Me and Medicine: PPS Diplomate Exam

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I love this quote. I always believe that no matter what happens, no matter how trying life can be, there will always be something to be thankful for.

Yesterday, I received the best news of my professional life. I have passed the final hurdle to earn my Diplomate title for the Philippine Pediatrics Society. I am now a fully certified pediatrician! 😍😍😍

Getting that title and those four letters after my name is no easy task. I had to go through 4 years of college, 4 years of med school, 1 year of internship, 3 years of residency training and a total of 3 years to take the exam (taking the written and oral exams needs to be 2 years apart). So all in all, I have spent 15 years preparing to get to where I am now. It’s hard…yes…there is no doubt about that. Several times I wanted to quit and lots of times I just wondered what have I gotten myself into. But I still pushed through and by God’s grace, I made it.

This is just one of the many things I am thankful for. And I am sure that many more will come.

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    1. For me, what really helped was attending review classes conducted by a training hospital. They do simulations of the exam. It would really help because it will give a feel of what the actual exam would be like, especially now that the exam is being conducted online.

      Aside from that, stick to your textbook and keep updated. Most of the questions during exams are tailored to fit the times. That’s why attending review classes are really helpful.

      I hope this helps and good luck!

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      2. Hi there!

        At the Ospital ng Maynila specialty board review, we try to simulate the actual exam as close as we can, especially for the oral exam. But we do the review online so we have to make adjustments. But we try to give the reviewers as much of the real thing as we can.

        The written is exam is given online in multiple choice under a time limit. The grades are computed based on the MPL.

        For the mock oral exam, we give three cases each to a reviewee. Each case will be given by a different consultant. The reviewee is under a time limit as well.

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    1. Hi! Will you be taking your exam soon? Good luck!!!! Anyway, for your question, I didn’t do anything special. The most important thing I did was I didn’t rush myself. I did not take the March exams because I knew that I wasn’t ready. So I took the November exam. Aside from that, it was the usual study time. I studied everyday, following the competency topics listed in the HAB manual of PPS. I was still going on duty then. But for the two weeks before the exam, I did not take any duty schedule and stayed at home to do some serious studying. ☺️

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      1. Hi dra!! Thank u for the tips!! Did u study Nelson’s or u had a reviewer u got from a different source? Super thank u for taking the time to reply to my cooment!! God bless!!

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      2. I attended the PCMC review sessions before I had my exam. I made use of the handouts from there as a guide and quick reference. But I still read Nelson. Definitely read Nelson. No matter how many updates or CPGs there are, the examiners will still come back to Nelson because it is our bible. And when it comes to the theories, Nelson is your guy. 😁

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