The purpose of this is to increase the supply of doctors in
Singapore. But why can't they just increase the intake of medical
students per year to NUS school of medicine so that when these
young doctors complete their studies they can go out to work
earlier to gain more experience. Otherwise any graduates from this
GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL will be already at a disadvantage and have
to start accumulating their experience at a later stage as compared
to those who enter NUS medical school STRAIGHT after GCE A
levels.
MOH even control the quota of recruiting doctors in the govt
hospitals. They have tight control and make sure
that departments don't exceed the quota given to them. Depts
need to have doctors have to give good reasons to support their
request to employ doctors. There are doctors
who are about to graduate fear that they can't get jobs.
It is MOH slapping their own faces when they keep claiming
there are short of doctors. They have gone
on special recruitment trips to India to recruit doctors.
So never believe all that the media say.
