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KTGSS Alumnus Sharing on Careers Planning

KTGSS Alumnus Sharing on Careers Planning. Medicine Dr. Lau Kai Kee (1998) 3 June 2008. So you want to be a doctor…?. Want to help people? Social status? Prospect? Money?. Road to be a doctor. A Level in Biology / Math stream MBBS / MBChB 5 years Houseman 1 year

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KTGSS Alumnus Sharing on Careers Planning

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  1. KTGSS Alumnus Sharingon Careers Planning Medicine Dr. Lau Kai Kee (1998) 3 June 2008

  2. So you want to be a doctor…? • Want to help people? • Social status? • Prospect? • Money?

  3. Road to be a doctor • A Level in Biology / Math stream • MBBS / MBChB 5 years • Houseman 1 year • Resident / Medical Officer (6-9 years) • Specialist

  4. HKALE grade • Data of 2007 • HKU MBBS Prog. Code: 6456 • CUHK Medical Studies, Prog Code: 4501 • MBBS 25th/50th/75th percentile AAA/AAB/AAB • LLB 25th/50th/75th percentile ABC/BBB/BBC • BEng(Civ) 25th/50th/75th percentile ABB/BBC/BCC • BBA(Law) 25th/50th/75th percentile AAB/AAC/AB Data from Dr Jacobus Ng, HKU

  5. Employment opportunities • Hospital Authority (85-90%) • Private hospitals • Private practice • University • Department of Health

  6. Postgraduate Specialist training • MBBS / MBChB: 5 years • Full registration (HK Medical Council): 1 year • Specialist trainings: 6 - 9 years • Other trainings: variable • Bottom line: lots of studying even after graduation (Continuous Medical Education)

  7. Life of a doctor (public hospital) • 6:45am Wake up • 7:50am Arrive at hospital • 8:00-12pm Start ward round (20 inpatients) +- outpatient • 10:30am Investigation Procedures / surgery • +- 1:00pm Lunch (usually less than 1 hr) • 2:00pm Outpatient clinic (40 patients) / surgery • 5:30pm Second ward round (newly admitted patients, investigation results) • 6:00-6:30pm Home / Continue on call duties

  8. “派糖冇我份　捱苦有我份”01/07/2007

  9. Doctors demonstration 26/6/2007

  10. Working hours • HA targets at 65hours per week • 1-2 calls per week (~30 hrs per call) • Usual work hours in other disciplines: 44 hours per week • Total no of hours in one month: 168 • i.e At least 39% of your life at work (usually more), not including your time for studying / exam preparation

  11. Salary • Resident / Medical Officer: $33,355 + allowance • 15% gratuity • Maximum: about $110,000

  12. Prospects & Promotional opportunities • Promotion in public hospitals: Very slim • “公院升遷不揀「網外人」”--Apple Daily 10/8/2007 • Very few doctors will / can actually change their job

  13. Social status Doctors are targets of criticism rather than targets of appraisal (except during SARS epidemic)

  14. Other ways to become a doctor • Overseas • Premed generally required (another few years) • Need to pass licentiate examination (LMCHK) in HK before eligible to practice

  15. Other Careers in Health Care • Chinese Medical Practitioner • Dentist • Veterinary doctor • Allied Health (Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists) • Nurses

  16. Summary • Long trainings, Life long studying • Devotions to work / long working hours • Salary: Not the best pay • Prospects and promotions: slim • Social status: not as before

  17. So you want to be a doctor…? • Want to help people? • Social status? • Prospect? • Money?

  18. Good luck for your exam on 11th June 2008 • franco04@graduate.hku.hk

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