1. Briefly about yourself, when do you graduate, what are you doing or where do you work now?

I graduated from AUP in 2004, majoring in BS Medical Technology, and currently work as a general practitioner at a private clinic in Indonesia.

2. Why you took BS Medical Technology?

I took BS Medical Technology because I wanted to be a medical doctor. I heard about the course from my brother-in-law, who also graduated from the same course.

3. What is the best part of the course?

The best part of the course is the touring around the philippines, meeting new people with different languages & cultures, and pina ka importante, the culinary expedition. The second best part is the people, whom i met along the clinical division and internship. And the third best part is the uniform, haha… i just love the medtech uniform..

4. What is the worst part of the course?

The worst part of the course is None, Nil, Zero.

5. Any advice to medtech students?

Enjoy medtech life, ‘coz you only take it once. Life is not all about having good results or grades, but it’s all about the process, on how you carry yourself along the journey.

1. Why you took BS Medical Technology?

I took BS Medical Technology because of my cousin. At first I really wanted to become an Engineer, but I have to give that up or else I will be seeing a lot of F’s on my record. My cousin told me that BS Medical Technology is a cool course, why? Because you will be able to tour around the Philippines. Not knowing that before you go for the tour, I will have to endure the grueling and exhausting clinical division. I really had a hard time. But with God, my family, my friends and most specially my girlfriend (now she is my wife) help I was able to survive.

2. What is the best part of the course?

The best part of the course is the tour around the hospitals. INTERNSHIP!!!! YEAH!!!!! Learning new things, going to places, meeting new people. It’s awesome!!!

3. What is the worst part of the course?

The worst part of the course. Graduation day. I hate saying goodbyes. Especially to your batch mates, who have been with you through thick and thin.

4. Any advice to medtech students?

To all the students out there! Just keep going! You may stumble along the way. But don’t worry, we have a loving Father in Heaven. Who knows our hearts. Trust in Him and He will answer your prayers. It’s not how you fall, it’s how you get up and face your challenges again.

0. Briefly tell about yourself, when do you graduate, where do you work now?

Hi fellas, I’m Djito, I graduated from AUP in 2005, majoring in medical technology. I’m currently taking Master in Computer Science.

1. Why you took BS Medical Technology?

Initially I thought I wanted to be a medical doctor, so medtech is certainly one of the good pre-med course before taking medical school. Unfortunately, just few months before I graduate from medtech I realized that I didn’t really want to be a doctor.

2. What is the best part of the course?

The training and the people (ok, those are two).

Although I didn’t realize when I was there, now I believe that the clinical division (3rd year) training in medtech impacted my life forever. Although now I’m not practicing in medical technology field, It pushed me to know my limit and made me understand the importance of persistence in life. Other than that I also learn Filipino during the clinical and internship.

Alongside the training, I got to know some of the smartest and interesting people I meet in my life, who are still a very good friends of mine till now.

3. What is the worst part of the course?

Probably the time it requires to complete. The medtech curriculum in Philippines when I studied requires five years to complete due to the one year internship in hospitals across the nation.

4. Any advice to medtech students?

If you’re in first and second year, don’t worry too much about the course, you don’t know anything about it till you’re in clinical division.

If you’re in clinical division, be strong, pray a lot to God, and study smart. It maybe hard (or very hard) but it worth all the pain, so don’t give up. Winston Churchill used to say:

“If you’re going through hell, you better keep going.”

If you’re in internship, congratulations, and enjoy your life!