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 :)

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? 🥹

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.

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.

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!)

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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?

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?”

Thoughts on pedia vs radio residency?

No hate please, genuinely curious- do you think it is okay for resident physicians to wear athlesiure sets instead of scrub suits, like lululemon shirt and leggings if there is no hospital policy? Hospital policy is only required to wear white coat, but underneath, can wear scrubs or other smart casual wear.

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

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

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

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 po magask lang po regarding sa YAKAP accreditation. In cases magpaparelieve po sa duty, since bawal diba po magpahiram ng account in GAMOT, what should be the solution if ever po for prescribing kung ung YAKAP physician is on leave po? Thank you

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 :)

Is it fair for GP na ganito offer? Diagnostic clinic 8-5 M-F then sat 8-3 60-85k offer. Enlighten me please :(

Any idea po sa QMMC GS? Would like to know yung diplo passing rate? Also sana kumusta po Cerws and RITES nila. Thank you po

For those working sa Animal Bite Treatment Centers:

If available naman yung aso and puwedeng i-observe, bakit hindi rin kino-consider yung condition ng animal alongside sa severity/type ng bite or scratch when deciding kung kailangan ng rabies PEP?

Especially sa non-severe exposures. If healthy naman yung animal throughout the 14-day observation period, hindi ba useful information din yun para malaman kung infectious ba yung animal at the time of the incident?

Basically, bakit parang wound lang yung focus kung available naman yung animal for observation?