A couple of weeks ago, Lance (who blogs at http://www.bottledbrain.com) and I were privileged to receive a grant from ESMO (European Society of Medical Oncology) to attend an advanced course in prostate cancer. Lance is my fellowship batchmate whom I’ve probably had the most conversations with -not only because we both live in Ortigas and …
HARRISON’S Principles of Internal Medicine 20th Edition
Hi there! Below is the link to a pdf copy of the new Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 20th Edition book. I got this copy from my former Chief Fellow (Dr. Vergara) in the hospital where I am currently doing my Fellowship Training in Medical Oncology (UP-PGH). I am sharing it with you, for …
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10 Things We Were Reminded at the ESMO Head and Neck Preceptorship
Last weekend (April 13-14, 2019), I was very fortunate to have had the opportunity of participating at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Head and Neck Cancer Preceptorship Programme held at Kowloon, Hong Kong. This program was chaired by the leading experts in the field -Dr. Anthony Chan from Hong Kong and Dr. Jean-Pascal …
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Two Monks and the Bees by Sir Joey
Yesterday during one of our conferences at the UP-PGH Section of Medical Oncology, our chairman Dr. Jorge Ignacio reminded us to never get tired of serving the Filipino people especially the poor, the sick, and the dying. No matter what the circumstance is and despite of all the unique pressures and challenges we encounter in …
Maintaining the Passion in Compassion
It has been a while since I've written an article -partly because of the work load as a Medical Oncology Fellow at the UP - Philippine General Hospital, but mainly because everytime I try to sit down in the very rare moments of peacefulness my current schedule provides me, I do not know what, …
Successful PSBIM Passers 2018
Below is the post from the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) website showing the list of the successful passers of the recently concluded Philippine Specialty Board of Internal Medicine (PSBIM) Exam held last March 4, 2018 at University of Santo Tomas (UST). IMPORTANT: To be a Member of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), you are …
What Your Doctors Always Promise You (But probably don’t tell you)
As early as medical school, it has always been emphasized to never promise anything to patients –otherwise, we might just be giving them false hopes. For the science of Medicine is never stagnant and ever changing. Its art sometimes more philosophical than logical. And with the advent of modern technology and new discoveries, its …
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Sick and you shall find.
He started by telling us his personal story of getting sick, which ignited his interest in searching for the truth. Today was a warm and breezy Sunday afternoon well spent with my co-residents at one of our cardio consultants' farm. Quiz time = NAME that tree. Now this was the part where we (except Rhaffy) sounded and looked stupid. We …
5 Things (among others) I plan to do for 2017 .
The longer our New Year's Resolution List is, the harder it is to follow. So for 2017, I trimmed my guiding principles down to 5. Hopefully by the end of the year I'd be able to achieve most, if not all, that's on my personal list (and yup, it's a very long list =)). Sharing …
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A Blessed Christmas!
Hi! I've been super duper kaduper busy in the past few months that I've almost forgotten about my blog site. I'm in the process of making my annual "People of my Year" entry, but for now, allow me to greet everyone a Blessed Christmas! I wish all of you genuine happiness! May we never forget the real …
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