In these pictures, present are some of the 2nd and 3rd batch of Aspirants including Lilia, Bel, Glo, and Faith; also, some of the 1st batch and the panel of judges namely, Miss John, Miss Jackie, and Doc Faith (from left, 2nd photo).
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If you visit MTC Calamba, you will be able to differentiate examination day from the rest of the days. Noticing students going in and out of the room may be an indication that there are currently “men at work”. Students, on this special day, visit the toilet more frequently than on ordinary days. Another cue is when the students look like they feel colder than everybody else even if the room temp is not that low. Last sign is during lunch time or after class: if you see some disappointed faces on the hallway. However, this facial expression does not always indicate unsatisfactory grades, but rather reflects the expectations of the students that they could have been better. The Aspirants, as days go by, set their goals higher, and always looking forward to a far better performance.
The MTC-Aspirants already completed 8 specialties; only 4 more to go. Thanks to the non-med program, most of us still have a chance to assimilate all that we have learned, and to improve our grades before leaving. Unfortunately, not all good things come to us the way we want them to. The “allied health” part of the section will be having their OJT 2 months ahead of the rest, which means their time to improve inside the school runs short very quickly. Anyhow, it is their advantage in other way. We can all do it!
What can you say, we have the ever-smiling, lovely, and competent staff at our back! They always help us to become courageous yet realistic. Thanks, MTC staff!
Guys, now that we already have our own blogsite, the next problem is who will be the authors. We have our free papers on the Net but we need to have them written on before we can make them public. I am inviting you all Aspirants to post any articles that are related to the section, to the field, or to write even personal thoughts and events that you want to share to the team or to everybody. This is your space, your outlet, and your way to us. Enjoy writing!
We would like to welcome our classmates “to be” who will be transferring to our class schedules after their Intro Exam this March 3, 2007. Also, a “goodwork” wish to them and to their foster section—the BEST—for their first tensing exam. You can all do it!
Like many other schools, MTC Calamba has a second floor (well, actually, it’s at the 2nd floor =D ), and of course it has a stairway. I just want to remind my classmates and all who use this “invention” to be careful in taking advantage of the benefits of this device as we do when crossing the street or walking somewhere else. Accidents happen everywhere but we should be extra careful in “extra dangerous” places such as heights and roads. One of our classmates once again proved this to us when she missed one step of the stairs while getting down the building this Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Thankfully, she was not wounded, abraded, or hurt more than that of the two-stairstep fall and of the sudden twist of her left foot. The bottom line is we should always watch our steps and be careful wherever we are.
It was January 8, 2007 when MTC Calamba’s first batch of students entered the not-so-known-yet world of MT training and field. Each one, having own ideas about the course, was a little bit shocked at first, overwhelmed at second, and frustrated at third. J Eventually, we all realized that it is not as easy as we thought it is. However, we also became aware that the challenges we face makes us feel not just negatively—due to upsetting grades sometimes, or because of the frustrating process of deciphering—but also fulfilled because despite the fact that some doctors are as bad with dictating records as they do with writing prescriptions, we see the point why we should be fittingly called MEDICAL LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS later on. We mistakenly assumed that medical transcription is just another clerical job; only now that we proved it to be really a part of the modern medical team. Undergoing MT training is exciting, especially for those who want to take the best outside. Surely, the excitement of doing the realistic job in the training field will be doubled in the work field first, because of the unpredictability of the next challenges; second, because of the on-going acquisition of knowledge; and third, because of the compensation due to the work one is doing.
I hope that this pioneering batch which is composed of Letty, Sally, Mylene, Tse, Brian, myself (Willy), and Jet will make it to the end of this challenge and be able to face the next and more exciting ones.
