Junior Internship/ Clerkship In The Philippines (number Of Hours Per Shift)

[allonot]

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Hi Everyone,

May I know the usual number of hours per shift during the clerkship/ junior internship of your school? I heard that some schools have an average of 36-56 hrs per shift, which definitely turns the students into very very tired "zombies" (as they jokingly call themselves). Some schools, on the other hand have a maximum of 24 hours per shift, and some even have less.

 

[bleudsky]

^ depends on the training program of your medical school, the department on which u are rotating because it varies.

there are days that you are in the hospital for just 9hrs (for example from 7am to 5pm). there are times that you are inside for 32 hrs - 24hrs duty plus another 8hrs straight as "from duty". then, that's the time u can go home.

i personally have not encountered 48hrs duty during my clerkship, or even that 56 hrs you've heard about. i think that's quite impossible (or should i say physiologically unhealthy). some interns and residents even encourage the clerk to go home & rest if they are still in the hospital for more than 32 hrs. no clerk would dare stay longer than 32hrs. come 5pm, we're all itching to go home. hehe!

 

[markfreak]

In San Beda College, they lowered it to 12-hour duty last year. 👍

http://www.sanbeda.edu.ph

 

[LocutusofBorg]

University of San Beda had its first graduating class in 2006, according to the ECFMG website. Some US states will not license physicians who graduated from foreign schools who've been operating less than 7 years. A quick check of California medical board showed that San Beda is not an accepted school.

Be careful of shortcuts, or schools who try to be different from the pack. Stick with proven and old. I agree that the clerkship days in Phils are excessive. Its just one more hurdle to jump over. If getting education abroad, I would concentrate only on reputable schools that have been around for a while.