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 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 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...
Continue readingTokyo 2020 Opening Ceremonies—A Fascinating Tribute to Sportsmanship and Frontliners
Since the Games of the XXX Olympiad or the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, I have been a great opening and closing ceremonies junkie, and since then, I have watched previous ones and would watch out for both Summer and Winter games. I was really interested in Tokyo 2020 as I have long been...
Continue readingQualified applicants for WVSU College of Medicine 2021-2022
Another school year will start this August and, for the second time, West Visayas State University – College of Medicine have received and screened their applicants through online means because of the pandemic. The university released the results yesterday, July 23, listing those who are qualified for the medical and dental examinations. Also attached...
Continue readingMy Unusual Journey Revisited: 12 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Medical School
For years, I have been sharing how I could be the first student in our college to stay with the maximum residency offered by our university. I started medical school in 2015, right after graduating with my bachelor’s degree. Applying for my college was a long shot considering my six years in college after...
Continue readingOverwhelmed students deserve wellness breaks in this pandemic—and 7 ways to cope!
As I am writing this, our university’s wellness break is nearly done. Echoing the clamors of students who were stuck at home for their online classes, and imitating those institutions who went on and gave the precious time of rest for their students, my university offered one week of rest for studying: no classes...
Continue readingFor whom is your ‘medicine’ for?
For a medicine student, Facebook is a nice place to explore other people’s ideas and to connect with other students and doctors who share tidbits of their experiences and opinions online. I chanced upon an article shared by a friend about Tu Youyou, the awardee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2015. Tu...
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