CMZ STEPH: PILAR COLLEGE OF ZAMBOANGA CITY @ OCTOBER 2016

October 15, 2016

Today, CMZ welcomed Pilar College of Zamboanga City Grade 10 for the S.T.E.P.H. Program.

S.T.E.P.H. stands for Student Tour for Exposure to Professions in Healthcare which is a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) program for Career Advocacy  under Human Resource with Ms Juvee Calica, Human Resource Manager as lead.

High School students are invited to the STEPH Program, as one of the activities to complement the school’s guidance office initiatives to assist students in their career choice.

SPEAKERS.

Ms. Juvee Calica, Human Resource Manager as Lead

Ms. Celita Calma, Nursing Director for the Nursing profession

Ms. Karren Mae Masuhud, Administrative Officer for Admin positions, Ms. Juvee Calica, HR Manager and Dr. Filipinas Rojo for Medical and Ancillary professions.

Infection Control Nurse, ms. Kamille Alcala on Infection Prevention and Control especially on Hand Hygiene for Global Handwashing Day.

Students are given the chance to interact with the healthcare personnel. Exposure to the hospital setting will present to the students a glimpse of the reality of the healthcare setting and hopefully, broaden their knowledge that work available in hospitals are not limited to doctors and nurses but also to technology related as well as administrative and finance type of jobs.

GROUPS WITH FACILITATORS.

Group 1 Facilitators: OR Complex Head Nurse, Ms. Rem Encarnado-Pangilinan and HR Ms Katherine Mendoza

Group 2 Facilitators: Chief Pharmacist Ms. Edsel Cariz Tiu  and Building Administrator, Engr. Andrew De Leon

Group 3 Facilitators: Purchasing, Ms Jarwina Dela Pena and Ward F  (Pediatrics) Head Nurse, Kris Encarnacion

Group 4 Facilitators: HR Ms. Rowelyn Lamata and HR Ms. Aica Dasmarinas

Hospital Tour
These are some of the areas visited.

 

GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 2016
#makehandwashingahabit
Today we had a special feature for GHD with the CMZ Hand Mascot with the CMZ dancers

Words from CMZ CEO

CMZ also looks forward to encouraging more students to venture into the healthcare organizations. Rapid turnover of staff is a reality with staff given the chance to work abroad.

Thank you, Pilar College for accepting our invitation.

Thank you to Mrs. Ofelia Amik, Guidance Counselor, Ms. Dayanara Adlaon, Junior High School Guidance Coach and Sir Christopher Yu, Class Adviser of Grade 10 – Peace for accompanying the students to Ciudad Medical Zamboanga.

Pilar College guidance counselors and adviser with CMZ Execom and organizing committee

Ms. Celita Calma (Nursing Director), Dr. Joven Monsanto (Chairman), Mr. Pedro To (President), Atty Jhihann Natividad (CEO) and Dr Filipinas Rojo (Radiology Department Head)

Thanks also to the following students for sharing your thoughts about our STEPH Program: Sudaiz Hajilul, Class President; Fatima Ayesha Jailani, Gracelle Erica Fabian, Anna Marie Saavedra and Coleen Reyes.

A video of their testimonial is posted in a separate blogpost.

We were very impressed by the Pilar College of Zamboanga City students... on how well mannered they were... on how they handled themselves around the hospital... on how inquisitive they were... and how intelligent and eloquent they were. 

We are so glad to have met you all. You also inspired us to be youthful and happy. 

And we do hope the CMZ career advocacy program can really help you in one way or the other in your decision-making!

CMZ STEPH 3 PILAR COLLEGE OCT 2016 Testimonials

The Ciudad Medical Zamboanga S.T.E.P.H. Program means Student Tour for Exposure to Professions in Healthcare.

This is a career advocacy program to expose students to the hospital setting and observe the personnel at work as well as can interact with them as they show them their work in their actual workplace.

The S.T.E.P.H. Program is intended to support career programs within schools as spearheaded by the Guidance Office and serve as complementary initiative for additional enlightenment on the career path the students would intend to pursue. 

This is ideal for Junior High School students as they decide on what K to 12 strand to take, but this is also helpful for Senior High School students as they finally decide on their college course.

This Testimonial video from Pilar College of Zamboanga will share with us the thoughts of the students at the end of the half day program.

We were very impressed by the Pilar College of Zamboanga City students who were able to eloquently express their impressions on the S.T.E.P.H. Program.

TESTIMONIALS

as transcribed from the CMZ STEPH PILAR COLLEGE video:

Gracelle Erica Fabian, Grade 10-Peace

STEPH Pilar College October 15, 2016

“Right now… ang program kasi naka-fill ng gap or space na nag-papadilemma sa akin – to be a surgeon or not!

So ngayon po, alam ko na sa sarili ko, what I want to be.

Helpful po talaga siya … from facilitators down to the tour and speakers.

Thank you for having this program!

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Coleen Reyes, Grade 10-Peace

STEPH Pilar College October 15, 2016

“Technology could bring good and make the healthcare experience easier for doctors and other professionals.

It has given us a certain enlightenment that was not present during our career fiesta.

So that at the end of the tour, I asked Dra. if it is possible to have future specific types of tours and which is possible…”

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Fatima Ayesha Jailani, Grade 10-Peace

STEPH Pilar College October 15, 2016

“Thank you to the facilitators, the doctors, the speakers who actually motivated us to pursue…Like me, I want to be a doctor someday, it really helped me a lot!”

I can really see the eyes of the nurses and staff, that they are really passionate in their work.

So with that,  we felt … It is such a great privilege and honor to be here with the doctor, the speakers, the facilitators.

From the bottom of our hearts, we are really thankful and glad.

Thank you for having us here.”

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John Fabian, Grade 10-Peace

STEPH Pilar College October 15, 2016

“This is not just an ordinary tour.

This is a special moment for us, in which we are exposed to the reality of these healthcare professions, in which this can actually help us in the community and open our hearts for the opportunities gathered here.

And also the goodness of Ciudad Medical Zamboanga…

in order for them to cater to the students and adults alike…

and also the professionals that helped us to realize for our future.

For that, we are very, very grateful. We thank you.”

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Sudaiz Hajihil, Class President, Grade 10 - Peace

STEPH Pilar College October 15, 2016

“…And I am proud to say that I saw in the eyes of my friends a while ago in Group 4, that my companions were able to see happiness when we had the tour downstairs.

And I think this tour will help us to excel and perform in our future careers.

And indeed, performance excellence begins in our hearts.’

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Mr. Christopher Yu, Class Adviser, Grade 10 - Peace

STEPH Pilar College October 15, 2016

“From the Pilar College Administration, Principal, Teachers and Faculty, thank you for giving us the opportunity to be part of your program, especially, for our Grade 10 students.

At this point, they are looking for the proper strand for Senior High. Realizing on their part for what strand, they will take and in the future, in college, the profession that they really want.

So this will help them realize what kind of work they are going into in the healthcare profession.

In behalf of Pilar College, thank you so much!”

Thanks to the following students for sharing their spontaneous impressions about the STEPH Program: Sudaiz Hajilul, Class President; Anna Marie Saavedra, Gracelle Erica Fabian, Coleen Reyes, Fatima Ayesha Jailani and John Fabian.

Thank you to Grade 10 - Peace class adviser, Mr. Christopher Yu and to Mrs. Ofelia Amik, Guidance Counselor and Ms. Dayanara Adlaon, Junior High School Guidance Coach.

We do hope our career advocacy program was able to show these students the reality of the healthcare industry and in this way, can really help them in the decision-making process!

CMZ celebrates GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 2016

October 15, 2016 is GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY with the Theme: MAKE HANDWASHING A HABIT!

To celebrate this day, Ciudad Medical Zamboanga invited Pilar College of Zamboanga City through the S.T.E.P.H. (Student Tour for Exposure to Professions in Healthcare) Program, where Hand Hygiene (Handwashing and Alcohol Hand Rub) was taught and the value of Proper Handwashing was emphasized.

Aside from the lecture and video presentation by CMZ Infection Control Nurse, Ms Kamille Alcala, it was indeed a celebration with our CMZ dancers paving the way for our HAND MASCOT at the CMZ lobby as they danced their ways to our hearts and minds for the HAND HYGIENE Advocacy. Thanks a lot to you for adding joy to the celebration!

This fun, colorful and lively welcome for GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 2016 is intended to increase awareness for our healthcare personnel, patients, relatives and also with the intention to reach out to the community, and this time, the Grade 10 students of Pilar College of Zamboanga City as a representative group!

Today was also the AWARDING OF THE IEC CREATIVE ARTS CONTEST WINNERS.
Judges: Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Jejunee Rivera, Artist Ms. Amihan Jumalon, USAID representative Mr. Julius Gregory Ibalio and Columnist Ms. Mila Arieta.

Dr. Filipinas Rojo explains to the Judges on the whole HAND HYGIENE Program especially on the IEC Workshop and the target of this IEC Creative Arts Contest, where the message is as important as the Art!

WINNERS:
FIRST PLACE: INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

SECOND PLACE: ADMINISTRATION/HUMAN RESOURCE

THIRD PLACE: MAINTENANCE

ONLINE FAVORITE / OVER-ALL VOTER'S CHOICE:
CARDIO-PULMONARY UNIT

VOTER'S CHOICE - NURSING: WARD C (OB-GYN WARD)

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!

MOST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE IEC CREATIVE ARTS CONTEST!

By participating in the First Patient Safety Forum with the Hand Hygiene lecture by Nursing Director, Ms Celita Calma, IEC Workshop by ICN Kamille Alcala and Engr. Andrew De Leon and joining the IEC Creative Arts Contest, the participants have already broadened their awareness and knowledge regarding Hand Hygiene and hopefully, be the game changers in serving as the role models for compliance and sustainability of the program.

CMZ hopes that with the sum of our multiple efforts on HAND HYGIENE together with the installation of the sensor-driven antibacterial foam hand soap plus paper towels and availability of alcohol in dispensers, we would be able to increase compliance and sustainability on the use of hand washing or alcohol hand rub among the healthcare personnel and clients as well as help in sharing to the community, the importance of PROPER HANDWASHING as the simplest and cheapest way to prevent diseases such as Acute Gastroenteritis and Influenza.

TOGETHER, LET US ALL MAKE HANDWASHING A HABIT!!!