Reservist Doctor: Medical Officer Conversion Course?

spanishcheese SG

hi, i wanna know if you are studying medicine overseas, can you come back and reservice as a MO instead of your previous vocation during nsf?

tarutaru SG

hi, i wanna know if you are studying medicine overseas, can you come back and reservice as a MO instead of your previous vocation during nsf?

If u go to the MOCC for NSMen, you'll be converted to a MO.

spanishcheese SG

do u noe any details about the mocc? Will they automatically call me to go for it?

tarutaru SG

do u noe any details about the mocc? Will they automatically call me to go for it?

This one no idea, but I think if u registered under SMA, they should noe. But to be sure, why don't call them up?

Rednano SG

1. www.mindef.gov.sg/content/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/safmc/home.html

2. www.mindef.gov.sg/content/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/smti/home.html

Irrelevancy SG

Hi there

I'm a doctor from Melbourne who has been called back to serve my national service, so I can help you out.

To be politically correct, the system is a little...disadvantageous to foreign doctors.

Basically, as a registered doctor overseas (as I am), you are not permitted to serve as an MO in the army, since you do not not have FULL local registration (if youre from a recognised Uni, you only get conditional registration).

So you have two options:

1. Try to get registration locally - this involves 2 years of work, and then undertake your MOCC.

2. Serve your reservist as a normal grunt.

Cheers

Sing Chee

Lokey SG

Hi there

I'm a doctor from Melbourne who has been called back to serve my national service, so I can help you out.

To be politically correct, the system is a little...disadvantageous to foreign doctors.

So you have two options:

1. Try to get registration locally - this involves 2 years of work, and then undertake your MOCC.

2. Serve your reservist as a normal grunt.

Cheers

Sing Chee

If you are working overseas, you should defer ICT. And report that you are overseas. Apply for exit permit. Why do you need to come back for ICT, in the first place?

spanishcheese SG

Hi there

I'm a doctor from Melbourne who has been called back to serve my national service, so I can help you out.

To be politically correct, the system is a little...disadvantageous to foreign doctors.

So you have two options:

1. Try to get registration locally - this involves 2 years of work, and then undertake your MOCC.

2. Serve your reservist as a normal grunt.

Cheers

Sing Chee

Hmm so I have to do my housemanship in singapore instead huh after my studies?

Irrelevancy SG

It doesn't matter. If you do your housemanship here, you need to work THREE years before you get fully registered. If you do your housemanship overseas, you work in singapore TWO years (as you are considered a fully registered foreign doctors) to get registered.