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After graduation from medical school and passing the board exam for doctors, a Filipino
doctor is labelled as a general medical practitioner. He may seek further training by way of
graduate programs in medicine (i.e., Master of Public Health, Master of Health Services
Administration, etc.), or by way of medical specialization. [1]
Medical specialization[edit]
Medical specialization usually takes three to six years of residency training in accredited
hospitals and clinics, and the taking of diplomate board examinations conducted by a board
of medical specialists in a particular field (i.e., Philippine Board of Psychiatry, Philippine
Board of Pediatrics, Philippine Board of Surgery, Philippine Specialty Board of Internal
Medicine, Philippine Academy of Family Physicians Board of Examiners etc.). After
specialization, the doctor may practice his field of specialty or pursue one to three years of
subspecialty training / fellowship such as A) Pediatrics and internal medicine: cardiology,
pulmonology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, infectious disease, oncology etc. B) Surgery:
thoracic and cardiovascular, pediatric, transplant, trauma, minimally invasive, oncology C)
Anesthesiology: pain, cardiovascular D) OB Gyn: oncology, ultrasound, reproductive
endocrinolgy and infertility Straight programs for subspecialties are also offered : urology,
orthopedics, plastic and reconstructive, neurosurgery
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Medical practice[edit]
Medical practice in the Philippines is developed, monitored, and regulated by the Philippine
Medical Association (PMA), the largest organization of medical doctors in the country.
Other medical and health societies co-exist to pursue more specific interests in the medical
field (i.e. Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, Philippine Dermatological Society,
Philippine Cancer Society, Philippine Pediatric Society, Philippine Association for the Study
of Overweight and Obesity, etc.).[8]
The Department of Health, a cabinet-level department under the Office of the President of
the Philippines, exercises general monitoring supervisory powers over medical practitioners
and allied health personnel in the Philippines.[9]
Manuel Dayrit - former Health Secretary and Officer of the World Health
Organization, current Dean of Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
Ramon Gustilo - Orthopedic surgeon; responsible for the commonly used Gustilo
Fe del Mundo - First Filipino woman and female medical student to enter the Harvard
Medical School. A pioneer of Pediatrics in the Philippines.[12]
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