Strangers with One Goal...

Enrolling at the Ateneo de Zambonga - School of Medicine (ADZU-SOM), we did not really know what to expect at first. We had some ideas of what the curriculum had for us. However, the one thing that struck us most was the community immersion that we will be undertaking for one month. Imagine being in an unfamiliar territory relying on complete strangers to help you in completing the tasks given to you. Mixed emotions arose. We were also excited at the same time because it was a new experience to us.

Then the day finally came. Here we are, complete strangers placed in a different environment far from the city of Zamboanga. Then finally, everything began to sink in on us, especially the worry. But one thing we learned through our experience is this: God does things for a reason, He has gone ahead of us and laid everything into place and all is planned by Him and all will happen according to His will. This gave us the courage to continue this challenge set for us.

It turned out that these strangers who were significantly different from each other came to be similar in one thing: the goal to make a difference; to serve the people. This is the opportunity given to us by the ADZU-SOM. This school's vision and mission is directed towards one goal: to serve our people, especially on deprived areas of health care.