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Dr. Vicki Belo: a lesson on cosmetic surgery, sex, & "quackery"?

11/07/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

As a physician, Dr. Vicki Belo is an exception. She is the sexy owner of the Belo Medical Group, a professional practice which takes care of the aesthetic aspects of medicine--- especially for the movie stars and famous people of Manila. In the proces, she has become a stand-out doctor and a celebrity of sorts.

Like her famous patients, the lady MD has been entangled in a string of sensational controversies. Her personal life has been closely tissed together with her work. She draws public interest like the moth hovering over the proverbial lamp. Some burning here and there keeps the doctor's fame and notoriety.

A few months ago, she and boyfriend Dr. Hayden Kho, a cocky doctor in her group, were the subjects of searing gossips of romance, sexual escapades, and lewd videos. At least a couple of movie starlets were involved that brought curious senators liking to investigate in the name of legislation. The news that followed was risque and unheard of in the medical profession.

It was embarrassing for all parties that something obscene had to be laid bare in all corners of the world. Video tapes of carnal pleasures were surreptitiously passed on and illegally sold in the sidewalks. Their story was red hot--- catching the attention of institutions like the Philippine Medical Association, the Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations, The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and the National Bureau of Investigation.

More recently, Dr. Belo is again in the news. A 40-year old patient Josefina Norcio who asked for a butt job accused the doctor of tax evasion, estafa, and bad medical practice.

According to the patient, she almost died from an unsafe agent used by Dr. Belo and her assistants during a surgery to improve the looks of her buttocks. Shelling out the right money for the procedure, Norcio was disgruntled. She claimed she was not given a receipt. Norcio accused Dr. Belo of malpractice: engaging in medical "quackery" and using misleading advertising in her job.

Whether the allegations are true or not, it’s a hell of a situation to be in the doctor’s position. Though Dr. Belo is the main target, there are those who mistakenly think that it’s the medical profession which has to be judged in the scandals. (Photo Credit: www.tvpinoy.info) =0=

RELATED BLOGS: "As the Kho-Halili sex scandal is investigated, obscene video sells briskly in the sidewalk" Posted by mesiamd at 5/29/2009; "A cosmetic surgeon shows off his sex video" Posted by mesiamd at 5/20/2009

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Labels: cosmetic, Dr. Hayden Kho, Dr. Vicki Belo, malpractice, medical errors, medico-legal, Physicians, scandal, Totie Mesia

Ibalon daughter passes physician’s licensure

9/05/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

UP Ibalon-Bicol congratulates Dr. Irene Gaile C. Robredo for passing the recent natioal board examination for physicians given by the Professional Regulations Commission PRC).

The only daughter of fellow-Ibalonian Jose (Butch) Robredo, Jr. and niece of Ibalonian Dr. Josephine R. Bundoc and Naga Mayor Jesse Robredo, Gaile graduated from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center and took her internship at UP-PGH. She finished her pre-medical education at Ateneo de Manila University. Her oath-taking is scheduled in September. (Photo Credit Kaiyanwong) =0=

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Labels: board exam, Butch Robredo, Dr. Irene Gaile Robredo, Dr. Josephine Robredo-Bundoc, Jesse Robredo, Milestone, Physicians, PRC, Totie Mesia, transition

Filipino doctors in USA, 2nd to India among IMGs

3/23/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

We are quick to assert that among the international medical graduates (IMGs) in the United States, Filipinos are 2nd to doctors from India as the most represented ethnic group in the profession. This is a very good record for our country who has distinguished itself as one of the most prolific doctor suppliers of America. About ¼ of doctors in USA are IMGs.

Top Ten Countries of Medical Education for IMG Physicians

2007
India------------------------------------ 19.99%----------------------47,581
Philippines------------------------------8.7%-------------------------20,861
Mexico----------------------------------5.8%-------------------------13,929
Pakistan---------------------------------4.8%-------------------------11,330
Dominican Republic------------------3.3%--------------------------7,892
Russia----------------------------------2.5%------------------------- 6,039
Grenada---------------------------------2.4%--------------------------5,708
Egypt------------------------------------2.2%--------------------------5,202
Korea------------------------------------2,1%--------------------------4,982
Italy--------------------------------------2.1%--------------------------4,741
Source: American Medical Association (AMA) Masterfile 2007

2008
India-------------------------------------21%--------------------------41,247
Philippines------------------------------ 9%---------------------------21,081
Mexico---------------------------------- 6%---------------------------13,980
Pakistan----------------------------------5%---------------------------11,901
Dominican Republic-------------------3.7%---------------------------8,618
Russia------------------------------------2.7%---------------------------6,293
Grenada----------------------------------2.7%---------------------------6,299
Egypt-------------------------------------2.2%---------------------------5,301
Korea-------------------------------------2.1%---------------------------5,031
China-------------------------------------2.1%---------------------------5,087
Source: American Medical Association (AMA) Masterfile 2008

The 2008 American Medical Association (AMA) IMG record shows the Filipino doctors rank second to India in number----9% and 21% respectively of the total number of foreign medics who train in the United States. That’s a total of 21,081 Filipinos vs. 41,247 Indians. Because of the sharp difference (double) in numbers between the two groups, Filipino physicians in USA looks scarcer compared to the Indians.

The current distribution of Filipino doctors will probably stay for a while since the boom of the nursing profession in the Philippines has lured more doctors to come to USA as nurses. Former Sec of Health Dr. Jaime Galvez Tan confirmed this trend when he revealed in 2007, "My latest study, there are 9,000 doctors who have become nurses. Six thousand of them (6,000) have left the Philippines mainly for the U.S. to work as nurses." Majority of these MD-nurses come from government hospitals, keeping the pool of United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) takers and residency seekers from new graduates relatively intact.

A coincident fall of medical student enrollment, as much as 40% in some schools, has caused the lack of physicians in the Philippines, but not so much in USA since it remains to be a favored job destination of Filipino health professionals for more than 50 years. What is astounding is even if Filipino IMGs are second to the Indians, their number is small---less than half of the latter.(Photo Credit: Jandentonchua) =0=

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Labels: American Medical Association, Filipino doctors, Filipinos, IMG, India, International Medical Graduate, Medicine, Physicians, Totie Mesia, USMLE

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