Prayer Answered

I just received the best christmas gift ever... Never mind that it arrived early.

I passed the Diplomate Exams! Woot!

My batchmate and I were going nuts since yesterday about the results. I was hesitant in calling the PAFP office to learn the result. I was so scared, anxious. While I was having my usual clinic hours in the morning at a big industry, little did I know that there was a text message going around about the results of the exams. My batchmate called me over my mobile phone, she was frantic and I could barely understand what she was telling me. I was also distracted because I had a patient/employee in front of me at the same time. Keeping my professionalism, I told her I'm quite busy and I hanged up. After 30 minutes, another female colleague (junior co-resident) called me & greeted me "Congratulations!" Coincidentally at that moment, I didn't had a patient so I talked with her for a while. She told me about the text message. I was puzzled because I haven't received any other text message that morning. She said that according to the text, my batchmate and I passed! I swear I wanted to shout for joy right then and there. But I still had doubts, maybe it was a hoax. After our conversation, my inbox was flooded with messages saying "Congrats!" It was around 10am that I received a forwarded text message stating that we indeed passed the exams. The original message was sent by 1 of the national directors of the Academy and a former specialty board member. My doubts were cast aside and I felt relieved. I told the good news to my family and my boyfriend. Everyone's happy for me.

Aside from my batchmate, I also greeted 1 of my co-workers (had residency at Veterans Memorial Medical Center) for passing the exams. I'm extremely happy to share the same joy with them, relief that we won't go through the same hardships all over again.

Can't wait to wear those togas during the Annual Convention next year. And I'm psyched to add 5 initials to my name - DPAFP.

I just wish my professional fee also goes up. Haha! :p