Joey M.D.

The PRC board exam is over, and you’ve passed!  You’ve finally got your license to practice as a doctor.  Congratulations!
The next thing to do is to either go into residency for further training OR to practice as a general practitioner.  Whichever of the two paths you decide to take, the one thing you have to [...]

I’m now a few years shy of what is considered “middle age”…and I’m earning just enough for my needs.  This is a lot to be thankful for, but I realize that I should not earn “just enough” for me and my family.  I should also earn more so that I can eventually retire without having [...]

More and more, people are looking for non-traditional ways of relieving themselves of their ills.  The doctor is now seen as more of the last resort.  Many patients would rather try other means of treating themselves first, like using traditionally accepted cures and traditions passed down from generation to generation.
While this is actually not bad, [...]

One of the clinics I work in screens potential employees to be deployed to other countries specifically the Middle East.  Occasionally, they refer patients to me for ophthalmologic evaluation if they see something wrong with the patient’s eyes, whether it is blurring of vision uncorrected with eyeglasses, a pterygium, strabismus (either duling/banlag).
The problem with seeing [...]

I believe that medical schools should have a subject, Medical Marketing, that teaches medical students how to effectively set up a practice after graduating.    Not all doctors earn enough to support their families.  In fact, most doctors start their practices not knowing what to do and losing a lot of money.  I should know, I [...]

Population growth has always been  a problem of our country, and large family size are always problems for the parents who barely make enough to support their brood.  What could we do?
The most reliable way NOT to get pregnant is to practice abstinence.  That means if you do not want to get pregnant, just don’t [...]