Amid long hours and low pay, junior doctors say more among them are breaking their bonds to move to private sector
SINGAPORE — It was during her 19th consecutive day of work as a junior doctor at a public hospital three years ago that Dr Faith Choo, physically and mentally drained, first considered breaking her medical service bond.
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- Some junior doctors in Singapore, burnt out by long hours of work, believe that more are “tempted” to break their medical service bond
- Breaking the bond with MOH Holdings comes with a high financial cost, but the perks of a job in the private sector far outweigh the cons, they said
- The Ministry of Health recently said it has finalised the recommendations of a committee set up to improve the well-being of junior doctors
- Some doctors said they appreciated recent initiatives such as remuneration for weekend shifts
- However, the pull of the private sector remains “tempting” if not enough is being done to incentivise doctors to stay
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SINGAPORE — It was during her 19th consecutive day of work as a junior doctor at a public hospital three years ago that Dr Faith Choo, physically and mentally drained, first considered breaking her medical service bond.
She still had a long way to go until the end of the bond she had signed with MOH Holdings (MOHH), the holding company for Singapore's public healthcare institutions. The agreement requires her to work in the public healthcare sector for five years upon graduation. This does not include a year of internship, or housemanship, which commences right after graduation.
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