Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa, on Friday, Dec.15, honored the 147 new registered nurses who were scholars of the department's nursing scholarship program.
DOH said that out of the 179 scholars who took the recent nursing board examination, 147 passed and are now officially registered nurses (RNs).
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The DOH scholarship program, launched in partnership with the Carl Balita Review Center (CBRC), offers free online review and mentorship to aspiring nurses to help nursing graduates take the board exam with ease.
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It said it is open to nursing graduates who are currently working in private hospitals, government hospitals, private companies, and other government institutions.
Also, the scholars are not required to have a “service contract” after they graduate, as they are free to choose where they want to work.
“The CBRC does not require the scholars to have a service contract as all we want is for them to pass the board and join our nursing force,” CBRC Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Carl E. Balita said.
He stressed that this partnership aims “to create a model that helps them to undergo review while working and without any bond of service.”
“Wherever these new nurses may choose to go, the beneficiary remains to be humanity and career advancement is their choice,” he added.
Balita, however, hoped that many of these new nurses would choose to serve the Philippines, especially amidst the high demand for Filipino professional nurses abroad.
Meanwhile, Herbosa commended the program's success and pledged to continue this project as a “public-private partnership to benefit the health human resources of our health care system.”
