Medical Electives

Good day! I have read the article and request of Mr. David Worley regarding his interest on spending his medical elective here in the Philippines and he mentioned that he made some contacts here in Cebu. I would just like to know if he has contacted Cebu Institute of Medicine already. If not yet, I hope you wouldn't mind if I also make a suggestion.

The Cebu Institute of Medicine- Community Medico-Social Services (CIM-CMSS) have been accepting international rotators for their medical electives since 2006. Depending on the length of time of their rotation, we schedule different itineraries for them. We ask them to rotate with our medical interns (senior clerks) in Paknaan, a poor urban community within the industrial belt of Mandaue City where they get to handle first-hand patients in the community and experience running a primary care hospital located within the community.

We can also facilitate for them a rotation at Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), a provincial hospital and may be asked to rotate with the medical interns at at the emergency room or at the wards depending on their interests. They may also be ask to do or assist some procedures there. Also, we can facilitate their rotation in neighboring provinces like Bohol, Leyte, etc. if they want to. In fact, last July-August 2008 the department facilitated the rotation of 3 students from the school of Medicine at University College Dublin and this year by around September, we are also expecting some medical students from France.

This elective will allow these international rotators the flexibility they needed to spend time in various hospitals (be it primary, secondary or tertiary hospital) and the community experience they needed. Another advantage is that they would be guided and facilitated by the resident-in-charge of the Community and Preventive Medicine rotation. If Mr. Worley is interested please let him contact:

Thelma La Rosa-Fernandez, M.D.,MPH,FPAFP

Dean

Cebu Institute of Medicine

F. Ramos Street, Cebu City

e-mail her at tootsiemd@yahoo.comI hope this can be of help.

Contributor:

Annely Jane R. Celocia, M.D.

Resident Physician

Cebu Velez General Hospital- Dept. of Family & Community Medicine

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