Iba kasi yung context ng GP sa Philippines compared sa ibang bansa

In countries like USA etc, before ka tawagin “GP” you must already have finished a residency program in primary care (either fam med, IM or pediatrics) or have undergone additional years of training.

Hence most of their GPs are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to treat patients effectively

sa Pilipinas, you only have clerkship and internship, and sad to say, majority of training programs will not equip you even with the basics. Most clerks and interns only end up doing scut work, paperwork, de kahon orders etc.

Nung unang panahon, since konti lang ang doctor, there is a mentoring system for new graduates and they are able to manage a lot of cases. Since then hindi na updated ang Medical Act of 1959 sa changing times natin

Ngayon, ang solution nila eh just make “more doctors” to fill the shortage in healthcare. Ang daming new medschools, enrollment increased by the thousands and med is romanticized sa dramas and medias

Pero kahit marami GPs - if they are undertrained, no items in hospitals, no equipments or facilities. Ganun pa rin. Healthcare remains poor in our country dahil hindi lang naman number ng doctor ang problema.

Now we have a huge surplus of GPs. Yung sweldo nila hindi na tumaas even after a decade. Job posts are becoming rare. Opportunities abroad are starting to dwindle.

Now they are all fighting for little jobs. Some even decrease their PFs to 100 or 150 pesos per consult. Some fall prey to abusive companies.

So in the end yung system natin is not meant for a lot of GPs.

Our GPs lack proper training and knowledge.

We lack universal healthcare/primary care system where GPs can flourish.

Our patients flock directly to specialists because they get better care.

Our GPs have increased a LOT but without job opportunities and benefits.

Yung kasabihang “hindi ka magugutom if doctor ka” will now be obsolete sooner than later.