How To Choose A Medical Specialty | #MedSchool #Residency

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How to Choose a Medical Specialty | #MedSchool #Residency | Ep. 25

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Picking a medical specialty is one of the biggest decisions a doctor makes in his or her journey. Dr. Robespierre, a renowned cardiologist, shares insightful and high-yield pieces of advice on how to pick a residency after passing the boards.
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Aside from being a cardiologist, Dr. Don Robespierre C. Reyes is a faculty member of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas. He is also the head of Emergency Services of the UST Hospital and at the same time the scientific coordinator of BLS-ACLS Training, Section of Cardiology, UST Hospital. Currently he is the Editor in Chief of My Heart Ph, the official digital magazine of the Philippine Heart Association and is also the chair of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Council of the Philippine Heart Association.
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Adrian Teves is a young Filipino doctor. While in medical school, Adrian served as a peer mentor, helping freshmen and sophomores adjust smoothly to the rigors of med school life. Adrian is also a passionate mental health advocate, having suffered from anxiety. It is his objective to have a community that can freely talk about mental health without reservations. He devotes his leisure time reading, working out, or playing golf.
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Michael Sibulo is both a pharmacist and a physician. After struggling throughout his four-year stay in medical school, he started advocating the use of Anki, a spaced repetition software for time-efficient active learning. Other interests include playing the piano, jogging, learning Mandarin, and promoting eye health.

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Chapter Markers:
00:00 Introduction
03:27 Was cardiology always your first choice? If not, what got you into it?
07:24 Factors that affect on choosing specialty
10:53 How can you see yourself at age 60
19:22 Advice on students who are not yet sure of their specialty
25:15 Aside from having interest to a particular specialty, what are the other considerations in choosing?
27:54 Think of the future
30:18 Can we just be contented?
33:10 Why it's good to talk with mentors
35:28 Any regrets?
37:55 Final message
39:58 Your Heart PH App (Free)
41:15 Outro
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Links:
Your Heart PH app for Android (Free):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bizooku.mypha&hl=en&gl=US

Your Heart PH app for iOS (Free):

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/your-heart-ph/id1483180958

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