Unemployment everywhere 

No, not yet....

Everybody will still get a job for 1 to 2 years as houseman... although the waiting now averages 9 months....

However, it will be as temporary staff....(not contract, as thought by some)....and on completion of ho, needs to get employment as permanent staff....

As of now, there are not enough positions to absorb all completing ho....so possible solution is for some to continue as temporary staff....

But the possibility that some doctors who don't perform well may not get to continue with Moh will become reality in maybe 2 years time...

Then yes, unemployment....we used to joke unemployed doctors can become taxi drivers...it has become true...can be uber drivers....

still advisable to go into the medical field? as in future opportunity might be better , i dont have any insider that could give answers to my questions 

still advisable to go into the medical field? as in future opportunity might be better , i dont have any insider that could give answers to my questions 

If you have great passion for medicine, go for it .
If your parents can spare big RM,go for medicine in Oz ,UK etc.

It takes much more than big rm to do medicine in Oz,uk etc....unlike msia....

Otherwise many of those doing locally will be there...

FYI, there's clearing places for medicine at St George's and PLymouth!

It is almost impossible for a 457 to undergo surgical training in oz...

Even if you get 189, it is extremely competitive to get into surgical training programs....

Onelove you should have already got you rmo job by now?

talking bout aus...
how about SG?

i would gather that MY still gives the best chance of surgical training, despite not being well recognised

but , If im not mistaken, the parallel pathways culminate in a royal college of surgeons qualification?

does being a MO in Surgery count as surgical training? or are you referring to specialisation training?

The whites are also human and not to be surprised. Things changed with time and what applies 20 years ago is no longer the case. Its a battle of survival and racism is very very ugly indeed.

That is true. Look at the mess in America now, alternative media or otherwise.

Re emergency medicine, apparently training spots quite easy to get. Relative interested in this specialty?

Dont think so but things are still fluid. Maybe wait until complete all the postings.

It seems there's more "not keen on this specialty" than "keen on this specialty" at this stage...whether or not one can get into the preferred one is another ball game altogether.

True. Looks like it's easier to get the preferred specialty at the bigger hospitals. But before that getting a MO place at a desired hospital is a priority but have to accept also if placed elsewhere.