Pre-Medicine Program as a Factor Influencing Residency Specialization Options of Pre-Medicine Students of University of Perpetual Help System Dalta – Las Piñas Campus

• Main Authors: Eusebio, Kisses P., Mugol, Geram M., Taduran,, Yuri Louis N., Terania,, Lian Mei S., Tumala, Phoemela Crystal G., Villalino, Gwyneth Ardee E.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: pre-medicine program; residency specialization; medical school; nursing; medical technology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_fnh/1; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1614/viewcontent/FNH_Pre_Medicine_Program_as_a_Factor_Influencing_Residency_Specialization.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Pre-medicine program is the first step on one’s medical journey. Choosing the best pre-medicine program may give one prerequisite skill that are likely needed during medical school as well as in residency training. Different programs offer different subjects and competencies to meet, so it gives several advantages and disadvantages for the student with respect to their performance in medical school and residency training. This leads researchers to think that choosing the right pre-medicine program is crucial to be competent enough in the professional field. The study is conducted to know if there is a significant relationship between the chosen pre-medicine program and residency specialization options of pre-medicine students of University of Perpetual Help System DALTA - Las Piñas Campus. In order to find answers to this, the researchers conducted a semi-unstructured interview on 10 pre-medicine students of UPSHD that are categorized into two categories: 5 for BS Nursing and 5 for BS Medical Technology, via MS Teams or Messenger call. The results showed that respondent’s current pre-medicine program does not affect their specialization options. Most of them did not have a hard time choosing their current pre-medicine program since it is their already their top choice without considering specialty. They reasoned out that pre-medicine program is independent from the residency training itself. The researchers concluded that there is no significant relationship between pre-medicine program and residency specialization options of pre-medicine students of UPHSD – Las Piñas Campus.