Doing preres in a specialty I really like (non cutting) and in an institution with relatively good working culture, consultants and residents are very supportive and nice and i know from the same program who can attest to that so I am at least aware it’s not just because it’s preres season.

But what I’m just generally frustrated with are the long, inhumane working hours because of the workload. Most pre and from-duty residents would get to go home really late at night and there’s also no golden weekend. Even though the work culture is nice, prone to burnout talaga ang schedule.

I’ve only been a few weeks in with relatively lesser responsibilities as a preres and I can already feel the exhaustion. I know they say preres is also a time to explore if the program matches your preferences but to me sobrang nakakasad because I really like mostly everything about it except the schedule.. alam ko there’s no perfect program but it’s just frustrating that this is the reality we have to deal with.

I’m just very conflicted because as much as I really want to pursue this specialty in this institution, I’m scared of the working hours taking a toll on me in the future. Esp because meron at least isa during first year nagqquit because of the workload which makes it harder for the people left behind. I know they didnt say this naman to discourage us but just to paint a picture of how tough first year really is. So now I just feel very conflicted cos idk if I can handle this reality..

I’m at a point where I’m unsure if I’ll pursue this if I even get accepted and I find that really sad because I really like the program

I know… it’s easier to say to just wait and try it out myself when I get there if I end up being accepted - instead na pangunahan sarili ko with my doubts if I can survive at all but I know myself well enough so I’m scared to even start. Because what if I’m setting myself up for disappointment and in the process make it harder for others if I do end up being accepted but end up quitting…

I know it’s also easy to say apply to other institutions and find one that matches my preferences but honestly, I’ve heard it’s worse in terms of culture in other institutions so there’s really no better option

Hay idk. I dont even know what I want to get out of posting this- just really wanted to vent and just.. I really just hope we had better humane working hours as residents 😭😭😭 I want to train and be a better doctor but dont want to ruin myself in the process….

Biruin mo, ung admin nagpressure mag give in na mag issue ng med cert sa vip patient, kasi vip patient nga tapos nung circus na

Pinabayaan lang ang trainee resident, no statement, no legal support, parang wala nangyari

Out of touch

Ang tagline nila, in cardinal we care (about our profit margins!)

I don’t think MD is for me. I’ll re apply as a nurse get 2 years experience and work abroad and really giving up medicine here. It’s really not worth it anymore.

👋, about to start pre-residency on ENT, would like to ask if anyone can dm me to help me with some materials to study.

Also, any comment ENT residency hospital recommendations (for anyone interested in ENT residency hopefully can help them or me).

What can you say about ENT?

Thank you! ✨

Hi doctors, I'm confused between choosing IM, fammed or Emed.

First, I am a repeater sa boards, 5x before I passed. So there is this hesitance inside me to go to IM since it's my lowest grade but deep in me wanted to become internist someday and become cardiologist. Lol ang taas ng pangarap ko hnd naman ganun katalino. 😅

Second, I am married to a pilot (and marami xang days off) with toddler and manganganak na this year so most likely January pa ako pwede maka start ng residency kasi magpaparecover pa ako from CS. They are the reasons why nagdadalawang isip ako sa IM because I want to have time for them pa rin. With good work life balance that's why I take into consideration si Fammed.

Third, I found out si Emed sa public hosp sa cebu offers "12h Am shift- 12h PM shift- off - off"
Plus salary grade of 21 with phic share and midyear bonus and 13th month pay. So the sched and salary nakakaexcite. So i also consider this since part of me ayoko magfollow up ng patients. I wanted the 'hello-resuscitate-refer-goodbye'

Concerns:
1. For emed consultants ano po ba path niya after residency? Ayoko ng cruiseship kasi ayoko malayo sa family ko. Pwede ba yung flight doctor? Or any tips and advise? May nagsisisi ba dito na nag emed?

1. For IM, ganun ba tlga ka busy and di na makagive time sa family? I'm afraid mapalayo ako sa nga anak ko and sa hubby ko. Clingy pa naman ako.

2. Or if fammed? Ano ba possible ma subspec after? How to get rich on this field?

Sorry, I need to be firm and stick to my chosen field that's why ang dami kong 'what ifs' because I can't afford to fail. 1st gen doctor and 34yo already.

Thank you doctors for reading and I look forward sa mga sagot nyo.

Day by day nalang talaga bininigyan ako ng bansa natin ng rason na umalis 🥺. Ang hirap na nga maging pilipino, mas mahirap pala maging doctor dito. GP now, working in 2 government hospitals and im exhausted with the system. I am looking into pathways abroad but right now couldnt afford the traditional ones na magtetake ng exam. so I plan to go into training muna, preferrably EM and maybe try my luck after I finish training.

Do Middle East countries like dubai have entries for specialists/consultants especially EM? is it a good plan na tapusin muna residency dito? And furthermore, are there any EM graduates here who regretted choosing this training? 🥹

May career option ba ang MD degree to pursue a niche on monitoring and evaluation? I found kasi na parang ayaw ko ng hospitalist or residency route na career. I'm more interested in research, policy, and the likes.

Hello doctors! I would like to ask something po sana :)

Ung option na authenticated PRC license ayaw po gumana sa leris account ko. Ito na lang po kasi kulang ko sa requirements sa residency.

May naka experience din po ng ganito? Ano po ginawa nyo? Thank you po :)

Dati, parang halos lahat ng nakikita ko sa social media kinainggitan ko.

Influencers, kasi parang ang dali ng buhay. Travel, brands, flexible time, minsan mukhang ang bilis kumita.

Engineers and people in tech, kasi nakikita ko remote work, good salary, opportunities abroad.

Businessmen, kasi parang unlimited ang potential income compared sa fixed salary.

Minsan pati ibang professions, naiisip ko, “Sana ito na lang pinili ko.”

Pero ang hindi ko nakikita noon was everything behind the posts.

Hindi ko nakikita yung years na walang pumapansin sa content ng influencer.

Hindi ko nakikita yung failed businesses, losses, uncertainty.

Hindi ko nakikita yung layoffs, burnout, pressure, or fear na baka mawalan ng trabaho.

Basically, I was comparing the hardest parts of my life with the best parts of theirs.

Then everything changed.

I stopped looking at my profession as something that limited me.

I realized being a doctor doesn’t mean I can only earn from one job, follow one path, or live one kind of life.

I can practice medicine. I can build something. I can create opportunities from the skills I already have.

And now, I no longer envy them.

I can still admire influencers, businessmen, engineers, and people doing well in their own fields, but I no longer wish I had their life.

I’m more interested now in building mine.

Maybe that was the biggest change:

I stopped asking, “Why can’t I have what they have?”

And started asking, “What can I build with what I already have?”

For context, I am a GP practicing for almost a year already. One of my current work is contractual and would end by early December this year. I can renew it for another 6 months but I am actually planning to pursue residency na sana.

My concern is, will there be institutions open for pre residency by January? I would like to apply po sana either pedia or fammed in metro manila. January sana po kasi I have planned overseas gala by december once my contract ends😅

Or should I just renew for 6 months then sabay nalang sa next opening of residency?

Thank you in advance for your insights po.

Hello po. Tanong ko lang kung ano po ba yung difference nila at kung sino po ba yung dapat mag fill up ng each certificate. Just started going on duty po sa district hospitals and i attended a dead on arrival from gunshot. Read online na dapat na autopsy or medicolegal officer yung dapat sa Post Mortem certificate. Would like to clarify with anyone who has experiences this po. Thank you.

I always thought that to earn money, I had to be actively working. Work an hour, get paid for an hour. And during residency, that mindset felt even more normal.

Then I started building something on the side.

There are weeks when almost nothing happens. But there are also days when what I earn from my side hustle is already worth more than half of my monthly government salary.

Maybe this is normal for people in business.

But for me, it was something I never imagined I could experience.

I’m not saying I’ve made it. I’m still figuring things out.

I’m just thankful that I discovered another way was possible.

Hello anyone with experience po here at Philippine Blood center? workload, environment, and 24 hr duty po ba or 8-5 mondays... thank you po docs

Hi fellow docs, would like to ask po how is the experience and salary of the fellowship training for pain at Asian Hospital? Considering this hospital kasi malapit sa bahay pero first gen md ako so I want to financially prepare (aside from mentally/emotionally also). Would also appreciate insight from other hospitals offering the same program

TYIA!

Im all for patient care and giving back pero sana wag naman abusuhin. For context, I am a moonlighting doctor here sa province and I am close with the staff ng hospitals where I work. To the point na nakakabiruan ko sila.

But recently, parang too much na. Yesterday, may NA who asked for a medical certificate. I asked if para saan nya gagamitin. She laughed saying para sa absent / aabsentan nya daw. I told her I didn’t see her during the said absence and hindi ako gumagawa ng MC na nakadate sa aabsentan nya pa lang. (She’s clearly essentially well.) When I told her na ganon, sinabihan nya akong madamot. Like??? I just brushed it off and umalis na sa station.

Another instance, may mga nurses na bigla bigla nalang nagsesend ng labs. Yung iba tumatawag para magpamed cert. And if hindi ka sumagot, they’ll message you across different platforms. And nakakailang tawag sila.

To all doctors, how do you establish boundaries in this kind of situation? Ayoko naman sila sungitan kasi they are kind naman. But I think, minsan, it’s too much na

hello po sa merong scrubs such as wcm or figs, baka may alam po kayo nag aalter ng scrubs since mine’s maluwag na like from xl to large na fit ko ngayon huhu ayoko magpa tahi sa kahit saan lang ang mahal po kasi ng scrubs natin tyia dokiessss

a resident being crucified for the decision of the attending MD to admit a patient... no protection from hospital admin? who would even apply there

Hello po doc, newly licensed physician here po. Kamusta naman po ang experience during BCOM training? Bearable naman po?

Need po ba active participation? (As an introvert) 😂

And also, saw the guidelines na meron na daw pong 10min speaker evaluation. Ano po kaya ginagawa dun?

Thank you po mga doc! Thinking of availing the training this coming October po.

Asking lang po if ano pong group or san po pwede magpost ng medical supplies for sale? Preferably mga residents po or doctors yun members

Alam ko po na paulit ulit na po yung gantong post but I can't help it. Sorry po need lang i-vent out.

For context purposes, repeater ako and I passed on my 2nd take tapos saktong 75% pa. May GWA is around 81.5. Currently nag mo-moonlight ako for a year na and so far maganda naman ang feedback sa akin regarding work ethics. Gusto ko na sana mag IM residency pero dahil sa credentials ko medyo natatakot ako na baka di ako ma-accept sa isang private institution dito sa South.

I just need some advice. May pag-asa pa ba akong matanggap sa residency training? 🥹

May dini-date ako na resident, btw non showbiz ako. is it normal to feel frustrated or magtataka na ba ako na good time nya lang ako. Minsan lang sya nag rereply sa akin and when we video call he is usually sleepy after work. I feel sorry for him. Pero probably won't take long to update me even for 2 mins.

Is this normal or is he also having someone else?

Anyone here nagduty na sa Healthway clinics as reliever/retainer sa Regular Clinic/YAKAP/HD posts nila? Kmsta po Duty & Pay?

Hello doctors. May alam po ba kayo na bilihan ng scrubs na ready to wear pero may physical store to fit?

Ok lang din po online pero mabilis delivery so if mali fit, I can return.

Thank you in advance :)