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Experts look for ways to plug ‘brain drain’ in medical field

jose_pedal · Credits: 1430 My Scrapbook

one of my uncles went to the US in the mid-70s as a doctor and he is still practicing in California.some of my classmates in medical school had even brothers and sisters practicing medicine in the states in the 90s up to the present.thing is,the US is a big country and offers opportunities only big countries can give.Philippine doctors take up nursing to gain US immigrant visas and after a while complete exams to practice medicine there.after all they do use american authored books in there.ask president clinton of his opinion because he had a philippine doctor during his presidency.

meristem · Credits: 526 My Scrapbook

yeah, and to add up to jose_pedal's note:

the philippines isnt that rich to provide better paying opportunities for its doctors. lets face it... doctors are only humans. they also seek better opportunities for personal growth. if ever there is a fault in the system, i think it has got to be within the academe. some medical schools dont address the idea of sustainability and the retentioin of some of their graduates.

greetings from the ateneo de zamboanga university school of medicine!

jose_pedal · Credits: 1430 My Scrapbook

dr. meristem, hi. r u in the phils?

meristem · Credits: 526 My Scrapbook

hehehe! how i wish im a doctor jose_pedal. im still a medical student and yes im from the philippines.

jose_pedal · Credits: 1430 My Scrapbook

ok.i hope you make it one day.be very patient esp during the clerkship year.and good luck.

meristem · Credits: 526 My Scrapbook

thanks for the advice jose_pedal. by the way, are u a doctor? and are u residing here at the phils?

jose_pedal · Credits: 1430 My Scrapbook

yup. nasa englatera sa ngayon. nagbabakasakaling maging manggagamot dito. mag-ipon ng kaunti habang tumutulong magpa-aral dyan ng mga kamag-anak. at baka sakaling bumalik dyan kung maayos na. galing sa hirap kasi at halos lahat kaming magkakapatid nagtapos lang sa paaralan ng gobyerno.

meristem · Credits: 526 My Scrapbook

ganun po? ang hirap pala ng mga pinagdadaanan nyo ngayon. swerte ko din pala kahit papaano kasi hindi ganun ka pressured ang pag-aaral ko. masipag naman po kayo. giginhawa din buhay nyo balang araw dahil sa kasipagan nyo.

pasensya po pala hindi ako nakareply agad. medyo busy po ako ngayn kasi kumuha din ako ng teaching job. sayang naman ang pera kung hindi ko tatanggapin. pero parang gusto ko nang i-quit ang pagturo kasi nahihirapan na ako sa pagmanage ng oras.

jose_pedal · Credits: 1430 My Scrapbook

well it does kinda difficult to manage time studying med and teaching at the same time. i presume you graduated with honors in the premed course.did you finish bs nursing?i heard some of my classmates earning 50k per month for part time.

nasasa iyo kung tuloy ka sa pagturo. pasensya kailangan ko isulat banyaga baka paalisin tayo dito.hehe. kailangan pag-isipan kasi sayang pero nakakapagod.marami naman yata pera magulang mo kaya ateneo ka. bakit kelangan pa magtrabaho?

i really cannot discourage you from working.my brother studied law while working as senior budget officer ng regional office ng dbm, finished 2nd in his class, 1 in their pre-bar and got 83% in the bar.

so nasasa-iyo talaga.alam mo kung ano ang kaya mo. good luck.

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