Since time immemorial, PHYSICIANS have been known to be one of the most important and influential members of society. Today, most especially in the Philippines, physicians are awarded great power as well as responsibility, which is why a lot of people aspire to become one. I, for one, am among the privileged few who are travelling towards that destination. Currently, I am a Year Level 8 (which is equivalent to a junior intern in other medical schools) MD-MBA student in the Ateneo de Manila University School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH).
If you're wondering how I could be taking both MD and MBA classes at the same time, well, it's one of the perks of studying in the ASMPH. Evidently, the ASMPH medical curriculum is something that's very UNIQUE, in fact, no other medical school in the world does it the way ASMPH does. The school's vision involves creating the doctors of the future, those doctors who possess three main characteristics: OUTSTANDING clinician, DYNAMIC manager and SOCIAL catalyst. Obviously, this way of training physicians is quite unexpected since a lot of people may only associate having an MBA to business-oriented professionals but as it turns out, linking the two schools of thought actually makes sense. A handful of concepts are definitely applicable to the medical setting and learning them early on gives its students an edge.
Together with our medical clerkship in various hospitals, including the school's partner hospital - The Medical City, the PIONEER BATCH is currently taking management subjects under the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, namely, Operations Management, Financial Management and Marketing Management. Among the different courses, the latter one, Marketing Management, has inspired me to put up my own blog. As a result, this endeavor will help launch MY OWN BRAND as well as the brand of my colleagues, my school, my community and my country.
For those who are interested, here are a few information lifted from the ASMPH webpage... or... just go and check it out yourself by clicking HERE.
Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH)
Vision:
The ASMPH as an institution seeks to be a leader in redefining health and how health is accessed and delivered in the country.
As such, it will serve as a catalyst for systemic, systematic, and structural changes in the health sector by producing graduates who are physician-leaders.
ASMPH will be at the frontline of the university’s efforts in contributing to nation-building, particularly in addressing the poverty challenge.
In all of the above, the ASMPH is animated by the Jesuit, Catholic, and Filipino character of the Ateneo de Manila University
Mission Statement:
The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health seeks to form, educate, train, and field physician-leaders who will actively catalyze and take charge of the process of affecting and effecting systemic changes in society through the health sector.
