Sincerest gratitude once more to Pocari Sweat (Philippines) for combining forces with our IMAN colleagues, UMMA, DAMS, MD, Crimson Medical Students, NCMF BPCR, West MinCom, Phil Red Cross, and Muslim Masjid Leaders across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao thru its Ramadhan Awareness Program from April to May 2022.
Grateful to our kind colleagues and compassionate medical students who spared so much time despite hectic schedules! More missions to come, in shaa Allah Cotabato and Marawi soon Love, Peace, Health and Prayers for all!
CC Pres Kohei Oyamada Mam Nelly Lazaro Ramos and Team!
Assalamualaikum! Residency training in Internal Medicine takes up three years or more of our lives, which mainly involves making rounds, reporting cases, attending RTDs, and research. Taking the Philippine Specialty Board in Internal Medicine (PSBIM), however, requires diligent mastery of the Harrison’s Textbook in Internal Medicine and local Clinical Practice Guidelines, which often can be overlooked by ‘toxic’ duties, fatigued residents, or due to busy clinic schedules of internist graduates. Reviewing for the specialty board is both challenging and exciting. Challenging, since you would need to memorize and put into heart as many data, algorithms and ‘most commons’ in the textbook. Exciting, since you discover many options on how to review for the exam such as enrolling in an online review course at the convenience of your own home or workplace and learning how to compile a separate copy of all the disease Algorithms you will find in the textbook. RE...

























