“Doth the hawk fly by Thy wisdom and stretch her wings toward the south” (Job 39:26). So, too, Muslims know by heart when is the time to go to Mecca. It all depends on what we are looking for and how we could get there.
Why do birds fly toward the South? The reason: the South is more temperate, a suitable habitat for the species.
Is this the same reason for the recent phenomenon at the Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine?
For many years, MHAMCM has produced not only very competent and very globally competitive Filipino medical practitioners, but foreigners as well. By its fruits a tree is known (pardon the mixed metaphor!). This very opening of school year 2008-2009, the campus is a kaleidoscope of colors – white, yellow, black, brown – the many races who have come to enroll and get a savor of the fine medical education of the Southwestern University MHAM College of Medicine. The students come from countries like Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and the United States, add to the panoramic roster of eager medical students.
Today, there is an upsurge of inquiries from England, Germany, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Despite what I wrote sometime last year about the rigors of academic life at MHAMCM, there is so much generation of interest for the school from many countries abroad. This is a phenomenon of transnational education today, happening at MHAMCM.
As a witness to these recent developments, I am awed at the efforts of the administration of the college. If MHAMCM keeps this pace for innovation, it won’t be long when MHAMCM shall be the “Mecca” of medical education. The signs are there.
To this date, the MHAMCM has accepted almost 40 new foreign students of different nationalities.
Just like the birds, many medical students go to the Southwestern University MHAM College of Medicine. They know by heart where doctors train.
By:
Rana Lachhemi
Med 3 |
