March
17, 2014
As part of our courtesy call today,
we attended the Municipal Flag Ceremony together with our community preceptor,
Municipal Mayor, Vice-Mayor, Councilors and staff. We were then individually
introduced to the officials and staff, with emphasis on our goals, objectives
and length of stay. We were tasked to present our Vision, Mission and Comprehensive
Health Plan to the Municipal Council presided by the Municipal Vice-Mayor. Our
presentation featured our plan entitled P.O.W.E.R
UP PANAGAAN 2016, which stands for Prevention
and Control of Hypertension, tOilet
Sanitation, Water Potability, Environmental Sanitation and Right to Health. The presentation
highlighted the importance of establishing linkage between the medical students
and municipal officials as partners for the overall success of the health plan.
This activity also served as an avenue to develop the communication and
interpersonal skills of the medical students in building their character as
future community doctors. This activity marked as the starting point of several
presentations that the students need to engage in order to strengthen and
secure the sustainability of their community projects. The group perceives that
the activity was a success, because the officials not only had an increased
awareness of the existing problems but more importantly they’ve realized their
roles and importance in paving ways toward a healthier Panagaan and Municipal.
After
the presentation, the group started their first hospital duty for 24 hours as a
form of preparation for their clerkship for the incoming school year. The
hospital duty aims to develop and further enhance the students’ history taking,
physical examination and management skills for the patient.
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