It’s time to welcome our new Filipino doctors! After six working days, the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) published the names of successful examinees for the 2023 October Physician Licensure Exam (PLE). The following are the topnotchers: 1 JUSTIN RILEY YAP LAM CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE 89.00% 2 MIGUEL ENRIQUE SINGSON ROA ATENEO SCHOOL...
Continue readingOctober 2022 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) Results
It’s time to welcome our new Filipino doctors! After six working days, the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) published the names of successful examinees for the fi rst-ever October Physician Licensure Exam (PLE). Among the 5,985 exam takers, 3,826 has passed with the following topnotchers: 1 JUSTIN ADRIEL ZENT GAUTIER TOGONON UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES...
Continue readingPondering on the Failures that I Keep on Making Again and Again
Introduction I’ve been failing at things for most of my life. It started when I was young and got worse as time went on. When something goes wrong in my life or with other people around me, the first thing that comes to mind is, “This is all my fault.” Every time I fail,...
Continue reading“Why can’t I be like them?”—Is the feeling of inadequacy just imposter syndrome?
Introduction Impostor syndrome is a feeling of inadequacy that can be overwhelming and debilitating. The sense of not measuring up can lead to worrying about your career and personal life, which makes it harder for you to take action on those things. Imposter syndrome is based on feelings of being an impostor, an outsider,...
Continue readingHiding in the Dark: How Living with Depression Could Make You Feel Unseen
Introduction Depression is a severe mental health condition, but it’s also one that can feel like a secret. You don’t have to go through life with depression alone. It’s possible to reach out for help and connect with people who care about your well-being. In this guide, we’ll explain why you might feel unseen...
Continue readingMarch 2022 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) Results
Congratulations to all new PLE passers! Heal the nation! Here is the Top 10 examines of the recent PLE: 1 LINNAEUS LOUISSE ABARRIENTOS CRUZ UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA 90.25% 2 BRADLEY ASHLEY GUE ONG UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA 89.00% 3 CELINE ANGELICA MAGADAN GARCIA DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATIONI 88.42%...
Continue readingThe 1986 People Power Revolution and the Filipinos’ Need to Reflect its Legacy
I was browsing through my social media accounts, and I chanced upon the page of People’s Television, the state-controlled media of the Republic of the Philippines. It shared a photo of the EDSA Shrine. It was bombarded with adverse reactions and worrying comments from Filipinos who deemed the revolution a waste of time, even...
Continue readingIt’s Christmas—and 2021 is nearly done!
Before I woke and started thinking about what to write for this post, I dreamed of juggling the woes and worries of December 2019. I just realized that the past two years seemed to pass as if in a blink of an eye. We are still in a pandemic, and we are still trying...
Continue readingSeptember 2021 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) Results
Congratulations to all new PLE passers! Heal the nation! Here is the Top 10 examines of the recent PLE: 1 MARIA INEZ SELLADO BENEDICTO WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY 87.83% JUDE PHILIP POZON CEBRECUS CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE 87.83% 2 DICKSON ARAZA LAUDE REMEDIOS T. ROMUALDEZ MEDICAL FOUNDATION 87.67% 3 NIÑO PIMENTEL EMOCLIN SAINT LOUIS...
Continue readingDear Doctor: To My Former Peers Who Became New Physicians in the Pandemic
Dear Doctor, I could still remember being eagle-eyed in 2015, the year we all decided that becoming a doctor is the best way to go to become our future careers. We noticed everything that happened around us, the doctor-mentors in their white coats, the diverse face of our seatmates, and the water of our...
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