MUGI Project

24/06/2026

Thrilled to share that our new paper on specialist deployment is now live as a preprint! 💻✨

Read "A mixed-methods study on the Espesyalista Para sa Bayan (Specialists for the Country) Program: Factors affecting retention, unintended consequences, and recommendations for improvement" on

Research Square is a preprint platform that makes research communication faster, fairer, and more useful.

21/03/2026

06/03/2026

Calling all 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️medical residents: get a chance to win an iPad mini 📱or Php 5,000! 💸

Are you currently training in a medical residency program in the Philippines? We are conducting a study on preferences of newly-trained doctors when deciding to join a specialist deployment program and your insights are essential.

Select your specialty below to start the survey:

💉 Anesthesiology : https://tinyurl.com/mugidceanes
🔪 Surgery: https://tinyurl.com/mugidcesurgery
🩻 Radiology: https://tinyurl.com/mugidceradiology
🔬 Pathology: https://tinyurl.com/mugidcepatho
🩺 Internal medicine: https://tinyurl.com/mugidceim
🤰 Obstetrics & gynecology: https://tinyurl.com/mugidceobgyn
🤱 Pediatrics: https://tinyurl.com/mugidcepedia
🫂 Psychiatry: https://tinyurl.com/mugidcepsych
🧑‍⚕️ Family medicine: https://tinyurl.com/mugidcefammed

✅ Eligibility: Open to all current residents in the specialties listed above. Eligible respondents must complete the survey and consent to the draw to be eligible to win the prizes.
✅ Time: The survey takes approximately 20 - 30 minutes.
✅ Tokens: 1 iPad mini and 3 winners of ₱5,000 per specialty.
✅ Privacy: Your responses are strictly confidential and used for research purposes only.