28/07/2025
Adhika - noun. Filipino. meaning a noble goal, aspiration, or earnest desire; something one strongly wishes or strives for.
Likely from Sanskrit: अधिक (adhika) — meaning more, greater, superior, exceeding, abundant, high.
A fitting and timely word that encapsulates this incredible batch of interns along with their lofty goals and determination to succeed.
The TDH Department of Internal Medicine, its consultants, and its residents are proud of your achievements and salute the doctors you have become and look with eager anticipation at the doctors you soon will be, no longer as our interns but as our colleagues in this healing profession.
As you embark on your journey to the boards, may you always carry that spark in your soul that drives you to give the very best of yourselves to your patients.
Congratulations!