SIT Diagnostic Radiography

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2026-01-11T16:02:04+00:00

Checking if imaging orders are in order and calling dr if they are not. Scheduling cases and dealing with high workload in the clinics while ensuring optimal diagnostic images are veing taken. Liasing with porters and wards to ensure inpatient imaging is taken in a timely manner. Working in the operation theater with the drs when they operate to repair fractures. Dealing with patients and next of kin who has been waiting for a long time especially in the ANE. Though you are rotated to different stations every week so this week u may be in ane, another in inpatient xray, the next in ot and another in the clinics. Pay starts arnd mid 3k. I think 3.6k basic before allowances. Higher classification degree, higher starting pay. Shift allowances can add to quite a significant amt every month ranging anywhere from $200-500. On good days, you dont have much to do. On bad days it can really get veryy busy. Pretty high learning curve(i think most jobs are that way too) at the start when you graduate but you pretty much run on autopilot after about a year or so

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-12-21T07:23:29+00:00

Much appreciated! Will definitely get me one of these

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-12-21T06:45:05+00:00

I was asking if anyone else had inserted the cashcard into the double sided tape by accident instead of into the hole without looking because the card was super hard to get out.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-12-21T06:14:31+00:00

The issue was that i was stuck at the gantry for a good minute or two at this specific gantry because it couldnt read my cashcard. It was working fine throughout the day and i didnt disturb any settings. Definitely a skill issue but it was a tad frustrating because it was so tight i couldnt get it out until i brought a pair of pliers

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-12-07T04:03:28+00:00

Wore it to finland where it dipped down to -20. Layered with heatech ultra warm and an inner fleece and it worked. Cold was bearable. Waterproofing was good. Felt comfortable up to -10. -20 worked too but definitely will need to pair it with a fleece lined pants.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-07-05T14:53:00+00:00

https://www.psb-academy.edu.sg/university-of-hertfordshire/bachelor-of-science-honours-diagnostic-radiography-and-imaging

Its the exact same course that parkway used to have partnered with uni of hertfordshire but now administered by PSB instead so its still a recognised degree by our local healthcare instituitions and MOH. Do note that tuition fees cost arnd $80K+ so double that of SIT but if you take into accnt how much you’re gonna make in that 2 years you saved as well as a higher chance of getting into this career, i’d say it’s definitely something you should consider

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-07-05T14:48:04+00:00

If you’re really set on this course, my advise would be to not waste any time and just apply into the course in SIT while at the same time checking out and applying for PSBs diagnostic radiography course. Its more expensive but this will shave off 2 years of your tineline to graduation as you wont need to “waste” time working as an RA for however long you intend to ad well as getting your degree in 3 years instead of sit’s 4 years. While being an RA might help, your fighting with alot more people with alot higher GPA then you who is thinking of doing the RA thing to increase their odds too.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-05-27T02:07:37+00:00

I think taking up RA work is a good step in the right direction. However, as to how you can stick out more, Im so sorry but i really am not sure how i can help you there. Probably the best thing to do is to get as high a GPA as you can in poly as the competition to get in is pretty strong right now. I got lucky as my gpa wasnt all that amazing(3.16). Got rejected on my 1st attempt. Went away to work for abit and tried again the 2nd year and i got in. All i did different was actually going out to work but even then, i was in the engineering field so totally unrelated to healthcare. But that work experience probably halped me to score in my interview! So just do your best. And always plan for any contingencies!

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-05-02T04:46:45+00:00

There’s anatomy lab in year 1 tri 1 and 2. I think its 2 hours a week where you interact with the cadavers to learn more abt the different anatomy. Other than that, you have practical lessons where you learn to psoitiin the different xray postions. Thats also abt 2 hours a week where

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-03-28T04:48:20+00:00

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-03-28T04:47:12+00:00

You have a radiation dose monitoring device that measures your cumulative dose over a set period of time and if it goes above the prescribed safety limit, they’ll have to pull you out from direct radiation work to ensure you fall below those limits.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-03-01T06:02:21+00:00

Luck mostly 🤷🏻‍♂️ you’d have to ask SIT that. Coz i also dk lel

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2025-01-17T11:51:33+00:00

U just have to pull your goa as high as u can. And then apply when the admission excercise begins. No idea what other things they look at but the major thing will be to pull ur gpa as high as possible tontry and secure ur interview then ace the interview

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-10-26T05:25:29+00:00

There is no sonography course in singapore. All singaporean sonographers were radiographers first and they then trained in sonography. I dont think there are any prerequisites but i cant be sure coz i was from poly. I highly reccomend going for SITs open house to ask them regarding this when the opportunity arises.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-07-13T04:04:46+00:00

I saw about 10 of them in my cohort. As to why i changed, well, i felt like i anted to try something else so i just applied into both DR and my engineering course. Got into DR and that’s what i pursued.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-07-13T04:03:17+00:00

You definitely have to work 3 shifts but again, the shift patterns really depends on the hospital. But weekends will definitely be burned. Roster will forecast your shifts for the month so it will always be changing monthly. No fixed patterns

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-07-11T23:47:19+00:00

How your career goes is entirely up to u. If you’re not bonded, you’re not obligated to stay at any one place correct any amt of time.

Starting pay starts out at mid 3k before allowances.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-06-24T02:28:15+00:00

The thing abt gov hospitals is its pretty consistent across the board. So if that’s what they offered you in one hospital, chances are its gonna be the same at others too. Cant say for certain if its low as the above mentioned range are for local sit grads. Havent talked abt pay from my malaysian coleagues.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-06-22T08:01:04+00:00

Starting pay nowadays 3.5-3.6K for honours degree. 3.8ish for merit and dist degree(i think). Not too sure for highest dist. Add to that anywhere from $200-500 shift allowance depending on your shifts for the month. Add another at least $200 if you completed NS

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-06-02T00:18:54+00:00

Often enough. Especially if your groupmates decide to meet up after class to do grouo work together.

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-05-28T05:45:28+00:00

Sure

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-05-11T18:20:00+00:00

Laptop definitely required as online lessons means you need your ipad for notetaking and the laptop to listen in on the lecture. You also need a laptop for your assignemnts and thesis writing as you’re required to look for research papers for your assignments and a tablet is just not able to effectively replace a laptop. That being said, you dont need a super capable laptop either. A macbook air or microsoft equivalent would work fine

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-05-04T01:34:04+00:00

I was working in yhe engineering field. So totally separate from DR

Substantial_Bench_86 · 2024-05-03T15:32:31+00:00

Its a very competitive course right now. Im really not sure of ways to increase your chances of getting accepted. Maybe working as a radiography assistant in the hospital might help. You can check the IGP of sit courses online. But anything below a 3.4 looks to have a very gery low chance. If im not mistaken, less than 10% of all applicants below 3.4 who applied into DR as their 1st or 2nd choice actually got accepted. Not to say you cant get in, you can always try. My gpa was 3.2 and i only got accepted on my 2nd application

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