calling.the new development is that u wont get a refund until 3 months,u have to repay back all allowances if u leave before 3 years and u have to pay 600 for SMC registration and ur own insurance which isnt refundable.
so if ur ready to gamble and ur game to leading a GHETTO life.....ur welcome to the SIN city

amb · Credits: 628 My Scrapbook

i fully agree to whats happening
but u should try to post ur own opinion then to just copy mine
next time try to be an honest critic

tinki1 · Credits: 676 My Scrapbook

are u guys serious.......how much is the waiting time for getting into INT MED BST(PG).....what are their selection criterion?

drchowdary · Credits: 448 My Scrapbook

how to apply for medicalofficers posts in singapore

amb · Credits: 628 My Scrapbook

it takes about 3 years of MO ship before u can be offered BST and it purely depends on ur supervisor and hod refree letters as there is no exam and only an interview which decides who is offered and who is not.

amb · Credits: 628 My Scrapbook

if ur degree is recognised,send ur cv to the various hospital HR dept.they will get back to u after evaluating ur cv.and if they are convinced will organise a test/interview.

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