How I Got Here: Choosing a Medical Specialty
The Personal Statement is part of the residency application packet for specialty training in the USA. It complements the curriculum vitae detailing the applicant’s education and previous experience, and the recommendation letters from faculty members or other people that have worked with the applicant. My Personal Statement began with “I was the Orthopedic Disaster of […]
Rehabilitation Medicine (JOINT journal entry)
August 22, 1998 Saturday Dear everyone-on-my-generic-on-line-journal-of-internship mailing list, Hello! This installment of the journal is about my 2-week rotation in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, which happens to be my specialty of choice. Duh? For people who do net know about this young field, Rehabilitation (a.k.a. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, PM&R or Physiatry) is called […]
Obstetrics and Gynecology: Part 2 of 2, The Philippine Centennial Celebration
June 13, 1998 Saturday Belated Happy Centennial* to All! The country is now 100 years and a day old. I’m post-duty right now, which is why I’m free and at home doing my mail. I went on duty yesterday at the Obstetrics Admitting Section (OBAS), June 12, beginning at 7 am. One of my duty-mates, […]
How Does a Physician Get Formal Training in Performing Arts Medicine?
When I first discovered Performing Arts Medicine (PAM) during medical school, I had no idea how to train for a career focusing on the health of musicians, dancers and the like. Eventually I discovered specializing in Rehabilitation Medicine was a good fit, but I still didn’t know where to get formal training in PAM. I […]
Obstetrics and Gynecology: Part 1 of 2
May 29, 1998 Friday Hello all! My 2-week stay in Laurel, Batangas ended Thursday, May 14, so it’s now back to the hospital. Now I know why the community rotation is called a ‘‘vacation” – you eat regularly, you sleep regularly, and holidays are real holidays. This doesn’t happen in the hospital. l’m now into […]
Community Medicine: Easing into Internship
May 11, 1998 Monday Hello everyone! l’ve just started internship (May 1) and my first rotation is Community Medicine (ComMed) for 2 weeks. Actually, ComMed is a 6-week rotation but my schedule calls for 2 weeks now in May, and 4 weeks in April next year. Along with 3 other classmates, I’m assigned to [barangay] […]
Introducing JOINT: The Journal of INTernship (1998-1999)
After four years of medical school, the last requirement before taking the Philippine Physician Licensure Examination (also known as the medical boards) is a year-long internship^ at a hospital accredited to provide the doctor-to-be adequate clinical training. At that time, internship in all Philippine training hospitals starts on May 1, and ends on April 30. […]
What is Rehabilitation Medicine?
Rehabilitation Medicine is also known as Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), Physical Rehabilitation and Medicine (PRM) or Physiatry (fizz-ee-AHT-ree, or fee-SIGH-ah-tree; from the Greek physio = of nature or physical, iatrea = act of healing or doctor). As you can see, this medical specialty has some sort of an identity crisis… which does not help […]
WORMHOLE: What’s in a Name?
WORMHOLE.: Words On Rehabilitation, Medicine, Humanities, Old Stuff, Language and Education Welcome to my new website. I thought long and hard about what to call the blog. Friends and family know that I like witty wordplay so a straightforward “My Website” or “My Blog” might not be the best choice. However, titles are not my […]
