Joey M.D.

The mother with dark circles around her eyes looking worriedly at her sick baby. The husband lovingly accompanying his obviously-about-to-give-birth wife. The daughter who sleeps night after night in her father’s sickroom.
For most Asians, including Filipinos, it is unthinkable for a sick person not to have a bantay during those moments. These […]

When I was still in college, my professors have already warned us girls that we need to have a GWA of at least 2.0  more or less have a sure spot in UST Medicine. The guys, on the other hand, need only a GWA of 2.25.  (1.0 being the highest, 3.0 is just barely […]

There are a lot of bloopers in shows featuring medical doctors. For doctors like us, such bloopers may be bordering on comedic. I’ve pointed some of these bloopers to my (non-doctor) brother and his response was that it was just a show, people won’t really remember the details of what the doctor did. […]

Dr. Meloinks has posted a real challenge for the TBR12. I find myself staring at my computer screen and not really having an idea of what to put down.
When I passed the boards, I was so excited in joining the PMA, thinking that I’m joining the brotherhood of doctors.
I do get some notices of […]

Why Do I Blog? Let Me Count The Reasons…

Blogging keeps a record of my thoughts.
I could rave or rant about a lot of things.
It helps me relax.
It keeps me in touch with other people with similar interests. Special mention to the doctors who participate in The Blog Rounds.
It’s my own little world on […]

(Insert favorite talk show host here): For today’s episode of ___(insert your favorite showbiz talk show here), we’re going to veer away from our usual artista interviewees and interview doctors instead.
Our guests for today are: Dr. MegaMom, Dr. JA, Dr. Carl, Dr. Ness, Dr. Mel, Dr. Prudence, Dr. Joey, Dr. Remo […]

This week’s TBR hosted by JA is very timely for me.
I’m currently having my Master’s in UP Open University and we have a subject wherein we’re supposed to go to PGH for 5 days. This was the reason why the roundup for TBR10 was delayed.
Anyway, my groupmates agree that the highlight […]

I will have to apologize to everyone. I was not expecting to be busy this week hence I accepted hosting this round. Unfortunately, my MHA professor rescheduled a whole week of classes to this week. I’ll be doing the roundup as soon as I get the time. Hopefully later […]

I was maybe 3 or 4 when I started those “I want to be a _____” when I grow up. My choices then were “teacher” or “nurse”. It was the early 1970s, you see, and the women who aren’t stay at home moms and wives limited themselves to only a few choices. […]

Hi, everyone! It’s gonna be the 10th edition of The Blog Rounds by next week. I’m excited to be asked to host this one.
After deliberating on the subject matter, I’ve decided to tackle the Family. From some of my previous posts, you’d probably guess that my family is very important to me […]