The Road To Our Application To A Philippine Medical School

A glimpse of the Philippines while aboard Philippine Airlines
during one of its descents in September 2011

We've hit a huge milestone, by God's grace! With His help, we have passed the preliminary stage of our journey into attending medical school in the Philippines: that is, the application process.

From considering the possibility of going to medical school in our 30s (with kids in tow), to researching and agreeing that going to a Philippine medical school is a viable option, to seeing that this is where God is leading our family, to preparing and sitting for the Philippine National Medical Achievement Test (NMAT) in Los Angeles, to compiling our documents to complete our medical school application process, to conducting our interview via Skype, and finally...to progressing to the next stage: getting accepted into medical school!

Here is a list of all of my blogposts related to the application process of a prospective International Medical Graduate (IMG) into a Philippine Medical School:

• How to Register and Prepare for the NMAT in the United States (October 31, 2012)
• Our Medical Education Strategy As Prospective USIMGs (November 2, 2012) 
• Mentally Preparing for the Philippine NMAT (November 13, 2012) 
• Dear Biology: This Is How My Layperson Brain Works (November 24, 2012)
• Getting Our U.S. Documents Authenticated by the Philippine Consulate (January 31, 2013)
• Children's Passport Application Day And Field Trips In Between (February 1, 2013)
• Our Philippine NMAT Experience in Los Angeles (February 4, 2013)
• Discovering Plumerias in Hawaii and in the Philippines (February 11, 2013)
• The Elusive "Me" Time for Moms (February 12, 2013)
• A Mother's Version of "Stars and Stripes" (February 12, 2013)
• Medical School Application Papers To Be Shipped With Love (February 13, 2013)
• The Gift Of A Speeding Ticket (February 20, 2013)
• When And Where It's Okay To Be Spammed (February 22, 2013)
• The Road To Apostilles And Document Authentication By The Philippine Consulate General(February 22, 2013)
• My Philippine NMAT Result and Study Strategy (February 26, 2013)
• Our Philippine Medical School Application Documents Have Arrived (February 27, 2013)
• Philippine Medical School Interview Scheduled For Next Week (March 7, 2013)

What a journey it has been so far--and we're only getting started!

Meanwhile, we'd love for you to continue to join us on our journey called "Medical School In Our 30s". In case you missed it, I have included the link below (this page will tell you where we've been and what road we are currently on):

http://ohanastreet.blogspot.com/p/medical-school-in-our-30s.html

Thanks for following! Aloha!!!


DISCLAIMER: I am by no means affiliated with any of the organizations listed in this blogpost. For the most accurate and recent information on any of these organizations, please visit their website or contact them directly.