There are only 7 days before the medical boards. And I tell you, it does not get more intense than this. Thoughts racing but with no coherence. Frustration one after the other.

PAGOD NA KO.

Two days ago the UST Medicine Class of 2006 offered a mass for the upcoming boards. Father Regent said in his homily in the feast if St. James the Apostle:

“You should pray ‘Lord, help us to be the doctors you want us to be.’”

After the Eucharistic celebration, our beloved dean, Dean Angeles Alora told us something that made me struggle not to let out the tears from my eyes:

“For you to pass the boards, you need three things: You should work hard, Pray hard, and you must have the right attitude.

“I am sure all of you have worked hard and I am sure all of you have prayed hard. So all that it left is the right attitude. You should tell yourself ‘Kaya ko yan! Kaya ko yan!’

“I have no doubt in my mind that you will make it. All of you will make it. So let me congratulate you in advance for passing the board exams.”

To the Class of 2006 of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, good luck and God bless! We’ll see each other at the oath taking ceremonies.