UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

College of Medicine
Department of Family and Community Medicine
LU3 HS 201 Human Health and Wellness
GETTING TO KNOW THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
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I In#%od*c#ion
Medical education in this premiere national health center is intended to produce physicians ho can
participate !noled"ea#ly in addressin" health pro#lems in our country$ %oday&s acti'ity contri#utes to
this o'er(all "oal$
II O45ec#i6e($ )t the end of the session* students should #e a#le to
1$ Descri#e the e+perience of #ein" a patient at a local health center or the ,-D of -.H$
a$ Descri#e the facility* its e/uipment* dia"nostic and treatment resources$
#$ Descri#e the health center personnel and ho they deal ith patients$
c$ Descri#e the cost of care$
2$ Descri#e patient preference in see!in" help for health pro#lems$ 0+plain criteria for hi"h /uality
health care$
3$ Descri#e the structure of the -hilippine Health Care Deli'ery System and the roles of different
sta!eholders in the health sector$
1$ 0numerate forms of payment 2 financin" health ser'ices$
III Sc'ed*le$
3(12nn Clinic Consult )cti'ity 4&%efe%4l/ done on n/ 1o%ning o&%io% #o #'e (#%# of cl((e( 7M/ o%
8*ne o% 8*l/9 &%io% #o #'e (c'ed*led d#e of di(c*((ion5$ 6f not done prior to start of classes* this can
#e done on )u"ust 11* %hursday #ut it ill still ha'e to #e in the health center near the residence of the
student or in the -.H ,-D$ 7ut if all students ill do this on )u"ust 11* this mi"ht con"est the area$ So*
it is still ad'ised that this #e done #efore classes start$
3(10 am Small "roup Discussion ith -receptors on )u"ust 18* Friday in assi"ned rooms
With the o#9ecti'es in mind* see! ad'ice for health promotion and health maintenance ,: consult for a
health condition that you are feelin" currently at the go6e%n1en# &%i1%/ c%e 'el#' cen#e% #'#
(e%6e( con(#i#*en#( 4elonging #o /o*% neig'4o%'ood or your dorm;s2condominium;s nei"h#orhood$ <ou
can also choose to see! consult at the -.H(,-D$
.uidelines
1$ Dress simply* earin" minimal 9eelry =perhaps 9ust a simple atch>$
2$ Study the directions on ho to "et to your clinic ahead of time$ For the local health centers*
they are particular here you li'e$ <ou ha'e to "i'e your address ?home* dorm or #oardin"
house@ close to the health center$
3$ Line up early A #efore or around Bam* at the -.H(,-DC #efore 3am if at the health center$
1$ Consult ith the health center li!e any other patient$ <ou must ha'e an ailment that you ha'e
lon" anted to consult a doctor a#out$ <ou can use this as your purpose for "oin" to the health
center$ We ant you to e+perience ho it is to #e a patent in a pu#lic health facility in the
country$
8$ 6f you do not ha'e any ailment that you ould li!e to consult as a patient* you can "o to -.H ,-D
and "o ith any patient that you ould li!e to accompany from the start of his2her consultation up to the
end$ %his ill ma!e you e+perience also ho it is to #e a patient in -.H$
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Marcelo* -ortia F$ Fe#ruary 2001$ First used as a CC6S for <L1$ %itle adopted from a reflection paper of an LU2 medical student in
the course* 6ntroduction to -atient Care
LUC 3 HS 201 Human Health and WellnessDE.ettin" to Fno the -hilippine Health Care SystemEGune 2010
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B$ ,#ser'e* plun"e into the e+perience of #ein" a typical patient in that health facility ?-.H or
health center@$ Feep these in mind for discussion later ith your classmates and preceptors =Gune 21
Friday 3(10 am at U-CM assi"ned rooms>$
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Wedne(d/) A*g*(# -.) -.1, #1- noon" H%d co&ie( ('o*ld l(o 4e (*41i##ed on #'e follo>ing d/
# 1- noon #o M%" ?en5ie <6id in #'e SMU office) g%o*nd floo%) P! Mendo! 4ldg) UPCM
3$ For further in/uiries* please call or te+t Dr$ Delen Dela -aJ at 0K1H31132K3$
IV SMALL GROUP <ISCUSSION$ E6l*#ion of S#*den# Pe%fo%1nce
Criteria .rade 1 2 3
) Lum#er of times student
shared information* ideas*
insi"hts
Lot at all ,nce* hen
called on #y
teacher
Se'eral times* 'olunteered
ideas
7 Depth of analysisD )#le to
6nte"rate 7iomedical and
psychosocial concepts
Una#le to a#stract
and inte"rate
concepts
Satisfactory
performance
Mery "ood insi"hts shos "ood
o#ser'ation and inte"ration
STUDENT A B
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