MLE Primary Health Care and Professional Growth Review
MLE Primary Health Care and Professional Growth Review
MLE Day 2 has two subjects: Primary Health Care (8:00–10:00 a.m.) and Professional Growth and Development (11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.). Each is a two-hour paper. You need at least 50% in each and a 75% general rating across all five subjects.
PRC publishes subject titles, not topic lists. Here's what to cover.
Primary Health Care
PHC principles
- The Alma-Ata Declaration and the elements of PHC
- Levels of prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary)
- Community-oriented practice and multisectoral collaboration
Community health
- Community-based maternal and newborn care
- Facility-based delivery and referral (the BEmONC/CEmONC network)
- Working with barangay health workers
- Birthing centers and lying-in clinics
Health education
- Principles of health education
- Client and family teaching
- Organizing mothers' classes
- Health promotion strategies
DOH programs
- Maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition (MNCHN)
- Newborn screening
- Family planning program
- Adolescent health
- Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
Family planning
- Natural methods (calendar, basal body temperature, cervical mucus)
- Barrier methods
- Hormonal methods (combined pills, progestin-only pills, injectables, implants)
- IUD (copper, levonorgestrel)
- Permanent methods (vasectomy, tubal ligation)
- Counseling
Professional Growth and Development
Professional practice
- RA 7392 (Philippine Midwifery Act) and the midwife's scope of practice
- Code of Ethics for midwives
- Confidentiality, informed consent, professional boundaries
- Clients' rights and mandatory reporting
- Continuing professional development (RA 10912)
Communication and relationships
- Therapeutic communication and active listening
- Empathy and cultural sensitivity
- Conflict resolution
- Client and family-centered care
Health laws to know
- RA 7160 (Local Government Code: devolution of health services)
- RA 9710 (Magna Carta of Women)
- RA 9262 (Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act)
- RA 10028 (Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act)
- RA 10354 (Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act)
- RA 11223 (Universal Health Care Act)
Leadership and research
- Leadership and management basics
- Research and basic statistics
- Disaster preparedness and response
A 4-week drill plan
| Week | Focus | Volume target |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHC principles, community health, health education | 80 items |
| 2 | DOH programs, family planning, health laws | 80 items |
| 3 | Professional practice, ethics, communication | 60 items |
| 4 | Mixed practice test and remediation | 1 practice test + 50 items |
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What to read next
The MLE guide covers the full format and a 4-month plan. The Obstetrics and infant care review covers Day 1.
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