Easier to bring in foreign-trained docs
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Mar 26, 2011 - Straits Times
Easing of rules on supervision helps address shortage
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Some countries have open book exams for doctors.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Mar 26, 2011 - Straits Times
Easing of rules on supervision helps address shortage
By Salma Khalik, Health CorrespondentTHE critical shortage of doctors here in the last few years has led to massive recruitment of foreign-trained doctors - and a headache in terms of supervision.Singapore requires all such doctors, no matter how experienced or qualified, to undergo a few years of supervision so they are 'broken into' practising under local conditions.
Those from India are horrendous. Cheap cheap but . . . . . .. . . The biggest hospital in Singapore was the first to take the initiative to employ them. -
cheaper faster better..
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Mar 26, 2011 - Straits Times
Easing of rules on supervision helps address shortage
By Salma Khalik, Health CorrespondentTHE critical shortage of doctors here in the last few years has led to massive recruitment of foreign-trained doctors - and a headache in terms of supervision.Singapore requires all such doctors, no matter how experienced or qualified, to undergo a few years of supervision so they are 'broken into' practising under local conditions.
My doctor is a foreigner too. -
I'm quite sure there is a need to open up more uni space for the medicine school now. Can't rely on foreign doctors especially the ones from india and china.
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Some foreign doctors are needed because they could verse in dialects.
But e way it's put is pwnzing e need to have local medical schools
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So does that mean our doctors can't (converse) in local dialects?
This won't do. Either open up more space or set up medical schools. I think the unis here are just being choosy.
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Originally posted by TIB1167D:
So does that mean our doctors can't (converse) in local dialects?
This won't do. Either open up more space or set up medical schools. I think the unis here are just being choosy.
can many youngsters verse in their own dialects these days? -
My mom's doctor is from China.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
can many youngsters verse in their own dialects these days?The chances are is 95 to 5. yes, and I do speak dialects.
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such opportunities ought to be left for locals....labourers foreigners, top professionals also foreigners, seriously how to build national identity.....
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Originally posted by dukedracula:
such opportunities ought to be left for locals....labourers foreigners, top professionals also foreigners, seriously how to build national identity.....
is there a national identity to begin with?
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Originally posted by TIB1167D:
I'm quite sure there is a need to open up more uni space for the medicine school now. Can't rely on foreign doctors especially the ones from india and china.
Duke medical school was started few years ago in Singapore. This allow working adults the chance to study medicine.MOH is the one restricting the number of doctors. They set stingy and strict control quota for recruitment.
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Originally posted by TIB1167D:
The chances are is 95 to 5. yes, and I do speak dialects.
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Ok I will ask my children to become a doctor one day, will tell them Spore shortage of local doctors.
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Just look at low standard of the foreign doctors at the polyclinics now
and now the government is going to open the flood gate for more foreign doctors to
enter Singapore.
Will it be another case of the cheap import of low standard of "foreign talent"
again ?
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I was at one of the KK hospital, a china doc examine my kid, my first impression, scuks! I dont understand his native chinese speaking, when asked him to translate simple english, this proud china doctor begain to talk about medical terms and told I also dont understand it.
Yes, cheap worker indeed.
Thank you minister.