The Filipina Doctor: Coming Full Circle

Posted by dr_clairebear on March 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

Centuries ago, the babaylan served as seer and sage, healer and community “miracle-worker.” They held an important and influential role in pre-Christian Filipino society as the primary mediator between the spirit world and the human world. While the role of a babaylan was open to both male and female, most babaylans from the pre-Hispanic era were female. These women healers were both revered and well-respected, and their value to their community well-recognized.

Today, after a long and arduous struggle, Filipino women in medicine have finally come into their own. Like their babaylan counterparts, the Filipina doctor has once more reclaimed her role in modern Filipino society both as healer and a force to be reckoned with.

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