{
  "id": 16318025,
  "title": "Taiwanese doctor, 48, unable to practise medicine in S'pore, volunteers at hospitals while being stay-at-home-dad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/taiwanese-doctor-48-unable-to-practise-medicine-in-spore-volunteers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T11:38:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/taiwanese-doctor-stay-at-home-dad-volunteer-singapore/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hsu Cheng Yuan, a 48-year-old Taiwanese family doctor, has been unable to practice medicine in Singapore due to failing to secure a slot for the third and final stage of his assessment. Despite this setback, Hsu has chosen to stay at home and care for his two young children while volunteering at a local community hospital. The family recently moved to Singapore, with Hsu's wife, Maeda Momoe, becoming a doctor in the country after graduating from Duke-NUS Medical School. Hsu and Momoe met while Momoe was a Duke-NUS student, and the couple have been through a long-distance relationship before moving to Singapore together. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the family was separated for a few years due to travel restrictions, but they eventually reunited and settled down in their new home. Hsu's inability to become a registered doctor in Singapore has caused him emotional distress, as he had built a sense of purpose and achievement from helping patients. He has found solace in volunteering at Yishun Community Hospital, where he spends every second Wednesday chatting with patients and providing care where he can. Hsu's volunteer work has allowed him to step away from the role of a doctor and focus on spending more time with his family. Despite the challenges he has faced, Hsu remains hopeful that his children will learn the value of perseverance and overcoming difficulties.",
  "summary": "He had moved to Singapore to be with his wife, a doctor here.",
  "key_points": [
    "Taiwanese doctor Hsu Cheng Yuan, 48, cannot practice medicine in Singapore.",
    "Hsu volunteers at Yishun Community Hospital every second Wednesday.",
    "Family moved to Singapore, wife Momoe also became a doctor there."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}