This was the last day of the Physician Board Exam and it will be 3 days to go before the release of the Physician Licensure Examination February 2011 results by the PRC, and a deep sigh of relief is expected of every examinees.  However, the waiting period will be more ...

The Physician Licensure Examination February 2011 results is anticipated to come out on February 23 to 24, 2011. Last day of examination will be on February 21, 2011. Usually the results are released 3 days after the last day of examination. The Physician Board Examination is a ...

The Philippine College of Physicians or PCP announced the successful list of examinees who passed in the recent Philippine Specialty Board of Internal Medicine (PSBIM) held last January 30, 2011 at the Bayanihan Hall, Unilab Building, Pasig City. Hats off to my then IM residents from Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical ...

Acquiring an S2 License Number enables a physician to prescribe regulated drugs such as anti psychotics and antidepressants. Applying for an S2 license number is easy if you have already prepared your requirements which include the following: 1. PRC ID 2. Latest PTR 3. TIN Card or ITR 4. Latest Drug Test ...

Image via Wikipedia The Dengue cases in the Philippines are continually rising especially around the Metro Manila area.  The latest count of death toll from dengue reached 501 as of yesterday.  With this increasing number of mortality,  the Department of Health had to formulate a strategy to decrease this number. The Department ...

Time flies so fast. Four years ago, I was a struggling medical student. I couldn't believe that I actually managed to surpass the trials medical education entailed. I will be an intern in the next 2 weeks! But I don't know if I should breath for relief ...

I remember during one of the meme tags I have received about the 8 random things about me, I said my left eye is not functioning anymore. And it was sad but true. It's called "lazy eye" or in medical term amblyopia. It is a childhood disease. I have actually ...

During my hospital and clinic exposures as a senior medical clerk, I've encountered a lot of patients who switched physicians because of one reason: drug side effects but their doctors failed to mention it to them. For an average layman, he would think that he has been inadequately informed, ...

One of our juniors asked which is better for training or internship, private or public hospital? And this question has been in my head also since the start of our post-graduate internship application. I have been exposed to both private and public hospitals during our clerkship. I am now at the ...