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last SG · 2009-09-24T00:26:37+00:00

A doctor can take up a mop and start cleaning straight away. A cleaner needs to study medicine for a couple of years, understand what the hell she is studyin...

Lee012lee SG

oh earlier I mentioned on FRCR and MRCP isnt it. these are intermediate exams before progression to AST. besides FRCR or MRCP depending on the specialisation, some specialisation require passing of MMed, ie Masters of Medicine awarded by NUS. if you pass MMed, then you progress to AST. FRCR and MRCP are internationally recognised qualifications, whereas MMed is recognised in Singapore only, but most trainees usually take both of the exams. if they want to take FRCR, they take it in UK as it is a UK exam. heard of royal colleges of Edinburgh?

After MRCP, FRCS, I understand that some doctors went for 2 years fellowship / residency with world renowned hospitals and trained under world renowned clinical professors. What are these fellowship mean ? How are the doctors being selected for this type of fellowship ? Does this mean that doctors who have done this type of fellowship will have skills on par with the world top specialists in their chosen field of specialty ?

Thanks.

Rooney9 SG

fellowships they have to be recommended by their HOD, so as to get released by the dept. as manpower is an issue in the dept, cos releasing the doctor meaning one less doctor in the dept. for the HOD to recommend, the doctor performance must be good.

once accepted, some will spend up to 1 year staying there, doing research. it also depends on what fellowship they intend to do there? research, clinical work etc? some go there to do research. basically research work in singapore is almost non existent. how many researchers we have in singapore as compared to the countries like UK or US. in US, those researchers full time job are research, whereas in singapore, researchers are doctors doing medicine, admin, teaching and research at the same time.

to be a top specialist in your field, attending those top institutions doesnt mean you are destined to be a top specialist. what separate those elite are the things they have done well in their chosen profession and your name spread internationally. once you are an AC, you are on your own and do not have any supervisors or mentors anymore. you are required to diagnose and treat your patients well. if you misdiagnose and mistreat your patients, you may lose your license, never mind your reputation.

Rooney9 SG

the work of doctors are very demanding and hours are long. doctors worked very hard and some sleep for only 5-6 hours. even when they reach home, work does not stop. some will use these time doing research, reading, bring work back to home, or replying to e-mails.

Some senior specialists HOD are not only chairman in STC, they are also involved in some capacity in the colleges, either as president, or treasurer. Colleges are not appointed by MOH, its done via elections.

Rooney9 SG

how old is your niece now? need biology in her A levels though. to get a place at NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is not easy as there are top students from Raffles and Hwa Chong applied to study medicine. I saw their O and A levels transcript, all straight A's. I am not saying your niece need to be like them, but her grades for A levels need to be good. I think NUS accept about 200 plus medical students every year.

I know singaporeans go to Monash and Melbourne University to study medicine there as they cant get a place at NUS. Monash and Melbourne Uni are recognised by SMC for overseas medical degree there, but their fees are not cheap as they are international students, paying full fees. NSW I think is also recognised by SMC.

Lee012lee SG

Indeed, the cost to be trained as a doctor is very high.

The son of my colleague scored 4 As, distinctions in 2 S papers but a B4 in GP could not gain admission to NUS Medicine faculty and my colleague wrote to Straits Times forum to complain but to no avail.

So, my colleague had no choice and he sent his son to Australia to study for the medical degree. Fortunately, my colleague has the finances but it will cost him about $500,000 to $1,000,000 he estimated.

SBS 9613Z SG

H2 Biology is not a prerequisite. The must-have is H2 Chemistry; on top of that, another science subject is required, either H2 Biology or H2 Physics.

Refer to http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/corporate/app-mbbsadmissionfaq.html

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