on MED SCHOOLS ...

[quickbrwnfox]

ano bang ok na med school. how much tuition nila ngayon?

ano ba mga pros and cons sa bawat school.


im a graduating student , planning to take up med. im eyeing on UST and st lukes. kasi for sure di ako pasa up. hehehe. yun lang 2 schools tatake ko, kung di pumasa, baka im not really for med. hahaha

[jason_s]

pinagnunahan mo nang hindi ka papasa sa UP... e try mo. malay mo...

you can also try San Beda, FEU and UE. There are a couple of excellent med Schools in Cebu too -- CIM and Cebu Doctor's.

good luck!

[anguissette]

Is it just GPA they look at, and the score on your MCAT? I'm in the States right now, thought maybe I'd take med back home...

[badger1011]

ako sa san beda med schl. feel free to pm me if u have any ? ;)

[Introvert_S]

if ever you tried UP med... mga 11 thou-12 thou tuition doon

[regptrp_md2b]

UST costs P70K per sem (this yr.). most probably, it will be higher next yr & in the following yrs to come. i think kami ang may tuition na pinakamahal.


anguissette, they look at the NMAT scores here (not the MCAT), ur transcript.

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[anguissette]

and I assume MCAT is harder?

[bjmanabat]

in medicine the top four medical schools in terms of percentage of passing, standards and prestige not only here in the philippines but in the u.s. as well are: UP, UST, FEU AND UE.

[jason_s]

Originally posted by anguissette
Is it just GPA they look at, and the score on your MCAT? I'm in the States right now, thought maybe I'd take med back home...
Your MCAT in the States is not honored here in the Philippines although that might be harder than our local counterpart, the NMAT and could perhaps boost your application if you got an excellent score.

In UP Medical School, you 're likewise needed to pass an interview apart from a very high GPA and at least, a 98% in the NMAT. (Most applicants in UP Med School submitted a 99%, the highest score one can get in this exam.)

If you graduated from a US university, well known or otherwise, your chances of getting into UP Med School are extremely bleak. Unless, perhaps when you graduated with Latin honors...

By the way, the UP Medical School is the equivalent of your Harvard Medical School in the USA. In other words, the UP Medical School is the best Medical training center in the Philippines and one of the best training hospitals in the whole Asia. The John's Hopkins University Report ranked U.P. at number 3 in Asia. So, by just basing on this, you can already imagine how stiff the competition for places at UP Med is.

[The Phoenix]

and I assume MCAT is harder?

Remember, NMAT and MCAT are aptitude tests. It doesn't matter which is a harder test as long as it measures accurately where your aptitude lies - in Medicine or not. Now the USMLE- that's definitely harder than the Philippine Physician's Licensure exams. But the local respective specialty diplomate exams- that's harder than the USMLE hands down. Point is, we all take tests to prove our worths and meet a minimum standard. Not for ourselves but for some governing body or committee who specifically asks for it.Believe me, that's just the beginning....

By the way, the UP Medical School is the equivalent of your Harvard Medical School in the USA

Which means it's not the best. :lol: I wouldn't use Harvard Medical as my yardstick....

UP and UST lead the way here in the Philippines. If local board ratings are to be used as basis, then FEU and UE are slowly falling behind while provincial schools like Cebu and Fatima deserve merit for their recent ,sustained achievements. Having gone through med school and residency training I'd say in hindsight, that in terms of Basic Medical education (4 years of Med proper) no school holds a distinct edge over another. Each system has its own strength, effectiveness of teaching, philosophy on medical practice, thrusts as well as weak points. And a lot would depend on the individual's own initiative. Foreign students would want to get into UP,UST,UE, FEU at least because traditionally these are the medical schools recognized abroad.UP has a superior post-grad internship and residency program over everyone else in terms of supervision, and thrust on research. It's just too bad that too many of the PGH students are deadset on leaving this country as early as the onset of their medical education. I'm a UST alumni and have to say that the school background is hardly a factor anymore in exuding excellence during residency training and/or actual practice of one's career.

[jason_s]

I was about to rebut your statements but looking back, there’s no need for it unless we’re settled into believing that Harvard is the best Medical school in the USA.

So, forget it.





UP Med is the BEST!

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by anguissette
and I assume MCAT is harder?

i think MCAT is harder. well that is, based from my past experience of reading 1 MCAT reviewer prior to my NMAT (way back december 2001).

*puppy*

[quickbrwnfox]

nyek, bat mga mcat/nmat at whether up med is the best ang nakita ko dito. i was asking for comments. haha. anyways,

jason: i'm 1000% sure that i dont qualify in up's standard. ina admit ko na ngayon plang, di ako magaling. cut the crap na malay mo makapasok ako blah blah blah, y dont i give it a try.. hahaha. as uv sed, UP is the best ***.. e indi ako best dito samen. hehe.

but hey, ill try to be the best in whichever school i'll go in ... kasi i think in the end, its who and what u become that matters, indi sa gaano ka galing or best man yung school na pinasukan mo. =)


badger: kamusta med ng beda?? oks ba? diba bago plang sya?? musta ang curriculum?

i really have my eyes set on either ust or st lukes lang tlaga. sayang yung bayad sa mga processing at assessment fee pag mag try ako sa madami. hahaha. pang bibili ko nalang ng gamit, masaya pa ako. hehehe =)

[badger1011]

hi quickbrwnfox! ok naman po sa beda. lahat e UP graduates ang professors; walang graduate ng ibang school kc nga ang part-owner e Loyola Medical College Foundation. yung assistant dean e current chairman ng anatomy in UP. ilang beses din nagturo si former health sec. jaime galvez tan sa first year. generally ok naman po dito.

yung curriculum e patterned after UP kaya most of the subjects e semestral, e.g. gross anatomy (karamihan yata ng ibang schools yearly 'to, except for san beda and up).

first yr pa lang e may clinics na. tapos, sabi daw e in 2-3 years, gawa na yung san beda med school in san mateo. 65T tuition :)

good luck!:D

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by quickbrwnfox
nyek, bat mga mcat/nmat at whether up med is the best ang nakita ko dito. i was asking for comments. haha. anyways,


someone was asking on NMAT/MCAT. but i did give my own statement or comment on "ok na med school" & the tuition fee.

*puppy*

[wired_00]

When it comes to tuition, sad to say, UST as of now charges the highest per sem (P77,+++ on the first year and goes as high as P100,+++ upon clerkship). Undergraduate courses charge an average of 33,+++ per sem. Now what happened to the supposedly-affordable Thomasian education? :D

[regptrp_md2b]

wired_00, i think u'd better ask the accounting office on that.

that's also our concern as students, realizing that paying the school P71K for 1 sem is not worth it.

*puppy*

[quickbrwnfox]

reg : so are u regretting studying in ust if u feel na the money ur paying is not worth it ?

hmmm parang gusto ko na mag aral sa ibang skul because of *** u just sed.

[eyedoc]

Yikes! Ang mahal na sa UST. When I was in college, I started at P1,500/sem and ended at P3,000+/sem (forth year). I started first year med at P12,000/sem, namamahalan na kami noon (though at that time mas mahal ang iba, UP lang ang mas mura). Every year tumataas until P40+thou for the whole year of clerkship. Ang tanda ko na pala. :)

[regptrp_md2b]

i'm not saying that i regret studying here. i have no complaints about the curriculum. what i don't like is the tuition fee because it's SO UNFAIR to charge us P71K with this independent, student-centered curriculum. the faculty gives us less lectures (& less time to conduct them) compared to those under the subject-based curriculum, & they always say "read this...read that". ok lang sana kung mas mababa ng konti. gets?

p.s. after pondering on my previous post, i know i must have caused confusion to some due to my wrong use of words. my mistake. sorry.

*puppy*

[quickbrwnfox]

eyedoc: wow! grabe naman sa baba ng tuition! ilan years old ka na ba? hehehe.

reg: ok! got it... pero oo nga, sayang sa pera. students shud get every worth of penny they pay tlaga. pero ganon tlaga ang sistema.

im still undecided on wer i wanna study. part of my wants to have a change of environemnt and try out other school din, pero partly shempre gusto ko paden sa ust. feeling ko kasi over saturated na ako sa ust, i guess every person wants to deviate from what they are used to once in a while.

waaaah nakakabwisit tlaga ang medicine. andaming dilemma. andaming doubts. andaming contradictions.

[regptrp_md2b]

that's so right, quickbrwnfox. i suggest u think, ponder, reflect (or call it whatever u like) about it over & over again.

it's not gonna be easy to turn back & say "i quit" after all you've gone through. & it's gonna be a very very long journey. some of ur friends (not studying med) maybe (filthy) rich & already climbing up in society when ur just starting to make ends meet.

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[boobaboobaboobs]

Hay! i agree regptrp_md2b!:coollook: i should have done a lot of thinking before going to medical school. jst a wana share my experience to all aspiring doctors. medicine is one of the most difficult post-graduate course. if you have any plans of going to medical school, make sure that you are prepared, physically, emotionally and MENTALLY. i'm telling you, the competition in medicine is really high. You must be 100% sure that this is what you really want in life. Because, medicine will just be easy if this is what you really love. So before you decide to go to medicine or even choose a medical school, THINK really hard :confused:

:flamer: Anyway, goodluck to all aspiring medical doctors.

TIP:
:smokedvl:galingan nyo sa NMAT...
:flamedvl:bolahin ang INTERVIEW...
:saddvl:save a lot of MONEY...
:eekdvl:train urself not sleep for at least a DAY...
:revomit:
i'm outta here..:wave:

[boobaboobaboobs]

i wasn't able to share my experience pala...next time na lang...

[pink_mist]

just want to share na the tuition fee in UP med is still P12,000.00. it has not increased for a long time... and i hope will not.

i agree with booba that you really have to be prepared in all aspects if want to enter med school. sayang ang time and money that your going to spend if all suddenly you realize that med is not for you.

[boobaboobaboobs]

tuition sa UST is P75,000.00. psave money pa for the handouts...

.:bookish:..We are called to be doctors, not of sheer chances but of grand design. To accomplish a purpose that only through we can fulfill…:alcoholic:

[regptrp_md2b]

boobaboobaboobs, correction, it's nearing P75 K!


- u gotta learn to drink CUPS of coffee per day
- learn to love the library
- befriend the person operating the photocopy machine


hay... med life!

[eyedoc]

...and it doesn't stop with graduation from med school. :)

[gwapo_atenista]

absolutely eye doc.

75 K?

it's highway robbery!

used to be 20 K per sem during my time.

[boobaboobaboobs]

just curious...where the hell does the tuition fee goes? cadaver?

[regptrp_md2b]

could be 1, especially if you're an incoming freshmen.

whenever they post the tuition fee for that semester, the breakdown includes ranges from laboratory fees to the lecturer's fees, student development funds, miscellaneous, & heaven-knows-whatever-else fees. the question is, does that money really go there, or does it get trapped in someone else's pockets.

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[boobaboobaboobs]

hmmm...i wonder how much the tuition fee would fee in the future.,..well, sabagay...iba pa rin pag doctor na :)

[regptrp_md2b]

malamang nasa 100K per sem na! :whatthe:

[The Phoenix]

i'm not saying that i regret studying here. i have no complaints about the curriculum. what i don't like is the tuition fee because it's SO UNFAIR to charge us P71K with this independent, student-centered curriculum. the faculty gives us less lectures (& less time to conduct them) compared to those under the subject-based curriculum, & they always say "read this...read that". ok lang sana kung mas mababa ng konti. gets?

Wow! P140K a year. Education doesn't come cheap. Mine was around P30k a sem about a tad more than a decade ago.

It's sad to see how students are left more to the independence of their own study. To me, a professor/teacher does more than convey information and knowledge. He/ she must INSPIRE their students with their actions. With very little interaction, papano mabibilib yung mga estudyante sa profesor and be inspired to pursue and excel in their own way. I grew on subject based-curriculum and you could really see who the better faculty members were during my time. Quite influential in helping me choose the subspecialty I decided to pursue.

[quickbrwnfox]

wow! i guess i totally agree with *** u sed the phoenix! nakaka inspire tlaga mga profs, it makes or breaks u.

regptrp: *** yr ka na ba ngayon sa ust? kayo ba yung batch na pbl? or semi pbl? diba next yr daw balik na tlaga sa traditional based curriculum ? would that mean more of student/prof interaction? more lectures ?

[jms_pogi]

pwede mo try sa school namin- FEU-NRMF!!!!:wolv:

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by quickbrwnfox
regptrp: *** yr ka na ba ngayon sa ust? kayo ba yung batch na pbl? or semi pbl? diba next yr daw balik na tlaga sa traditional based curriculum ? would that mean more of student/prof interaction? more lectures ?

i'm 2nd yr. we (class 2006) are the second & last batch of the (pure) problem-based learning curriculum here. the first was the 3rd years (class 2005).

class 2007 (presently, the freshmen) are already in the integrated curriculum (mixed pbl & subject-based). it's because there was the change of dean & the rector dumped the (pure pbl) curriculum last summer starting with them. so, pbl pa rin kami. of course, they have more lectures compared with us. as for the student-prof interaction, i can't say who has more of it (us or them) coz they also have the small group discussions (which is part of the pbl; kaya nga integrated sila).

oo nga, why dont u try FEU-NRMF also?

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[badger1011]

Originally posted by jms_pogi
pwede mo try sa school namin- FEU-NRMF!!!!:wolv:

ang dami kong kakilala na umalis sa FEU after 1-2 sem. hirap na hirap daw sila sa FEU. as in, wala na daw silang karapatang matulog & maglunch break. ultimo lunch break, may reporting pa daw. pulos reports, exams, etc. maraming tinatanggap ang FEU pero marami rin silang kini-kick-out. nakakaawa talaga yung mga horror stories nila. hirap na hirap pa daw silang makapasa. wawa naman. :(

[boobaboobaboobs]

yup...yup... mas maraming lectures...sooooobrang boooring...lectures usually last for 2 hours, then may PSD (problem set discussion) pa.... mas toxic ang integrated curriculum coz halos whole day ang class...of course we have to study pa rin sa bahay...so ang buhay ng med students sa UST - ARAL-ARAL-ARAL-ARAL...well, lahat naman ng med students ganon...bt although toxic tlaga, masaya pa rin sa med...

[regptrp_md2b]

boobaboobaboobs, thank goodness may LRU na sa USTe ngayon which is so crowded especially pag lunch breaks & late afternoons. thank goodness also we have wednesdays as our free day, kaya marami sa amin nakakapag-gym pa pag tuesday night or *** iba naman naglalaro ng sports, either basketball or badminton.

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[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by badger1011
ang dami kong kakilala na umalis sa FEU after 1-2 sem. hirap na hirap daw sila sa FEU. as in, wala na daw silang karapatang matulog & maglunch break. ultimo lunch break, may reporting pa daw. pulos reports, exams, etc. maraming tinatanggap ang FEU pero marami rin silang kini-kick-out. nakakaawa talaga yung mga horror stories nila. hirap na hirap pa daw silang makapasa. wawa naman. :(

it's gonna be miracle (& a little bit of luck) if u finish at FEU-NRMF with your other batchmates --> that is according to my friend who is an alumna there.

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[boobaboobaboobs]

regptrp_md2b hahaha....i'l miss UST *** pa rin...buti pa kayo may time pa sa gym or kahit ano na sports...haaayy!!! soon, magkakatime na rin me!!

[regptrp_md2b]

boobaboobaboobs, we're doing our best to have at least 1 weekly extra-curricular activity, para mag-unwind at makalimutan pansamantala ang katoxican sa med. it helps a lot! *okay*

[boobaboobaboobs]

hi to all med students! another toxic semester is about to start in a couple of days ...let's all enjoy the remaining days of our vacation!

[regptrp_md2b]

*okay*

[mac_bolan00]

sigh...my mother wanted me to be a doctor.

[Ischaramoochie]

and you end up being a geologist.

[mac_bolan00]

actually, the family fortune turned soon after i started working. they were planning on sending me to either UE or GEAC but by then, i lost interest.

i just hope MY personal fortune turns before my kid reaches college. :D

[boobaboobaboobs]

sigh...mac_bolan00...my FAMILY wants me to be a doctor...sobrang pressured na ako!

[quickbrwnfox]

reg: oo nga, i have some friends na kabatch mo... ayaw nila sobra yung curriculum nyo although madami tlagang free time daw pag pbl, kaya swerte na din. may friend din ako na 1st yr med ngayon, sobra daw sila nahihirapan, pagod daw tsaka every day whole day ang sked. sana nga may at least 1 day to unwind... mukhang wala atang ganon pag nasa integrated ka.

sa incoming freshmen med sa ust.. integrated paden or pure traditional na?

between integrated and pure trad.. san mas ok? san mas madaming free time?

[regptrp_md2b]

i guess integrated curriculum pa rin kc the same pa din ang dean next year.

if ur gonna think of content, pure trad mas ok. if ur gonna think of the # of free time, mas ok sa pbl kc free ang wednesdays.

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by boobaboobaboobs
sigh...mac_bolan00...my FAMILY wants me to be a doctor...sobrang pressured na ako!

same here! especially after i graduated from PT. i took the license because i was so decided that i will work here in manila after passing it, whether it be as a PT or something else related to it. well, my parents didn't like the idea of me working here "kc walang pera at walang mangyayari sa 'yo dito"... question is, palagi ng lang bang pera ang dahilan o basehan para lumigaya? apparently, my parents told me to shut up. instead they gave me two choices -- either i take up medicine or i fly to the states to work as a PT.

it's so obvious what i chose... :o

[boobaboobaboobs]

u know what regptrp_md2b, i'm thinking of transferring to UE. wala lang...ayoko na sa UST. the integrated curriculum is DAMN to toxic...but that's not all, also, im really having a tough time adjusting to the culture of thomasians. it's surprising that after 1 semester hindi pa ako fully adjusted sa med life...sa UST.hay buhay!

[regptrp_md2b]

boobaboobaboobs, PBL din sa UE. un nga lang, mas tanggap na ng faculty nila ang curriculum unlike dito sa atin. :( i also considered transferring out of UST kahit na pabalikin nila ako sa 1st yr, kaya *** sayang *** *** isang taon.

teka, anong yr mo na nga ba?

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[badger1011]

lipat kayo sa amin sa beda. modified pbl pero parang ndi kc traditional pa din ang dating. mababait pa kami (at least, most of us :D )

[regptrp_md2b]

late ko na natanggap *** letter ng san beda sa kin. it was april. malapit na *** deadline ng submission ng application forms nila. sayang! kung mas maaga-aga *** sana.

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[boobaboobaboobs]

freshman p lang....ewan! labo! ayoko na don eh...

[JeFF1119]

magkakaroon pa ba ng Ateneo Med. School?

[regptrp_md2b]

yep JeFF1119, according to my sister who is a BS Bio student in ADMU... it's all systems go... Ateneo School of Medicine & Public Health at Medical City in Ortigas Center, Pasig City...

but she's not sure kung ano'ng yr magsisimula... either 2006 or 2007 daw...

[ciprofloxacin]

napupunta yung tuition sa maintenance ng clinical division (formerly the charity division) of the ust hospital. libre yung food, room and doctor ng patients. may bayad lang yung gamot and labs.

right now, ust medicine has returned back to the integrated curriculum (the integration between the traditional and the PBL curriculum)

[ciprofloxacin]

quickbrown, you'll have the weekends off to unwind.

pag nag med ka, wag ka na maghanap ng maraming free time. pagdating ng clerkship, kahit kumain, makakalimutan mo. kung yung first 3 years ng med, eh panay mental (or intellectual) sa clerkship, physical ang labanan kaya mahirap.

[quickbrwnfox]

hmmm. bat ganon. there are some days na im almost sure na id want to pursue med...

pero on days like these na nababasa ko yung mga comments like ciprofloxacin ... parang tinatamad na ako at ayaw ko na.

we're having our internship this year ... duty din kami sa hospital == toxic din sobra. we get to learn alot of things. kaya kahit papaano e mejo sanay na din kami sa puyatan at physical / practical training. although shempre indi paden sya comparable sa med.

hay! just a while ago , i was talking with my classmate, sabi namen , sure na kami mag memed kasi before parate kaming uncertain. haha tapos ngayon makakabasa na naman ako neto. parang ayaw ko na. waaaaaah ang labo.

[regptrp_md2b]

quickbrwnfox, natural *** yan. kahit kaming nasa med na, we're still thinking twice if we're truly meant for this... or if we just pursued this as a security blanket...

internship duties in the hospital (as a pre-med) is just the "tip of the iceberg" on what we're gonna experience during our clerkship year. kung anong hirap sa internship natin noon, it's double or thrice (kung minsan) pa!

just an advice - learn the curriculum of a med school u are aiming to enter.

[ciprofloxacin]

actually pag internship ng premed (PT, MT, Nursing), parang feeling mo hirap ka na ulit mag-aral, para kasing nagtatrabaho ka na, kaya mahirap mag-aral ulit.

ako, gusto ko na mag-aral for our revalida kaso mahirap kasi nga laging pagod, kung hindi pagod, puyat naman.

saka wag mo namang isipin na all-year round eh sobrang hirap ng clerkship, yung mga major rotation lang naman yung mga toxic. pero meron namang rotation like community medicine (sapang palay the best!), radio lab med and other minor and elective rotations, medyo makakapahinga ka pa din

yung problema sa mga pre-med courses na may internship, hirap sila bumalik sa momentum kasi nga nabakante sila sa pag-aaral pero lahat naman nag-aadjust pagpasok sa med.

[quickbrwnfox]

oo nga cipro.. tamad na tamad na kami ngaon mag aral lahat. minsan pag nag seminar kami at may exam.. parang indi na namen kaya mag cram unlike nung 3rd yr sorang toxic tlaga ng pag aaral. pero sabi naman ng mga upper batch ko na wed get our momentum back once we start reviewing for board exams. sana nga ganon mangyari.

mga friends ko na 1st batch nag submit ng application sa medicine, naka sked na sila for interview next week. ano ano ba ang kelangan expect sa interview???

dapat ba maging submissive sa interviewer? or dapat pakita mo self confidence mo and proud ka ? ano ba ang procedure? how long will the interview last? diba 2 interviewers un? ano dapat suotin?

may tatanong ba silang technical stuff about ur course, baka naman biglang e pa explain ang hematopoeisis o di kaya blood components and derivatives o kaya coagulation pathway. hehehe


kelan lalabas yung 1st list ng mga successful applicants sa med? diba they also release a 2nd list and a 3rd list? kaya malaki paden ang chance mo in getting in kahit di ka kasama sa 1st list..

thanks po sa mga sasagot! <ciprofloxacin - fluro quinolone at kay reg> =)

[anguissette]

Um, I know about UP med, my parents were both from there..but thanks Jason_S.

[anguissette]

Originally posted by jason_s
In UP Medical School, you 're likewise needed to pass an interview apart from a very high GPA and at least, a 98% in the NMAT. (Most applicants in UP Med School submitted a 99%, the highest score one can get in this exam.)

If you graduated from a US university, well known or otherwise, your chances of getting into UP Med School are extremely bleak. Unless, perhaps when you graduated with Latin honors...

By the way, the UP Medical School is the equivalent of your Harvard Medical School in the USA. In other words, the UP Medical School is the best Medical training center in the Philippines and one of the best training hospitals in the whole Asia. The John's Hopkins University Report ranked U.P. at number 3 in Asia. So, by just basing on this, you can already imagine how stiff the competition for places at UP Med is.


Um, I know about UP med, my rents were both from there..but thanks anyway, jason_s. However, according to http://bluegoomba.com/retoots/premedquest/foreignschools.htm (I'm not sure whether I agree with the opinions expressed there) "clinical experience (in Philippine med schools) is very shallow." I would think he means in general, not sure whether he means to draw a comparison between them and the med schools here, or globally. The webmaster is Filipino as well.

I'd agree with the fact that it has the benefit of being linked with PGH, I suppose (I'm told you come across some odd cases there)and the bit about being one of the best in the Asia. Though, in the case of my parents - times have changed, and I've learned it's best not to trust older generations' impressions of a school, but your own :) Hence my need for asking the question... thanks!

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by quickbrwnfox
dapat ba maging submissive sa interviewer? or dapat pakita mo self confidence mo and proud ka ? ano ba ang procedure? how long will the interview last? diba 2 interviewers un? ano dapat suotin?

may tatanong ba silang technical stuff about ur course, baka naman biglang e pa explain ang hematopoeisis o di kaya blood components and derivatives o kaya coagulation pathway. hehehe


expect this very common question: WHY DO U WANNA PURSUE MEDICINE? ARE YOU PREPARED FOR IT? be smart in answering ur panelists' questions. not too aggressive nor over confident about yourself. be smart. maybe u could wear slacks and a nice blouse.

some interviews last from 10 minutes (meron nyan) to as long as 1 1/2 hrs. that is, based from my experience. i dnt know with the others. ur panelists range from 1-2 members of the admissions committee (of course, they're doctors).

1 medical school i applied to also gave scenarios which will test my professionalism like what if my sister was found out to be pregnant from rape and she pleads that i prescribe her an abortifacient, will i do it? why or why not?

no technical stuff will be asked. expect those questions during your oral revalida (if that school conducts it) during your clerkship.

Originally posted by quickbrwnfox
kelan lalabas yung 1st list ng mga successful applicants sa med? diba they also release a 2nd list and a 3rd list? kaya malaki paden ang chance mo in getting in kahit di ka kasama sa 1st list..


around february to march. in our school, i think they do release a growing list of eligible applicants. u just have to check the final list to be sure if you're accepted or not.

[quickbrwnfox]

ok reg! thanks for the reply. very insightful! salamat, at least i can be prepared before hand and be not caught off guard... SANA!

btw, guy ako. i defintely wont be wearing a blouse. hehe. polo and slacks oks na un? o long sleeves na naka roll up ang sleeves?

teka.. u were interviewed for 1.5 hours?? baket/ galing naman. the panelist must have been so interested with you. i dont have many outstanding credentials attached to my name.. i dont even know how to fill up all the spaces in my info sheet. haha.

may chance pa kaya akong matanggap.. ? hmmm

tnx reg again!

[visage]

do any of you guys have more tips on med school interviews? like what kind of questions theyd be likely to ask... mines just around the corner and im pretty nervous about stuff they'd be asking..how many interviewees are there per session? is it going to be done individually?i heard na u sumtyms 3 kayo simultaneously

[regptrp_md2b]

quickbrwnfox, :hiya: oopss. well, the 1 1/2 hours interview was just a rough estimate..and it includes the time when i waited for my 2nd interviewer to finish with the applicant before me.. they (referring to the panelists) separated themselves (so, naging 1:1) but we have to be interviewed by 2 doctors.. gets mo ba?

visage, arrive at least 15 minutes before ur scheduled interview time. i've never experienced having 3 panelists/doctors interviewing me at the same time. kung nagkataon, para na akong nagrerevalida noon. :lol:

[GilmoreGal]

kung puro aral ang med...pano pa kayo nakakalabas? how bout entering in a relationship? pwede pa ba un?

[ciprofloxacin]

tagal na din ng interview ko ng med. 3-4 years ago na.
halos nakipag-kwentuhan lang ako eh. 2 yung panel ko, terror yung isa, yung isa mabait. pero sagutin mo lang. ok naman yun eh.
2 years ago, tinatanong nila yung tungkol sa PBL curriculum. i guess, now, hindi na kasi hindi na ulit PBL. integrated na.
tapos tinatanong din kung sino ang magfifinance ng med education mo. ngayon 70,000 per sem and there's a big possibility na tataas pa yan.

[ciprofloxacin]

Originally posted by GilmoreGal
kung puro aral ang med...pano pa kayo nakakalabas? how bout entering in a relationship? pwede pa ba un?
it there's a will, there's a way

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by GilmoreGal
kung puro aral ang med...pano pa kayo nakakalabas? how bout entering in a relationship? pwede pa ba un?

pwedeng-pwede!!! *okay*

we still find time to go out to the malls, clubs lalo na pag after exams.

besides, majority are certified crammers :) :lol:

[regptrp_md2b]

fellow med students,

:wave:

hinay-hinay lang sa ka-toxic-an. learn to smile and enjoy life. :) un ***!

:drive:

[ciprofloxacin]

tama, kaso mahirap gawin yan pag panay boljak ang abot mo. wala ka nang ginawang tama. hehehe

[Alfred27]

Originally posted by regptrp_md2b
it's gonna be miracle (& a little bit of luck) if u finish at FEU-NRMF with your other batchmates --> that is according to my friend who is an alumna there.

http://www.gamespy.com/avatars/av/AT/at75.gif


Yeah, sobrang hirap talaga sa FEU, no wonder nasa top 3 medical schools sila. In a way, advantage na rin 'yun 'coz sobra na rin dami ng doctors sa Pinas, kailangan very competitive sila.

[boobaboobaboobs]

okey po ba sa UERMMMC?

[Alfred27]

Originally posted by boobaboobaboobs
okey po ba sa UERMMMC?


Good medical school din !

[regptrp_md2b]

on UERMMMC: maganda din ba *** training hospital nila?

[Alfred27]

Originally posted by regptrp_md2b
on UERMMMC: maganda din ba *** training hospital nila?



That I do not know !

[regptrp_md2b]

:lurker:

[JeFF1119]

meron bang ok na med school sa metro mla. na pag nag transfer ako sa kanila e di ko na kailangan umulit simula 1st yr? thanks! :)

[Alfred27]

Originally posted by JeFF1119
meron bang ok na med school sa metro mla. na pag nag transfer ako sa kanila e di ko na kailangan umulit simula 1st yr? thanks! :)



Inquire ka sa 4 great Med schools in Metro Manila :
UP, UST, FEU & UERM.

[Caloy_O]

Originally posted by regptrp_md2b
on UERMMMC: maganda din ba *** training hospital nila?
I'm not sure if the hands-on training at UERM is an excellent one but I have friends (older ones) who told me that the theoretical part is.
Honestly, if I weren't admitted in UP PGH, I would have gone to UERM; it has always been my second choice, btw. But thanks that there is such a program as Integrated Liberal Arts Medicine (INTARMED) where one can get onto Medicine proper program right after high school. It even saves those Physician wannabes to get into UP PGH even with an NMAT score below 90%.

[Altwegg]

Training in UERMMMC is as good, if not better than other schools, although sometimes there are limited patients.

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by JeFF1119
meron bang ok na med school sa metro mla. na pag nag transfer ako sa kanila e di ko na kailangan umulit simula 1st yr? thanks! :)

i dnt know. inquire ka na ***.

[Altwegg]

JeFF1119, try Fatima.

:glee:

[boobaboobaboobs]

tanong: do med students still recite the hippocratic oath during the grad ceremony?

[Ischaramoochie]

they're such hippocrites :lol:

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by boobaboobaboobs
tanong: do med students still recite the hippocratic oath during the grad ceremony?

i think it depends sa school.

[ciprofloxacin]

i think they recite it during the oath taking ceremonies after they passed the licensure examinations

[rain4love]

hello reg !!! :) hi to all the other med students ..

[regptrp_md2b]

Originally posted by rain4love
hello reg !!! :) hi to all the other med students ..

hi ms rain4love! :wave: aral ka na? ay, offtopic ako. :glee: