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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 27) – What will the winner of the medical licensure exam do next?
For those wondering, Jomel Lapides said he plans to continue serving at the Philippine General Hospital, where he worked as a nurse for six years. Lapides took a job in the PGH Department of Ophthalmology after passing the nursing exam in 2011, which she also headed.
The future doctor said in an interview with CNN Philippines that he is scheduled to begin his pre-residency training in the same department on December 1 once he completes the requirements, but the official training would be on January 1 of next year.
“I am currently processing my application for training residency in the ophthalmology (department), same as the hospital where I started as a nurse,” he said. The fountain on Friday
On the way to medical school
It was after three years of working as a nurse at PGH that Lapides decided to study medicine at the University of the Philippines in Manila. It took him so long because he had to consider finances, as he was the breadwinner for his family during that time. He said that the money his father earns as a tailor could not cover all the household expenses.
“Dad’s income is small, so it seems like ‘when he disappears, it seems like he has a big impact on us, although one of my sisters is already working because she already has her own family,” Lapides shared.
[Translation: My father earns little so if loses his job, there will be a huge impact on us because even if my other sister is already working, she has her own family.]Fortunately, his family supported his decision after he assured them that he would get as many scholarships as he could, as well as that he would continue to work while studying to save money, so that when the time came he would no longer be able to juggle work and the school would have enough. savings to support your family.
Your worries and sacrifices were not wasted. And this is what Lapides also wants to teach working students: hard work pays off.
“It will be difficult now, it will take a lot of your time, your resources, your physical health. But this will be temporary, as long as you continue to fight for your goals,” he said.
“All the hardships and sacrifices will be worth it po. Your achievement, in the end, is enough to wash away lahat ng (to wash away all) previous failures, or previous worries, niyo the anxieties about it,” he said. additional.
The UP-Manila graduate led 3,538 exams that passed the 2020 licensure exam for aspiring physicians that took place this month.
Lapides said the result was unexpected. He shared that he had prayed and studied hard to be in the top 10, and getting first place was a bonus.
“Lord gave it bad, too,” he said.
[Translation: This blessing from the Lord was too much.]
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