nah, tts whether i shod xfer or not, dis is me choosing nt
to xfer, but still need advice, thx anyway^^
ic, ok
Just fyi on doctors and why I do not aspire to become one after
hearing what my uncle (who is a specialist doctor) and some career
seminar in my JC last time.
Doctors have to make big sacrifices, especially in terms of
time. The workload is super heavy and you cannot afford to any
single mistake for it could possibly cost a patient's life.
As a doctor, you have to study 5 years (with minimal breaks,
sufficiently only for guys to go reservist) and undergo 1 year of
housemanship. In total, 6 years. For most other degrees, it's only
4 years, so the graduates of other degrees will have 2 years
advantage, and from a mathematical viewpoint, the differences in
monetary terms is huge. Indeed, a doctor is not about $$.
You will also be bonded to the govt for 5 years (I think is 5)
and you won't be able to quit without forking out lots of $$
(again) if you find that you detest the job.
The barrier to exit is also very high; not many other jobs will
take you in. Basically, you are almost stuck forever in this
field.
Any major mistake and your licence to practise will be
cancelled. Then how?
From my friends who are in... it appears that there's quite a
bit of politics within the student cohort in the medicine
faculty.
And in case anyone thinks doctors are paid well... at the very
start, the basic pay is $3k. You will need to work lots of
overnight OT, and you get about $200 for every night OT. On
average, per month, you do 10 overnight OTs, so your salary will be
about $5k.
Of course, the longer you stay and the higher you climb in this
sector, the better you will be compensated. But do bear in mind
that this is a very well established sector with many seniors in
front of you who are young, energetic, and sitting in the higher
echelons, leaving you with not much room to climb further.
Most doctors also marry within themselves because they have
simply not much time to go out and find and know other people.
Above basically sums up why I don't want to be a doctor. But if
you are extremely passionate about serving people's medical needs
at the expense of personal time sacrifice, go ahead. As for me, I
prefer to serve society in my own other ways
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