FFCCCII funds review scholarships for doctors

THE Federation of the Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) has funded the review of at least 1,000 graduate doctors for the upcoming March Physician Licensure Examination.

This is through the program of the Dr. Carl Balita Review Center (CBRC), an Iso-certified review center with 120 branches nationwide offering various board review courses. The Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) and the Private Hospitals Association Inc. (PHAPI) have supported this undertaking.

According to FFCCCII President Henry Lim Bon Liong, the Chinese business group is glad to support this program to help bridge the passing of the board of these aspiring doctors for them to become a good human resource support to the Philippine health-care system amid the pandemic. He is confident that through a comprehensive final coaching review program by CBRC, the aspiring doctors will make it to the board, which hopefully will be conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as planned in March. Almost all PRC Board Examinations of professionals were canceled in 2020.

Dr. Carl Balita, president and CEO of CBRC and of the Association of Allied Health Organization of the Nation (AAHON) and HEAL Ph assured that the lineup of faculty will not only prepare doctors for the board examination but also for the medical career. Medical Luminaries like Dr. Tony Leachon, Dr. Willie Ong, Dr. Jim Sanchez, Dr.attys. Bu Castro and Tony Rebosa are among the faculty blended with medical specialists and educators from various top medical institutions and Colleges of Medicine in the country.

Joining the team are Dr. Peter Quilala, Dr. Frederick Llarena, Dr. Ricky Hipolito, Dr. Didoy Lubaton, Dr. Servillano Ritualo III, Dr. Fitizar Haron, Dr. Maria Jonnalin Santos, Dr. Jared Billena, Dr. Desiree Gonzales, Dr. Johna Mandac, Dr. Jenelyn Gomez-sedutan, Dr. Ivy Emily Vergara, Dr. Millie San Juan, and Dr. Willie Quijencio. Classes will be conducted virtually and shall cover all salient contents of the Physicians Board Examination.

This project is a nonprofit undertaking as the scholarship by the FFCCCII covered only the faculty costs, while the other operational costs are borne on the CBRC’S social support fund. Dr. Balita expressed gratitude to the health professionals who are heroes of humanity’s fight against Covid-19.