Last night, 9/25/2010 (Saturday), I attended the Alumni Homecoming of my college organization, the UP Pre-Medical Honor Society (PMHS) at The Lounge (Little Asia & AMICI Building), Tomas Morato, QC at 7 PM. I came in at around 8:30 PM, just in time before the start of the program. It was a fun-filled night with various speeches from top-notch alumni physicians, video presentations, and dancing (as in a bar). I saw Dr. Fortun (forensics) and Ablan (urology). The history of the organization was reviewed from 1955 to 2004. Most of the speakers reiterated the reality of little or no freedom at all which prevailed during the martial law years (1972-1983). The many activities of the organization was shown such as free clinics, constitution study, carol fest, talent's night, SCC day, christmas party, sports fest, etc.
I got to chat with my batch mates and former orgmates...Ate Bev, Ate Daryl, Ate Dhoreen, Kuya Sonny, Jameez, Ruari, Cha, and Zshari. I found out that most of my biology block mates in UP Diliman were considering taking General Surgery, just like me. I am currently interested in taking General Surgery and then Transplantation as specialization. So why Surgery and Transplantation. It is primarily due to the medical dramas, Iryu 1 and 2 (Team Medical Dragon) and what happened to my mother (she had Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Failure, and then died of stroke). I am still saddened by her apparently untimely and premature death. I want to be able to spare the families of my future patients the agony of losing someone so dear, kind, gentle, and helpful...A truly beautiful, graceful, graceful, and generous woman. Until her very last breath, she was still very much concerned with the sake of others.
Medicine remains to be a competitive field. As most of the consultants would say, "You must specialize!" I want to read or hit the books so speak for the sake, health, and well-being of my patients, as well as the for the accompanying market share and value. Everyone deserved to be given the best, utmost care and respect, whatever their current status in life may be. So far, I have upheld this, the virtue of benevolence, in my clinical clerkship.
Looking back, I rediscovered why I continued to take biology and then medicine. There is a lot of opportunity to help a lot of people who really need help. People are not completely blameless, but then they are also not completely helpless. If we help them help themselves, then they are able to become eventually self-sufficient.
"Truth I Pursue, Honor I Value, Life I Protect." This line summarizes what the organization is all about. Even if the application process was demanding in term of the time, effort, and emotions involved, I would still dare say that it was all worth it. It was the first time for me to join such a large organization of all adults, well at least presumably mature-minded people. I am happy to be involved in the development of the characters of bright students who are conversant in most topics, including myself. Just have fun in life, respect and communicate well with others, and give your very best in everything that you do.
I love PMHS. It is something na babalik at babalikan ko. Syempre basta't wala lang akong duty. Duty first! Magdadala na ako ng ready camera...Mas maganda talaga magblog with pictures. =p
