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Waste of manpower and labor

8/15/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines reported that each year about 200,000 examinees for licensure in different professions fail to pass the exam rendering them less capable to work and assume jobs in their field of training.
Based on PRC data, a total of 304,586 examinees took licensure exams in different fields. Of the figure, only 36.9 percent or 112,407 passed.

Examinees in the customs brokers test posted the lowest passing rate at 22.9 percent, followed by librarians at 23.6 percent. The highest rate of passers are those who take the geology, pharmacy, optometry guidance counselor, mining and geologic engineering tests whose passing rates range from 60 to 70%. The last nursing board posted a rate of 42%, lower than the previous year.---Philstar (08/15/09, Jaymalin, M.)

The high rate of flunkers in the board exams is a reflection of the quality of education these students are getting. Failing the test makes them less able to land a job and lead unproductive lives. There is an urgent need to make jobs available for these flunkers. It’s the duty of the Department of Education and the government to correct this waste of manpower and labor. (Photo Credit: scion_cho) =0=

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Labels: board exam, Department of Labor, employment, jobs, labor, licensure, manpower, Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC), PRC, Professional Regulations Commission, Totie Mesia

13,384 new elementary and secondary teachers

5/02/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

Out of the 26,812 elementary (gradeschool) teachers who took the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET,) 7,470 (28%) passed the test. For secondary (high school) teachers, out of 23,975 examinees, 5, 914 (25%) passed.

The new teachers are expected to boost the system of education of elementary and high school students all over the country. Reversing the decline of school instruction has been the focus of the Department of Education.

The Philippine Regulations Commission (PRC) disclosed that Lorevie Huyaban of UP Diliman (UPD) led the successful examinees among elementary with a grade of 90%. She is followed by Katherine Joy Catalab of the University of Pangasinan, Denna Colaba (UPD), Aileen Reyes Macapagal (UPD,) and Hershey Calma (UPD.)

Among the secondary teachers, the top slot was shared by Gerard Tantianco Mendoza (UPD) and Benedick Enriquez Marayugan of the Central Luzon State University. Rochelle Racio (UPD) ranked second. Albert Angeles Basa of the Phil Women’s University (PWU) in Manila came in as the third placer. (Photo Credit: SRNHS Annex)=0=

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Labels: board exam, Department of Education, Education, Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC), teacher licensure, teaching, Totie Mesia, UP Diliman

Nepalese MD’s to train and render service in Bicol Medical Center

2/14/2009 | Posted by Anonymous | Edit Post

As a result of the drop in the number of medical school graduates and the exodus of local doctors to foreign countries, the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) in Naga City has resorted to bringing in 40 doctors from Nepal. From the remote country close to Mount Everest, Nepalese foreign medical graduates will be in the city to train and render service.

"The Bicol Medical Center (BMC) in Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City is a 500-bed government tertiary hospital under the direct supervision of Department of Health Center for Health Development – Bicol, Legazpi City. It is a non-profit institution and one of the 13 medical centers under the National Government." http://doh.gov.ph/bmc (Photo Credit: bmc)

The presence of imported healers in Naga is expected to beef up the medical personnel of the government hospital which has suffered the lack of MDs for the last 5 years. There have been fewer applicants to fill in the 28 doctor-vacancies in BMC. Therefore, the coming of the international physicians appears to be a boon to the hospital service in the city. But is it?

Without inciting any nativist sentiment against the foreign professionals, I think it is justified to ask if the Nepalese doctors’ schooling is comparable to those of the local physicians. The adherence to standard medical training (i.e. in the tradition of Western allopathic medicine) is important before they are allowed to handle patients. Their medical background must be adequate to meet the peculiar health needs of the community. To ascertain competency and avoid compromising the health of patients, they must be tested for basic communication and clinical skills.

Though the Department of Health (DOH) approves of these foreign doctors, does the government have guidelines that define the scope of medical duties and accountability? Are the professional regulations in place to protect the doctors, their patients and the hospitals where they work? Will the presence of these trainee-MDs not interfere with the training and oversight of local doctors, nurses, and other paramedical professionals? Are there enough senior MDs to supervise and teach them? Are they not in violation with the rules of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) which regulates physician licensure and practice? Has there been discussions on the effects of foreign doctors on the healthcare of the nation? Their presence may distract the government from pursuing the programs which will make local doctors stay and serve the community instead of going abroad.

In a blog I posted on August 27, 2008, I wrote:

According to Philippine Medical Association (PMA) president Reynaldo Santos, M.D. the arrival of these foreign medical trainees attests to the high quality of education in the country. But this is doubted in the wake of a sharp decline of the number of hospitals, a marked rise in patient load for doctors and nurses, a low passing rate of Filipinos in the United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE,) an over-crowding of patients and trainees, lack of budget, equipment upgrade, and medical facilities in many hospitals.

I hope Bicol Medical Center has ironed out the important issues cited above. Otherwise, sending in the Nepalese doctors will solve some of the current healthcare problems of Naga City, but it can also spawn fresh and bigger challenges that haven’t been given enough attention and consideration.=0=

RELATED BLOG: "RP’s 40% drop in med school enrollment & the foreign doctors" Posted by mesiamd at 8/27/2008

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Labels: Bicol Medical Center, doctor, DOH, Medical School, Medicine, Naga City, Nepal, Philippine Medical Association (PMA), Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC), Totie Mesia

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