STEM as the seed of sucess

The Tracks
Since the contents of the subjects students will take in Grades 11 and 12 depend on their chosen career track, they must take extra care in making their choice.

Academic
This track prepares students who plan to pursue college education and comprises four strands.
a) ABM – Accountancy, Business, and Management
b) STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
c) HUMMS – Humanities and Social Science
d) General Academic

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

       STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education. This focus on the areas together not only because the skills and knowledge in each discipline are essential for student success, but also because these fields are deeply intertwined in the real world and in how students learn most effectively.


The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Program is a science and mathematics-oriented curriculum devised for high schools in the Philippines. The STEM program is offered by specialized high schools, whether public or private, supervised by the Department of Education.

The first batch of Filipino students to go through Grade 11 will troop to schools in 2016. Many students and parents, though, are still unaware of a few details as regards the new senior high school system.

Matters on the country’s K-12 program remain unclear. One of them, however, refers to the specific tracks wherein students will choose the best skill for them to master.

Senior High School (SHS) students opting to take the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand have a set of core subjects slightly different from those taking the other strands (Accountancy, Business, and Management; General Academic; and Humanities and Social Science).

While students in the other strands take “Earth and Life Science” and “Physical Science,” STEM students take “Earth Science” and “Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction.” STEM students are presumed to be more literate in science and, therefore, capable of tackling more advanced science subjects.

“Earth Science,” for example tackles such topics as hydroelectric energy, continental drift, and index fossils. “Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction,” on the other hand, helps students identify areas exposed to hazards that may lead to disasters, recognize vulnerabilities of different elements exposed to specific hazards, interpret different earthquake hazard maps, and use available tools for monitoring hydrometeorological hazards.

After such “easy stuff,” STEM students then take the following Specialized Subjects:

• Pre-Calculus
• Basic Calculus
• General Biology 1 & 2
• General Physics 1 & 2
• General Chemistry 1 & 2
• Work Immersion / Research / Career Advocacy / Culminating Activity

In studying of calculus in SHS is a simple illustration of the reason the old (that is, current) General Education Curriculum (GEC) subjects are no longer relevant to university students.

In the old GEC, for example, Algebra is a required subject. Clearly, to take Algebra after you have mastered Basic Calculus is patently silly.

Similarly, the two introductory subjects in the old GEC on Natural Sciences are also no longer necessary, since STEM students will have had specialized subjects in biology, physics, and chemistry.

It is not only the STEM students that will find the two Mathematics and the two Natural Sciences subjects in the current GEC unnecessary. The core subjects for the other tracks (“Earth and Life Science” and “Physical Science”) tackle more advanced topics than those usually taken up in the current GEC.


The non-STEM “Physical Science” tackles such things as “Give evidence for and explain the formation of the light elements in the Big Bang theory” and “Cite the contributions of J. J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, Henry Moseley, and Niels Bohr to the understanding of the structure of the atom.”

In fact, even the “General Mathematics” subject that all SHS students (both STEM and non-STEM) take already covers such things as “Distinguishes logarithmic function, logarithmic equation, and logarithmic inequality” and “Calculates the fair market value of a cash flow stream that includes an annuity.”

In taking Calculus as an example of how the K to 12 curriculum is now in step with the rest of the world. If you go to Amazon.com and search for “calculus textbook 2014,” these are two of the recent titles you will find:




“5 Steps to a 5 AP Calculus BC, 2014-2015 Edition” – a reviewer that helps high school students pass entrance examinations to universities.

“Calculus for the Ambitious” – according to the blurb, “It will open up the ideas of the calculus for any 16 to 18 year old about to begin studies in mathematics.”




Of course, what is offered in SHS is only Basic Calculus, not the kind of calculus that, say, is covered by “Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions,” a textbook meant for a three-semester course for engineering students in college.

Most of us hear so many math-challenged co-students cry out in anticipated pain, but think again. If what you want is a job, the most numerous and most lucrative jobs are in the STEM field. (The STEM Strand is also the one to be used by those planning to go into a health-related area such as nursing or medicine, or an IT field such as analytics.)




If, on the other hand, what you want is to help the country, today’s heroes are really scientists. One reason our country is lagging behind practically every other country in development is our lack of scientists.


The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Panel on Engineering, has decided to decrease the number of college years it normally takes to acquire an engineering degree. Right now, it takes five years after high school. Students who finish Grade 12, on the other hand, will need only four more years to finish their engineering degree.

STEM Relationship to k12

Relation of Science , Technology , Engineering and Mathematics to my choosen track :

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SCIENCE

Science Taken in this broad sense, "medicine" not merely denotes a kind of knowledge, but it comprehends the various applications of that knowledge to the alleviation of the sufferings, the repair of the injuries, and the conservation of the health, of  living beings. In fact, the practical aspect of medicine so far dominates over every other, that the "Healing Art" is one of its most widely-received synonyms. It is so difficult to think of medicine otherwise than as something which is necessarily connected with curative treatment, that we are apt to forget that there must be, and is, such a thing as a pure science of medicine–a "pathology" which has no more necessary subservience to practical ends than has zoology or botany. (Botany is one of the major subject of medicine)

TECHNOLOGY

Technologies had a major role in medicine becoming more specialised. Many medical technologies allowed specific parts of the body to be studied, diagnosed or treated. This led to doctors who specialized in certain organs. These include ophthalmologists (doctors specializing in eye conditions) and otolaryngologist (ear-nose-throat specialists). Devices such as the X‑ray machine introduced medical professionals such as radiologists and radiographers.

ENGINEERING

Engineering principles and novel technologies with biomedical and translational research.Engineering in medicine research addresses today's technology-driven healthcare system. Advances depend not only on clinical expertise, but also on those trained to look at the technical side of patient care.

MATHEMATICS

This course (STEM) will start with enzyme kinetics, introducing the ideas of the Law of Mass Action, non dimensionalisation, and perturbation analysis. It will also briefly introduce auto catalysis, and cooperative reactions. A pregnancy testing kit will be mathematically modelled and analysed: this will introduce the use of Laplace transforms in partial differential equations and asymptotic results. The vascular system will be discussed and solutions for pusatile blood flow will be derived. This in turn will be applied in the analysis of a catheter in the pulmonary artery which is heated one degree above blood temperature. Knowing the power input we deduce the cardiac output. Finally Infectious diseases are discussed. In particular the SIR model is dealt with; this is followed by an analysis of a sexually transmitted disease and then the spread of rabies is considered.

Pharmaknows

PHARMACY
Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing and dispensing drugs. It is a health profession that links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs.

The scope of pharmacy practice includes more traditional roles such as compounding and dispensing medications, and it also includes more modern services related to health care, including clinical services, reviewing medications for safety and efficacy, and providing drug information. Pharmacists, therefore, are the experts on drug therapy and are the primary health professionals who optimize use of medication for the benefit of the patients.

An establishment in which pharmacy (in the first sense) is practiced is called a pharmacy (this term is more common in the United States) or a chemist's (which is more common in Great Britain). In the United States and Canada, drugstores commonly sell drugs, as well as miscellaneous items such as confectionery, cosmetics, office supplies, and magazines and occasionally refreshments and groceries.

The word pharmacy is derived from its root word pharma, which had first been used sometime in the 15th–17th centuries. However, the original Greek roots from pharmakos imply sorcery or even poison. In addition to pharma responsibilities, the pharma offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed solely by other specialist practitioners, such as surgery and midwifery. The pharma often operated through a retail shop which, in addition to ingredients for medicines, sold tobacco and patent medicines.


Education and registration

The Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy is a four-year college degree intended for people who wants to have a career in the various fields of the pharmaceutical industry. The study of pharmacy focuses on the identification, discovery, isolation, synthesis, and formulation of biologically active compounds for clinical use.

The BS Pharmacy curriculum comprises of 72-units of CHED-mandated general education courses, 30-units essential core subjects, and 90-units professional pharmacy courses presented thru lectures and laboratory classes. The program requires Thesis and Research Project in addition to the Practicum in the three major pharmaceutical areas of internship, namely the community, hospital and manufacturing.

Graduates of BS in Pharmacy are provided with a broad spectrum of training that may lead to employment in a wide range of scientific fields, principally in higher education institutions, community drug stores, hospitals, government agencies, research establishments, public health and in the pharmaceutical industry. They may also choose to continue with Medical education.

• Clinical Research Associate – employed by pharmaceutical companies to run clinical trials to test new or existing drugs for their effectiveness, risks, benefits, and to ensure they are safe to allowed on to the market.
• Medical Research Scientist – work to develop new, or improve existing drugs, treatments or other medically related products to increase scientific knowledge on topics related to medicine through the use of experiments.
• Pharmacologist – investigates how drugs and chemicals interact with biological systems; aims to understand how drugs work so they can be used effectively and safely; carries out research to aid drug discovery and development.

Advanced Positions 
Require years of extensive experience and practice:

• Chief Pharmacist – manages and supervise the overall operations of a pharmaceutical company, be it in retail, hospital or in manufacture
• Higher Education Professors – facilitate learning and carry out research activities in universities and some colleges of further education. They teach academic subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
• Environmental Health Practitioners – act as advisers, educators, consultants, managers and enforcement officers, ensuring people are able to live, work and play in safe, healthy environments.

Jobs for Non Board Passers:

• Pharmacy Assistant – helps the Pharmacist in dispensing medicines in community, hospital or in industrial setting
• Pharmacy Technician – help licensed Pharmacists in performing routine tasks such as counting tablets and labeling bottles to help prepare prescribed medication.

Jobs not related to Pharmacy that graduates can apply to

• Call center agent – answers phone calls and inquiries of clients and provides customer support, usually to people from other countries
• Administrative Staff – personnel responsible for the organization and management of office duties and tasks; positions that include office secretary, personal assistant and office clerk
• Freelancer working online – doing online jobs for clients abroad, such as data entry, article writing, SEO, customer support, administrative support etc., which mainly depends on your skills

Career Opportunities Abroad
There is limited demand abroad for Filipinos in Pharmacy-related jobs. Only a handful of job vacancies are available for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Assistants in Gulf countries such as Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
According to the 2010 "Pharmacy Compensation Survey":

Directors of Pharmacy $125,200
Retail Staff Pharmacists $113,600
Hospital Staff Pharmacists $111,700
Mail Order Staff Pharmacists $109,300
Clinical Pharmacists $113,400

Salary Levels
In the Philippines, Pharmacists in private and government sector shall receive a starting salary equivalent to Salary Grade Level 15which amounts to about php24,000 to php26,000 a month . However, fresh graduates of BS Pharmacy at the entry level actually earn about php8,000 to php13,000 a month, while those who have more experience and work in supervisory positions have a salary range of php15,000 to php20,000 per month .


Related Courses
BS in Medical Technology
BS in Pharmacy major in Industrial Pharmacy

Pharmacology Tips: Remembering Medications & The Body Systems Affected

As a student I am asking  different person to got some information . In this photo it is shown that I'am having a conversation with a BS Pharmacy who is currently studying at  Manila Central University or MCU who is now a intern student . In her replies she is giving me a motivation to continue my dream as a pharmacy in the future she also explain that if you have a passion with the course and good as well in analysis and memorization I will surely survive.

"If you're good with math as well as analysis and memorization you will surely survive. At, by the way if you want to pursue pharma make sure that you have the love and passion for the course. " -Jona May Manalili BSPharmacy of MCU

Pharma Diaries

            If you ask me as a future pharmacist, if I make medicine, that is Time Capsule.

           Just when you drink, you can return to places, situations, events, and circumstances then. You can go back, look back, and watch the things that had happened. . . but, you can never undo what you've done before. (Unfair because if you can)

The Time Capsule will have to regret for you. It comes with flashbacks.

At times you missed, the wrong you've done, and the omission of the surplus. Mamiss for you and for the second time e maappreciate you what you can not ignore that. . .

            Time Capsule, marealize you for what you got then, to learn which hand you made a mistake, to avoid the wrong times.

Time Capsule, to see how you nagpakatanga for the wrong person. While ignoring those right people.

Time Capsule, so you can see who I really love love you. . . pamula that was, until now, there for you.

Time Capsule, so you when, where, how you laughed, cheered, formed by the people around you.

            But the most painful side effects of the capsule are those ipapaabsorb to its narrow your brain that the words "ALL TOO LATE". Happened what happened then, dismissed that those who dismissed you. You can return those scenarios, but those chances, you NOTHING THAT.

             Because sometimes, we do not think that there are decisions we irreversible. Sometimes in front of us, trying to drive yet, tinatake for granted. We see them, but we do not give enough time to look at them, to see how much they try to make us happy, so they disappear.

Otherwise capsule to improve the past behind you, at least, trying to be better at the mind set. For the next, you know how to appreciate those people, things, and events in your life.

               No approved therapeutic claims, but what, would you buy?