Southwestern University Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine

We are glad to inform you that procedures at SWUMC Cardiology Unit are now available from 8am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Do your part. Care for your heart.

💥 3-Year Accreditation granted by the Philippine College of Physycians
💥 100% Passing Rate in the 2022 PSBIM
❤️ Passionate and Dedicated Training Core Group

Apply now and be a part of our dynamic family!

Please contact Dr. Jessah Gay Cabahug Galang, Chief Resident at +63 968 638 1147

The SWUMed Department of Internal Medicine is now accepting applicants for Residency Training under the Philippine College of Physicians (P*P) Training Program.

For application, please contact:
Office of the Medical Director
0923 931 0589

We proudly congratulate our 3rd-year Residents' for a successful Oral Examination given by the Philippine College of Physicians-Central Visayas held last September 25, 2022, at CDUH-Mandaue.

From your SWUMed Family, we are very proud of you!

Congratulations to our trainees for passing the Philippine Specialty Board of Internal Medicine Exam.

This is just one small recognition of many success to come of your passion, dedication and enthusiasm.

Kilalanin ang kontrabidang si Lamok!

Nangangagat mula umaga hanggang hapon at nagdadala ng sakit na dengue fever na ikinakalat ng mga lamok na Aedes.

Huwag kalimutan na mag 4S kontra dengue:
✅ Search and destroy mosquito breeding places
✅ Self-protect
✅ Seek early consultation
✅ Support fogging and spraying only in hotspot areas

Let's Crush Dengue, para hindi mag-Landing on You, para sa isang !

June 5 is National Cancer Survivors Day!

Sa National Cancer Survivors Day, ang mga tao sa buong mundo ay nagkakaisa para kilalanin ang mga cancer survivors, itaas ang kamalayan sa mga patuloy na hamon na kinakaharap ng mga cancer survivors, at higit sa lahat ipagdiwang ang buhay.

Show support and love to our cancer survivors para sa isang Healthy Pilipinas!

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Keep training and keep learning. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come.

Congratulations Southwestern University Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine for having 100% passing rate for batch 2021 in the Philippine Specialty Board of Internal Medicine last March 6, 2022.

Want to train and learn with us? Come and join our family. Four (4) slots open for first year IM residents.
March 25, 2022 - deadline of submission of application
March 28, 2022 - qualifying exam
March 29, 2022 - interview
April 1-15, 2022 - pre residency starts

Contact details below or visit us at the ground floor old building Southwestern University Medical Center, Urgello, Cebu City.

The strongest factor for success is self esteem. Believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it.
Congratulations to our graduates for passing the recent board exam in Internal Medicine.

Dr Niza Gozo
Dr John Adlaon
Dr Jorgee Pamela Castillo
Dr Vina Clare Gulane
Dr Jck Mrtinez

Your SWUmed Dept Of Internal Medicine family is so proud of you! 👏🥳👌

Excellence is not a destination, it is a continuous journey that never ends. Start it with us. 👌🧑🏻‍⚕️

https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/01/25/mask-upgrade-beyrer/?fbclid=IwAR3N78p-4wKLnwWw6rIT-5WV4HmHZqGUQXf2ij_Q_2wZdchbTsKSDV0Ket8

Why it’s time to upgrade your mask to an N95 or KN95 Better masks are needed to protect against the highly transmissible omicron variant, says Bloomberg School expert Chris Beyrer, who also discusses proper mask care and when it's time to throw your mask away

5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to 'get it over with' People keep talking about getting infected with a "mild" case of Omicron on purpose. Experts weigh in on why that's not a good idea.

The Department of Health has reiterated that self-isolation is important to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, adding that individuals with symptoms must assume that they have contracted the virus.

“Basta may sintomas, isolate na tayo. Kahit hindi pa natin hawak ang resulta ng test, isipin natin pwedeng COVID-19 ‘yan,” Usec Rosette Vergeire said.

“Para lang kung may trankaso tayo, hindi ba bumubukod agad tayo at nagsusuot ng mask para hindi natin mahawa ang kapamilya at kasama sa trabaho? Ganoon din ito,” she added.

The Philippines on 7 January 2021 has reported over 21,000 cases, pushing the total active cases to 77,369.

Click on the link to see the isolation and quarantine protocols: bit.ly/IsolationQuarantineProtocols

Together, we can kontra COVID-19!

"Resident trainees come and go. Yet they stay in our hearts because while they're with us, we build a relationship. Such relationship is that of a family. And a family is forever."
- Dr. Bill Ramos, Department Chairman

Mga kasama,

Sobrang dami na po ng kaso sa surge na ito – mahigit 33,000 cases ng COVID-19 kada araw, at lalo pang tumataas. Kahit mild ang karamihan, dahil sa dami ng kaso, marami pa rin ang nangangailangan ng admission. Puno na po ang emergency department ng maraming ospital sa Meto Manila, at di magtatagal, ay maaring kumalat na rin ito sa ibang region.

Isa sa pinaka apektado ng pinsalang ito ay ang ating healthcare workers. Marami na ang nahawa sa COVID-19 at di na makatrabaho. Yung mga naiwan, lunod sa trabaho at pagod na rin.

ORAS NA PARA MAGTULUNGAN!

Unang una – protektahan natin ang ibang tao. Pag may ubo, sipon, sore throat o lagnat, wag nang lumabas. Mag isolate na kahirt wala pang test. Tandaan – Kahit mild ang sintomas mo, yung taong katabi mo na mahahawa, maaring mag-agaw buhay at sa ospital ang tungo.

Pangalawa, protektahan ang sarili. Wag nang lumabas kung kaya naman. Laging gumamit ng tamang PPE. Iwas sa kulob na lugar at maraming tao.

Ipagdasal natin ang ating mga frontline healthcare workers. Ikalat din natin ang video na ito para sa kanila, ang ating mga tunay na bayani, hanggang umabot sa bawat isa.
https://youtu.be/FbJyq4paVX0

Bayaning Tunay - Various Artists (Music Video) Bayaning TunayPerformed by Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid,Gary Valenciano, Lea Salonga, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Pops Fernandez, Martin Nievera, Lani Misaluc...

Dear friends ,

An incredible surge is upon us – more than 33k cases a day and rising. While most Omicron victims have mild disease, because of the huge numbers affected, many still need admissions, and many will die. Many Emergency Departments in Metro Manila have filled up, lines for admission are long, and ICUs are filling up. Neighboring regions may follow soon.

One of the worst affected are our healthcare workers, many of whom have become infected and sidelined. Those left standing are overloaded and overworked.

IT’S TIME TO HELP!

First of all, protect others. Stay home when sick, even if your symptoms are mild. What is mild for you may mean hospitalization for the person beside you.

Second, protect yourselves. Stay home if possible. Wear proper PPE at all times. Avoid indoors and crowded spaces.

Let’s pray that our frontline HCWs remain strong and steadfast. Please pass this song around until it reaches each and every one of them!

https://youtu.be/FbJyq4paVX0

Bayaning Tunay - Various Artists (Music Video) Bayaning TunayPerformed by Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid,Gary Valenciano, Lea Salonga, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Pops Fernandez, Martin Nievera, Lani Misaluc...

Dear friends ,

An incredible surge is upon us – more than 33k cases a day and rising. While most Omicron victims have mild disease, because of the huge numbers affected, many still need admissions, and many will die. Many Emergency Departments in Metro Manila have filled up, lines for admission are long, and ICUs are filling up. Neighboring regions may follow soon.

One of the worst affected are our healthcare workers, many of whom have become infected and sidelined. Those left standing are overloaded and overworked.

IT’S TIME TO HELP!

First of all, protect others. Stay home when sick, even if your symptoms are mild. What is mild for you may mean hospitalization for the person beside you.

Second, protect yourselves. Stay home if possible. Wear proper PPE at all times. Avoid indoors and crowded spaces.

Let’s pray that our frontline HCWs remain strong and steadfast. Please pass this song around until it reaches each and every one of them!
https://youtu.be/FbJyq4paVX0

MAG-IIHAW NGAYONG BAGONG TAON? 🎉

PWEDE! Pero paano pananatilihing HEALTHY ang iyong IHAW-IHAW? ❤️

Ang SOBRANG NAIHAW o NASUNOG na KARNE/TABA ay maaaring magdulot ng produksyon ng HETEROCYCLIC AMINES (HCAs) at POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONs (PAHs), mga kemikal na carcinogenic o maaaring magdulot ng cancer.

Pero HINDI ibig-sabihin na bawal na mag-ihaw. Pwede pa rin at narito ang ilang HEALTHY IHAW-IHAW TIPS para makatulong makaiwas sa cancer:

🔥 Piliin ang tamang karne. Mas mainam ang presko kaysa processed na karne tulad ng hotdog at sausage. Mas mainam din ang mas maninipis o maliliit na hiwa ng karne, lalo na iyong kaunti lang ang taba.

🔥 I-marinate ang karne bago ihawin. Kung gagamit ng matamis na sauce na ipapahid sa barbecue, ilagay lamang ito kapag patapos na ang pag-iihaw para hindi ito masunog.

🔥 Iwasang masunog at magkaroon ng mga itim-itim na bahagi ang iniihaw. Pinakamataas ang lebel ng carcinogens sa sunog na karne. Bali-baliktarin nang maigi ang iniihaw. Makakatulong din ang paglalagay ng aluminum foil sa pagitan ng barbecue grill at iniihaw na karne.

🔥 Kung ikaw ay hindi naman nag-iihaw pero kakain ng barbecue, tanggalin ang mga sunog o itim-itim na bahagi bago ito kainin.

po! 🎉

♻️ Share to your friends and loved ones!

Whenever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity. -Hippocrates

Congratulations to our Senior Level III Residents for successfully passing the P*P-CV Annual Oral Exam held today at Cebu Institute of Medicine.

Your SWUmed Department of Internal Medicine family is so proud of you. 🥰🥰🥰

PS we are still accepting applicants for 1st year residency training in Internal Medicine. PM for inquiries 👌

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Self-Compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.
- Kristin Neff

Kaalaman sa Kanser sa Baga Palawakin, Pag iwas at Lunas Ating Alamin

Featuring the first batch of our junior interns for the month of October.

We are humbled and happy in seeing you grow in knowledge, skills and virtue. Be good, be kind ALWAYS. God bless, future colleagues. 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️🙏📚❤️

https://youtu.be/35y72gdmdlU

#IMThankful - October 2021 Clerks Thank you to the doctors from the Department of Internal Medicine! From the clerks of groups 8 & 10, October 2021 rotation.Messages from the group leaders to...