05/12/2023
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แดแดแดแดส (MD) ษชษด แดสแด แดสษชสษชแดแดษชษดแดs: แดษด แดสแดษชแดแดแดแด ษขแดษชแด
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1. ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ.
If you want to be a doctor or any medical professional in the future, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand is your best option.
โWith its curriculum focusing on advanced science subjects like Chemistry and Biology, the STEM track will build the academic foundation you need to get accepted into one of the few prestigious medical schools in the Philippines.
2. ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐
โAfter graduating from high school, you can either take the โfast trackโ or โslow trackโ to get that dream Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree.
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The โfast trackโ allows you to get the degree in a relatively shorter time. Instead of spending 4 years to earn a baccalaureate degree and another 4 years in medical school, youโll be entering a condensed program that can make you a doctor for as short as 6 to 7 years.
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In the Philippines, there are programs that make this possible:
ยฐUniversity of the Philippinesโ Intarmed which picks aspiring doctors from the top 10% of UPCAT passers to complete a 7-year medical program straight from high school.
ยฐDe La Salle Universityโs Bachelor of Science in Human Biology allows qualified students to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree in just 6 years. The first two years are spent studying at the DLSU-Taft while the third year onwards is the โmedicine properโ to be taken at DLSU-Med.
ยฐDe La Salle University in Dasmariรฑas has similar programs that shorten the time frame of completing medical education. One is the B.S. Biochemistry where students enter medicine proper during the third year and the B.S. Medical Biology program which is similar to the B.S. Human Biology offered by DLSU-Taft.
ยฐThe University of Santo Tomas is now offering a 6-year medicine program beginning school year 2019 to 2020. Currently in its trial stage, the โInnovative Doctor of Medicineโ program will pick its first 90 students through a stringent selection process. The lucky few who will make it to the programโs initial implementation can take the medicine proper after only two years of general coursesโand without completing a bachelorโs degree.
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For the majority of students, however, the โslow trackโ of taking a bachelorโs degree before entering a medical school seems to be the more logical choice.
*For one, it gives them plenty of time to think about their future. A lot of things may change during those four years. You can wake up one day and realize youโre not actually in love with becoming a doctor but only with the glamour and prestige that come with it.
*To make this realization, you must take up a course that will prepare you well for medical school or will expose you to hospital work.
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๐ท๐๐-๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐-๐๐๐
โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐:
๐ฑ.๐. ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ฑ.๐. ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฑ.๐. ๐ฟ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ฑ.๐. ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ฑ.๐. ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ฑ.๐. ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฑ.๐. ๐ฟ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐y
---Each of these pre-med courses has pros and cons so it doesnโt matter which one you choose as long as youโre genuinely interested in the program. Remember, you will be spending four years of your life studying the course so might as well choose something that you can see yourself enjoying.
*โ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ค๐๐๐ teaches you how to build rapport with patients and collaborate with other medical professionals. It also builds your clinical skills and trains you on how to translate โbook knowledgeโ into practical application.
*โ๐๐ช๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช is a great choice if youโre eyeing a career in geriatrics in the future. Psychology is ideal for future doctors in the fields of Neurology or Psychiatry.
*๐น๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ช ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ช are heavy on science subjects so it will help you ace the first few years of medical school. Public Health, meanwhile, is best for those who want to immerse themselves in government work in the future.
-While itโs ideal to take one of these pre-med courses, you can still pursue Medicine with a totally unrelated, non-science college course.
3. ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ (๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ)
--Letโs say youโve just graduated from college. At this point, you should already have a clear idea of whether taking Medicine is the right career path from you.
If youโre still unsure, itโs a clear indication that youโre not ready for medical school yet. Someone who has the passion to become a physician running through his veins will go ahead and enroll in a medical schoolโno questions asked.
Take the uncertainty as a sign to do some soul-searching. Know yourself more. Take a gap year. Get a masterโs degree. Work for a while to save up more money.
Whatever you choose to do, remember that you can only get into medical school once youโre 100% committed to it.
The life of medical students and doctors are no joke. Itโs nothing like Greyโs Anatomy.
Assuming you enroll in a medical school straight from college, youโll be spending the rest of your 20โs studying and wonโt be financially independent until youโre in your mid-30s.
It takes a lot of sacrifices. Youโll have endless sleepless nights away from your friends and family. Sleep and social life will become a luxury.
Hospital politics, demanding patients, almost inhumane work schedules, and a corrupt healthcare system will drain you of all the positivity and make you question your life choices.
Ask as many doctors as you can about the realities of becoming a doctor. If you still think the rewards far outweigh the sacrifices, then youโre already in good standing. Youโll fare better than those who quit after three years of medical school when the reality of what clinical work involves sinks in.
4. ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ/๐ฌ.
If youโve already weighed the pros and cons of taking up Medicine and thereโs nothing stopping you from doing so, itโs time to look for a medical school.
-In choosing a medical school, you have to consider the following factors:
a. NMAT percentile cut-off: While some schools are more lenient when it comes to NMAT scores, well-known institutions reject applicants whose NMAT grades are below their cut-off scores. UP College of Medicine, for example, only accepts those with 90+ percentile rank/score in NMAT. UST and UERM, on the other hand, have cut-off scores of 85 and 75, respectively.
b. The minimum number of units for specific college subjects: Especially if you didnโt take a pre-med course, you will most likely take extra credits in specific subjects as required by the medical school youโll be applying for. For instance, the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), one of the best and cheapest medical schools in the country, require all their applicants to have the minimum number of units in Mathematics, Social Sciences, Language and Communication, Humanities, and Sciences.
c. Tuition fee: The bad news is the medical education in the Philippines is not free for all. Expect to shell out tens of thousands in tuition fees alone every semester. If you didnโt come from a wealthy family, you will face stiff competition to get accepted into one of the few highly competitive public medical schools.
Knowing that the cost of medical education hinders many from pursuing their dreams of becoming a doctor, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) now offers Cash Grants to Medical Students Enrolled in State Universities and Colleges (CGMS-SUCs).
The program allows qualified individuals to study Medicine for free beginning school year 2017-2018. Cash grants will be equally divided among the following public medical schools:
University of Northern Philippines
Mariano Marcos State University
Cagayan State University
Bicol University
West Visayas State University
University of the Philippines-Leyte
Mindanao State University
University of the Philippines-Manila
Aside from maintaining a general weighted average every semester, students who will benefit from the free education are required to render one year of service in the country for every year that they receive a cash grant. After all, the subsidy is intended to alleviate the shortage of doctors in the Philippines.
d. Board exam performance.
A medical schoolโs passing rate in the past board examinations reflects the quality of education and training it provides to its students.
While location matters when choosing a medical school, itโs doubly important to entrust your future to an institution with a good track record.
5. ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ (๐๐๐๐)
Before you can enroll in any medical school in the Philippines, you need to take and pass the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT).
Itโs an aptitude exam that measures your readiness to handle the grueling academic demands of medical schools.
Similar to IQ tests, the NMAT is administered twice a year by the Center for Educational Measurement, Inc. (CEM) as authorized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
While itโs true that NMAT is not a 100% reliable predictor of your success in medical school, you shouldnโt take it lightly either. If your dream school has high standards like UP Manila, for example, you should score at least 90+ in NMAT. That score isnโt even considered above-average given that most of the applicants who get in have 99+ percentile scores.
To qualify for NMAT, you should be a graduate or a graduating student of any college degree course in the Philippines. Foreign students and graduates are also welcome to apply. There are testing centers both here and abroad, the specific locations of which are determined by CEM.
Medical schools admit students based on two things: college grades and NMAT score. Those with Latin honors and high NMAT scores easily secure slots in top medical schools.
If you didnโt perform well in college, however, thatโs all the more rea*on to study harder and score well in NMAT.
6. ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ
If your aim is to be qualified in one of the top 10 medical schools listed in the previous section, then acing the NMAT is only the beginning.
7. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ
The moment you enroll in a medical school, everything becomes a level playing field.
It doesnโt matter if you took Engineering or Biology in college; everyone is starting from zero.
In the Philippines, the Doctor of Medicine degree is a five-year graduate program that will build your foundation as a future doctor.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด.
Freshmen should expect to study basic sciences like Biochemistry, Preventive Medicine, Community Health, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Psychiatry, and Medical Practice I.
Second-year students will spend a year studying basic concepts of Pharmacology, Microbiology & Parasitology, Pathology, Medicine and Surgery, Medical Economics, and Psychiatry II. Most medical schools in the Philippines already expose their students to hospital work as early as their sophomore year to teach them basic skills like taking or recording a patientโs medical history.
In the third year, medical students will immerse themselves in disease management, learning more about the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and clinical management of common as well as rare medical conditions. At this point, you will be interacting with the patients in the actual hospital setting.
At the end of the second or third year and before you transition to the internship, medical students usually must overcome one final hurdle in the form of a thesis, practical exam, or an independent research project.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ-๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด.
Expect to spend anywhere between several weeks to two months in various fields like Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and various subspecialties. You will be under the supervision of a faculty who will then evaluate your performance after each hospital duty.
After 4 years in medical school, you will finally graduate and earn the โDoctor of Medicineโ diploma.
๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต-๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ.
This is the last phase of your training where you will work alongside residents and other members of the healthcare team. Just like before, you will remain under the supervision of a faculty member known as the โattending physician.โ
The post-graduate internship allows you to train more intensively in different subspecialties like Dermatology, Urology, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, etc. Itโs a critical period in your medical education since you wonโt be allowed to take the licensure examination and practice your profession if you fail to complete the required hours of internship.
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Knowing what lies ahead is one thing but actually being there and surviving med school is another. And the best way to properly navigate your student life is to learn from those who already came out of it. Below are just some of the valuable tips every incoming medical student ought to know:
โ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐พ ๐บ ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐พ. ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐, ๐๐พโ๐๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐พ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐พ๐พ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ ๐ป๐พ ๐ผ๐
๐พ๐บ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ฌ๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐
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๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐บ ๐๐๐
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๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐บ๐๐ผ๐พ๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐บ๐
๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐บ๐
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๐๐ฟ๐พ. ๐ถ๐๐๐
๐พ ๐๐๐พ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐พ๐พ ๐๐พ๐บ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐พ๐
๐บ๐๐๐๐พ๐
๐ ๐พ๐บ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐
๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (4๐๐ ๐๐พ๐บ๐) ๐๐๐
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๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐
๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐บ๐
๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐พ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐พ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐บ๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐บ๐
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐
๐๐ฝ๐บ๐๐.
โ๐จ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ค๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐
๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐
๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐
๐บ๐ ๐
๐๐๐พ๐๐. ๐ฌ๐บ๐๐พ ๐ฟ๐๐๐พ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐พ๐บ๐๐; ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ๐๐๐บ๐
๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ก๐๐๐
๐ฝ ๐๐พ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐
๐ผ๐๐๐๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐; ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐
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๐๐พ๐๐๐พ ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ป๐
๐ ๐๐พ๐ฟ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ฟ๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐พ. ๐ซ๐พ๐บ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐พ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ผ๐; ๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐
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๐๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐พ๐๐๐
๐พ ๐๐๐
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๐๐พ๐
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐บ๐๐ผ๐พ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐๐พ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐
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โ๐ญ๐พ๐๐พ๐ ๐ผ๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐
. ๐จ๐ฟ ๐๐๐โ๐๐พ ๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐พ๐๐พ ๐ป๐พ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐โ๐๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐
๐ฟ. ๐ฑ๐พ๐๐พ๐๐ป๐พ๐, ๐บ ๐๐บ๐
๐ฟ-๐๐พ๐บ๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐พ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐
๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐พ ๐
๐๐บ๐ป๐๐
๐๐๐. ๐ฎ๐๐พ ๐ฝ๐บ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐พ๐ฝ๐๐พ ๐๐๐
๐
๐ป๐พ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐พ๐๐๐พ๐พ๐ ๐บ ๐๐บ๐๐๐พ๐๐โ๐ ๐
๐๐ฟ๐พ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐พ๐บ๐๐. ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ๐ ๐พ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐พ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐พ๐ ๐ฝ๐พ๐๐พ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐บ๐
๐
๐๐๐พ ๐
๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐
๐
๐ป๐พ ๐บ๐ป๐
๐พ ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐๐ผ๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐พ๐ผ๐๐๐พ ๐บ ๐ฟ๐๐
๐
-๐ฟ๐
๐พ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐๐๐.
โ๐ฃ๐พ-๐๐๐๐พ๐๐. ๐ด๐๐
๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐บ ๐๐บ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐
๐บ๐ ๐บ๐ ๐พ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐บ๐๐ผ๐พ ๐๐๐ ๐๐พ๐. ๐จ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐
๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐บ๐๐ผ๐พ ๐๐๐๐บ๐๐๐๐บ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐บ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ ๐๐๐
๐
๐๐พ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฝ ๐บ๐๐บ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐พ๐ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐
. ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ ๐
๐๐ฟ๐พ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ ๐๐พ๐๐พ๐ ๐ป๐พ ๐บ๐ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐๐พ ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐๐พ ๐ผ๐บ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐
๐ฟ.
8. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
A graduate of a โDoctor of Medicineโ program canโt work without a license to practice. And to get this license, he/she must pass the physician licensure exam given twice a year (usually March and September).
The exam is administered by the Board of Medicine (BOM) under the supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). It has two categories, each of which covers six different subjects:
Basic sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology, and Pharmacology).
Clinical sciences (Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Surgery, Legal Medicine and Preventive Medicine).
To pass the exam, you must have a board exam average rating of at least 75% with no grade lower than 50% in any subject.
Medical students usually have 2 to 6 months after a post-graduate internship allotted for the review. If you paid your dues in med school and didnโt take any shortcuts, all you need to do is to refresh your memory on all the fundamental concepts youโve learned over the years.
Once you overcome all the hurdles, your โMDโ license will finally allow you to work as a general practitioner, or earn from โmoonlightโ jobs. Alternatively, you can take another gap year before going to residency training.
10. ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
After getting their licenses, most new doctors in the Philippines opt to go through a residency training program to further their careers.
If you donโt like to take this path, you can establish private practice right away to work as a general practitioner. Companies also hire general practitioners and pay them fixed monthly salaries to work in various settings like hotels, schools, clinics, etc.
The main disadvantage is that GPs have less income and career growth opportunities than specialists. If you want to be the latter, then your best option is to go straight to residency.
Getting a slot for your medical residency training is like applying for a job. Youโll be competing with other new doctors aiming for the same specialization, with some of them closely connected to the higher-ups or are board exam top notchers so their applications are prioritized over others.
While waiting for a hospital willing to accept you as a resident, you can get moonlight jobs to earn income.
โMoonlightingโ refers to the practice of working a second job outside your main/primary job. For example, if the hospital where you want to get a residency training doesnโt have openings yet, you can grab an opportunity to โmoonlightโ (meaning youโre an independent physician doing work that is outside the scope of the residency training program) in one of its facilities instead.
As a moonlighter, your limited experience may backfire when you encounter cases you know little about so think twice before accepting new opportunities.
In addition to that, Philippine hospitals only allow moonlighters who arenโt residents yet. Once youโve been accepted in their residency program, youโre no longer permitted to take moonlighting jobs.
Once accepted, medical residents may spend 3 to 6 years working in the hospital depending on their chosen field of specialization. Thereโs even a joke that the rea*on why medical residents are called as such is they literally โresideโ in the hospital for the entire duration of their training.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ด๐ฝ๐ โ ๐ท๐ฝ๐ โ 4 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ต๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข โ 4 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ 4 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข โ 4 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐ฟ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข โ 4 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข โ 4 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ 3 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข โ 4 ๐๐ 5 ๐ข๐๐๐๐
11. ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
When youโre done with your residency training, you have two choices: either work and start earning money or spend a few more years to pursue a subspecialty (also known as fellowship).
At this point, years of training and working in the hospital should give you an idea of what field to subspecialize in.
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ.
๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐บ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ 2 ๐ต๐ฐ 4 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด 3 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ 3 ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐:
๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
After completing your fellowship, you will take another exam. Passing it gives you a certification so you can work as a specialist. Your success as a specialist largely depends on the quality of the training you received during residency as well as your choice of training institution (hospital) for your fellowship.
Specialists who have completed their residency training and have been qualified in their chosen field of specialization can now fill one of the various lucrative positions offered by both private and public institutions.
A specialist surgeon, for example, can earn over Php 100,000 from one operation alone in his private practice and earn additional income as a consultant in a training hospital.
Specialists can work in a specialized private clinic, private hospital, or a government hospital. They may also land an administrative position in the Department of Health (DOH) and other similar government agencies.
(๐ค๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐:๐จ๐จ๐จ.๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐จ.๐๐๐ฅ)
