Our Orientation (1st Day)

Today, we had our orientation to prepare us for our summer immersion program which we will take part in from July 15 to July 25 of 2025. We will be immersed in the municipality RHU (rural health unit) of Indang, Cavite. To be honest, I am quite excited at this opportunity given to us to be exposed to the actual settings that we are to be working in after we graduate—especially since we, as first-year students of Cavite State University - Don Severino Delas Alas campus' doctor of medicine program, have the ultimate goal of being physicians who can serve those in need in rural communities where there is a lack of doctors. Though I feel a sense of nervousness and anxiety, knowing that we will be accompanied by the second and third-year upperclassmen brings relief, especially since they've already been in such immersions in their previous summers. 

 

 
Indang Rural Health Unit (C) Google Maps

The orientation for the day, helped paint a picture of what we'll encounter during our immersion. We learned that this collaboration is not only for us to form our knowledge in actual public health medicine, but for the rural health units' ongoing health programs to be reinforced through our participation. During the orientation, we were also informed about the professional conduct required of us as students, as well as the protocols and instructions of our respective RHUs that we were to follow. Since my assignment of Indang is in the same municipality of our university, I find myself quite satisfied with where I'll be doing my immersion since the distance going there everyday is near where I have spent my entire first year at; being able to learn the inner workings of a public health center of the area where I will be living during my studies to be doctor will provide me with valuable insights, practical experience, and a deeper connection to the community I hope to one day serve.

Location: Cavite State University, 5VXJ+4HH, Indang, Cavite, Philippines

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