Misinformation about the UPCM return service

All aspiring physicians in the UP college of medicine will be subjected to years of return service where they will stay to practice their medical knowledge. As always the case, when people get into school bashing to prove which school is best (usually it's UST, Ateneo, DLSU and UP), they tend to twist or, in this case, truncate the information to suit their argument. Here is an example from one of the school bashing threads of pinoyexchange.com/forums

Maganda ang panukalang return service ng UPCM pero ayon sa kanilang depinisyon nito, "return service, which may be in the form of public service, research, or private practice in any part of the Philippines" at nito "as part of the return service, a graduate may choose to undergo post-graduate residency and/or fellowship training in any government institution in Metro Manila or in any public or private institution outside Metro Manila," hindi ba't ito naman talaga ang magiging kinahinatnan ng mga doktor?Ang iba ay magbe-venture into research, ang iba naman ay magreresidency training at ang iba naman ay magpa-private practice. Siguro ay gumagawa pa sila ng mga specific conditions apart from these ayon na rin sa huling linya ng artikulo.

Since I am more knowledgeable than this guy, I am compelled to reply.

As for the bold-faced text, it's a thumbs down.
It is not always the case. The purpose of the Return Service obligation is to inhibit the exodus of Filipino physicians to places like the United States where the financial compensation is much much better. Though it is true that these physicians may get involved into research or get admitted for residency, the obligation states that it must be done inside the country and nowhere else. Plus, it also stops UP physicians from taking up nursing after getting an MD degree as there is no provision that they can do it after they graduate.

Which means, all 160 future physicians will be bound to the country for a couple of years.

I hope I improved your understanding of the program.

PS:

I am not into school bashing. It is a childish past time. I replied because of a desire to correct his understanding about the program and make this world a better place.