VETERINARIAN

KEY AREAS OF STUDY: SKILLS, CHARACTER,

& ATTITUDE
 Animal anatomy and Physiology
 Pathology  Love and passion for
 Microbiology animals
 Radiological health sciences  Empathy, patience
 Bio medicine and sensitivity
 Rational objectivity
DID YOU KNOW?  Communication
 The term “Veterinarian” came from a skills
Latin word “Vetirenae” which means  Scientific ability
“Working animals”  Calmness in
 About 80% of practicing vet is female pressurized
situations
VETERINARIAN

KEY AREAS OF STUDY: SKILLS, CHARACTER,

& ATTITUDE
 Animal anatomy and Physiology
 Pathology  Love and passion for
 Microbiology animals
 Radiological health sciences  Empathy, patience
 Bio medicine and sensitivity
 Rational objectivity
DID YOU KNOW?  Communication
 The term “Veterinarian” came from a skills
Latin word “Vetirenae” which means  Scientific ability
“Working animals”  Calmness in
 About 80% of practicing vet is female pressurized
situations
 DID YOU KNOW?
To become a licensed veterinarian, an examinee must pass
the Veterinary Medicine Licensure Examination. In order to
pass, an examinee must obtain a weighted average of at
least 75% with no rating below 50% in any subject.

DID YOU KNOW?

The 12 subjects in the Physician Licensure Exam are
individually graded. Each subject in the test contributes
8.3% to your overall grade. You need to have a passing
grade of 75% with no grade below 50% in any of the subject.
The passing rate for the Physician Licensure Exam is
determined using the Mean Passing Level (MPL) of the total
number of examinees.

DID YOU KNOW?

The licensure examination shall consist of both written and
practical tests and in order to pass the examination, an
examinee must obtain a general weighted average of at
least seventy-five percent (75%) with no rating below fifty
percent (50%) in any subject. An examinee in dentistry is
qualified to take the practical examination if he/she
passed the written or the practical phase of the
examination with an average grade of no less than seventy
five percent (75%).
The licensure examination shall consist of both written and practical tests and in order to pass the examination, an examinee must obtain a
general weighted average of at least seventy-five percent (75%) with no rating below fifty percent (50%) in any subject. An examinee in dentistry
is qualified to take the practical examination if he/she passed the written or the practical phase of the examination with an average grade of no
less than seventy five percent (75%).

STEM-SCIENCE
Classes in the science category in the STEM programs should
look familiar and include biology, ecology, chemistry and
physics.

UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER

DENTISTRY
 University of the East
 Centro Escolar University
 University of the Philippines
UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER
MEDICINE
 University of the East Ramon
Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
Foundation
 University of the Philippines Manila
 University of Santo Tomas
UNIVERSITIES THAT OFFER
VETERINARY MEDICINE
 University of the Philippines Los
Baños
 Central Luzon State University
 Visayas State University-Baybay
 PATH TO
UPHOLD THE
HIPPOCRATIC
OATH
DOCTOR
KEY AREAS OF STUDY: SKILLS,
 Biology  Sociology CHARACTER, &
ATTITUDE
 Organic chemistry  Calculus
 General chemistry  Psychology  Empathy
 English physics  Commitment
 Accessibility
DID YOU KNOW?  Ability to keep abreast
 Earliest practice of medicine is  Continuous
Hammurabi’s Code (18th Century BC) enhancement of skills
 Durcan Macdougall tried to prove  Appreciative
existence of human soul  Willing to teach others
 Leonid Rogozoll removed his own  Willing to contribute
appendix in Antartica (only doctor)  Able to care for
themselves
DENTIST
KEY AREAS OF STUDY: SKILLS, CHARACTER,
& ATTITUDE
 Biology  Knowledge of and
interest in oral health
 Anatomy
 Good eyesight, manual
 Chemistry dexterity & steady
 Microbiology hands
 Communication skills
DID YOU KNOW?  Friendly, polite & helpful
 Ancient dental implants started: 600 AD. attitude
 Earliest dentist (Hesi-Re from Egypt) lived  Empathic and trust-
5, 000 years ago building skills
 first official female dentist lived in 1866  Collaborative and
(Lucy Hobbs) leadership skills