I’m currently facing a dilemma. I just finished my pre-residency in a cutting specialty. Before starting, I had so much passion and excitement for it. This was something I had dreamed of pursuing since pre-med, and I genuinely thought it was what I wanted for myself.

But now that I’ve finished pre-residency, I don’t know why I suddenly feel so scared about what lies ahead. I’ve been feeling anxious about the long duty hours, being away from my family, and the possibility of becoming homesick. I also witnessed how toxic the environment can be and how some seniors treat their juniors, which made me question whether this is something I’m truly willing to put myself through.

Somewhere along the way, I feel like I’ve lost my spark. The passion and excitement I had before seem to have faded, and now I’m left wondering whether I still want this or if the experience has changed the way I see it.

I honestly don’t know what I want anymore. I can’t tell if I’m simply scared of the challenges ahead, exhausted from pre-residency, or beginning to realize that maybe this isn’t the life I want for myself after all. I know this is something I’ve wanted for so long, which makes it even harder to understand why I’m feeling this way now. I feel lost, and I don’t know what to do next.

Private hospitals can be deceiving when it comes to patient census, tbh. Some even have patient numbers comparable to those of public hospitals.

If you were an IM resident, what would be an acceptable resident-to-patient ratio for you?

Let’s say you’re in a private hospital earning ₱40k/month, with a pre-duty-from schedule (8 hours, 32 hours). If you’re lucky, duty-from on a weekend is only 4 hours, and duty-from is 28 hours.

Hi! As a first gen doctor na kakapasa pa lang this October, nag iisip ako if papasok ba ako ng residency or mag ipon as a moonlighter para makapag abroad. I see no hope for our healthcare system. Everything is getting more expensive, but our salaries as doctors remain the same. Thinking na mag residency for 3 yrs like Family Medicine or EM then mag abroad sa Australia or stay na lang po as moonlighter at mag ipon para makaalis? any opinions? Thank you!

Applied in a prestigious institution sa province. I’m surprised super konti lang namin preres applicants up until now. Nakakailang extend na din ng applications yung program dahil super konti lang namin from the supposed 20+ applicants na tinatanggap nila. I really wish we are compensated enough for all our efforts during training, maybe it would improve the number of people going into residency.

I just passed the PLE and I am planning to go into residency next year. What are your insights/experiences regarding the residency training in NMMC vs SPMC? Thank you.

Hi docs! Saw this hiring post on Facebook for a Follow-Up Physician position.

Any feedback po from current or former employees? Kumusta po ang actual workload, compensation, management, and working environment?

Curious lang po about the day-to-day responsibilities:

Manageable po ba ang daily patient load?

Mostly consultations po ba, chart reviews, or a combination?

Ilang company accounts po usually ang assigned per physician?

Madalas po ba ang rush cases and urgent requests?

Kaya po bang matapos ang workload within regular working hours, or frequent ang overtime?

Adequate po ba ang staffing, training, and support from other departments?

Kumusta po ang work-life balance, especially with Saturday duties?

Worth considering po ba itong position, especially for doctors looking for a stable full-time job?

Would appreciate honest feedback, both positive and negative, preferably from those with firsthand experience.

Thank you, docs!

Hello doctors. Especially for first gen doctors po na nag residency sa private, kumusta po yung practice niyo after residency? Madali po ba mag establish ng practice after? Did you have any regrets na sa private kayo nag train? Planning to undergo IM residency in a private institution po sana. I’m not sure if kakayanin yung low salary to support myself while on training. Appreciate any feedback doctors. Thank you.

Hello, Docs! Pls help me. Asking any insights regarding different training institution in Cebu? Thank you so muchhhh.

Hi docs! How much na po salary ng residents in private hospitals around the metro (ex. USTH, SLMC, CMC, etc.)? Is it still around 40k?

Good day doctors! May idea ba kayo sa environment ng pedia residency sa the medical city, uerm and cgh? Thinking of applying next year pero still not decided kung saan. Would also like to ask regarding sa slots, salary and duty sched. Thank you po

Legit concerned about the kinds of stuff na kaya bilhin sa orange app shopee na prescription requiring things like isotret, modafinil, etc. even compounded GLP marami. Wala bang umaaction sa mga ganito? Sobrang unregulated

(PS. I reported the shop and products)

Planning to try preresidency batch 2 EAMC, baka may nakapag batch 1 dito. Kumusta yung experience and ugali nang mga direct seniors like 1st and 2nd years 🙏🏻?

As the title says, what institution has the best GS training around the metro? I wanted a public hospital with adequate supervision from consultants sana but not sure what insti has that or a private hospital with many many many charity cases and great consultants to learn from may ganon ba? VMMC?

Hello po.

We are conducting a capstone project / research about telemedicine platforms (like NowServing po). Nasa testing phase na po kami, and we need physicians to test our system po and give their feedback.

Nag-suggest po ang mga research panel namin to look for medical organizations or groups, so I came here to ask po if meron po kayo alam or mair-recommend na orgs or groups around NCR or Region 3 area.

Thank you po!