More Filipino graduates, particularly those pursuing Nursing, are now shifting to Medicine as the demand for nurses worldwide continues to decline.
According to Dr. Jose Cueto, member of the Professional Regulations Commission Board of Medicine, more students are now taking the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) compared to six years ago when there was a high demand for nurses overseas.
Dr. Cueto said, “Before, it’s the doctors who were taking up nursing because they want to work abroad. Now it’s the reverse, our nurses are continuing their studies and are entering medical schools.”
Passing the NMAT is a requirement for any bachelor’s degree holder to be admitted to any medical school in the Philippines and become a doctor. Aside from Nursing, Physical Therapy and Medical Technology are two of the best preparatory courses for Medicine.
Recent reports from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) attested to this. Based on POEA data, the number of professional nurses deployed to other countries only increased by 6.71%, from 12,618 to 13, 465 in 2009. In 2008, the rate of migrant nurses rose by 40.13%.
However, despite the increasing number in registered doctors, members of the Board of Medicine said it would still not be enough to address the lack of doctors in rural areas, since new doctors usually prefer to practice their profession abroad. Dr. Cueto urged the government to address the exodus of the country’s health workers overseas.
According to Dr. Jose Cueto, member of the Professional Regulations Commission Board of Medicine, more students are now taking the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) compared to six years ago when there was a high demand for nurses overseas.
Dr. Cueto said, “Before, it’s the doctors who were taking up nursing because they want to work abroad. Now it’s the reverse, our nurses are continuing their studies and are entering medical schools.”
Passing the NMAT is a requirement for any bachelor’s degree holder to be admitted to any medical school in the Philippines and become a doctor. Aside from Nursing, Physical Therapy and Medical Technology are two of the best preparatory courses for Medicine.
Recent reports from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) attested to this. Based on POEA data, the number of professional nurses deployed to other countries only increased by 6.71%, from 12,618 to 13, 465 in 2009. In 2008, the rate of migrant nurses rose by 40.13%.
However, despite the increasing number in registered doctors, members of the Board of Medicine said it would still not be enough to address the lack of doctors in rural areas, since new doctors usually prefer to practice their profession abroad. Dr. Cueto urged the government to address the exodus of the country’s health workers overseas.
Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Jaymalin, Mayen, The Philippine Star. With slump in demand for nurses, more Pinoys opt to become doctors. (Posted August 23, 2010) Retrieved August 30, 2010 from
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http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=605357&publicationSubCategoryId=63
Jaymalin, Mayen, philstar.com. More Pinoys, including nursing graduates now taking up medicine (Posted August 22, 2010) Retrieved August 30, 2010 from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=605148&publicationSubCategoryId=200
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http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/273677/more-want-be-doctors-global-demand-nurses-declines
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