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MANILA – Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Saturday enjoined 3,845 newly licensed physicians to join government service.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 58 percent of 6,600 examinees passed the Physician Licensure Examination administered by the Board of Medicine in October 2024.
Article continues after this advertisement“To all the new Filipino physicians who recently passed the Physicians Licensure Examinations 2024, my greetings and congratulations to you all,” Herbosa said in a statement.
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The registration for the issuance of a professional identification card and certificate of registration will be done online starting Nov. 25, the PRC said.
Article continues after this advertisementHerbosa said the new physicians may opt to join the Doctor to the Barrios program for underserved rural areas.
Article continues after this advertisementHe added that DOH-run hospitals also offer residency and specialization programs.
Article continues after this advertisementHe urged the new doctors to help the government “build a health system Filipinos truly deserve.”
“Consider Family and Community Medicine, the doctors who will save lives at our BUCAS (Bagong Urgent Care and Ambulatory Service) centers, mobile primary care clinics and in the PuroKalusugan program,” Herbosa said.
Article continues after this advertisementPuroKalusugan is the DOH primary care program that brings healthcare services closer to purok (districts or communities).
The program offers immunization, oral health, maternal health, tuberculosis control program, nutrition and non-communicable disease prevention and control program, among others.
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“Serve the people. Let us build and provide safe, affordable and accessible healthcare for our people, dahil sa Bagong Pilipinas, Bawat Buhay Mahalaga (because under the New Philippines7bit casino, every life matters),” Herbosa said. (PNA)
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