University of the Philippines College of Medicine

University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Kolehiyo ng Medisina
Motto	Agham, Kalinangan, Damdamin (Science, Culture, Empathy)
Established	1905 (as the Philippine Medical School) 1908 (integrated into the U.P. System as the College of Medicine and Surgery)
Type	medical school of the national university
Chancellor	Manuel B. Agulto, M.D.
President	Alfredo E. Pascual, MBA
Dean	Alberto B. Roxas, M.D.
Location	Fernando Calderon Hall, Pedro Gil Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines
Website	www.upcm.ph

The University of the Philippines College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of the Philippines Manila, one of the constituent universities of the University of the Philippines System.

History

The Philippine Medical School was founded in 1905 in Manila. It was incorporated later to the University of the Philippines as the U.P. College of Medicine and Surgery. The name was later shortened to the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. Its first Dean was Dr. Paul Freer, while Dr. Fernando Calderon, an alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, became the first Filipino Dean of the College.

The University of the Philippines Health Sciences Center was established in 1967. The Center was established by law to provide training and research in the various health sciences. It became an autonomous member of the University of the Philippines System in 1979. The Center was further renamed University of the Philippines Manila in 1982. In 1983, U.P. Manila was reorganized to conform to the other autonomous universities of the U.P. System.

The U.P. College of Medicine is one of nine (9) resident degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Manila.

Performance

The College is proclaimed as a Center of Excellence in the field of Medical Education by the Commission on Higher Education. It has produced several topnotchers in the National Licensure Examination (Medical Board Examination) for Filipino physicians.

Admission

There are 2 entry points to the College of Medicine: Learning Unit I and Learning Unit III/First Year Medicine Proper. Effective school year 2009-2010, all applicants are required to sign a Return Service Agreement.

Learning Unit I

High school graduates who have met the requirements for admission to the University of the Philippines System are eligible for admission to LU I. Applications are coursed through the University of the Philippines System General Admission Process. The LU I Intarmed students are selected from the top 50 male and top 50 female college freshmen qualifiers (ranked according to their University Predicted Grade/UPG) who indicated in the U.P. College Admission Test (UPCAT) application form their interest in Intarmed. Only 40 applicants/Direct Entrants (20 males and 20 females) will finally be admitted into the program following a selection process which includes an interview.

Learning Unit III / First Year Medicine Proper

Only applicants who will have obtained their baccalaureate degree (Bachelor in Science or Arts) by the end of a Philippine school year (for example, an applicant for school year 2009-2010 must have obtained their degree by the end of school year 2008-2009 or earlier) are eligible. The applicant must have a valid National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) score not lower than 90 percentile. The applicants would then be trimmed down by a rigorous selection process to the final 120 Lateral Entrants for LU III.

Due to the program's two entry points, Direct Entrants are joined by the Lateral Entrants as both groups enter LU III. This mixing will result to the final 160 students that will comprise a complete batch in Medicine Proper.

The U.P.C.M. has 2 sororities and 2 fraternities.

Academic Programs

The college offers the following academic degree programs:

• Undergraduate program
  • Intarmed Learning Unit I
  • Bachelor of Science in Basic Medical Sciences (for direct entrants only)
• Professional program
  • Doctor of Medicine / Intarmed Learning Unit III
• Graduate programs
  • Master in Orthopedics
  • Master in Clinical Audiology
  • Master of Science in Basic Medical Sciences
  • Master of Science in Biochemistry
  • Master of Science in Epidemiology (Clinical Epidemiology)
  • Master of Science in Clinical Medicine
    • Major in Child Health
    • Major in Family and Community Health
    • Major in Medical Oncology
    • Major in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Major in Surgery
  • Master of Science in Pharmacology
  • Master in Physiology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry

The college holds postgraduate courses, medical conferences, and training workshops for medical professionals and health workers.

Facilities

The college draws support from the Philippine General Hospital, the largest public hospital in the Philippines.

The college enjoys allied faculty and resource support from the other resident colleges in the University of the Philippines Manila, such as:

• The U.P. College of Allied Medical Professions
• The U.P. College of Dentistry
• The U.P. College of Nursing (Center of Excellence in Nursing Education)
• The U.P. College of Pharmacy
• The U.P. College of Public Health
• The National Training Center for the Health Professions

The college is also affiliated with the National Institutes of Health comprising eight (8) independent units:

1. Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
2. Institute of Ophthalmology
3. Institute of Human Genetics
4. Institute of Clinical Epidemiology
5. Health Policy and Development Studies
6. Institute of Child Health and Human Development
7. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
8. Ear Institute

Prominent Alumni

The college has produced the following alumni:

• Juan Flavier - Former Philippine Senator and Secretary of Department of Health; a Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
• Manuel Dayrit - Former Philippine Secretary of Department of Health; a former officer of the World Health Organization
• Jaime Galvez Tan - Former Philippine Secretary of Department of Health; former campaign manager of Presidential Candidate Raul Roco
• Esperanza Cabral - Former Philippine Secretary of Department of Health; former Philippine Secretary of Social Welfare Administration and Development - [S.W.A.]. Renowned cardiologist and former Director of the Philippine Heart Center
• Enrique Ona - Current Philippine Secretary of Health; former Executive Director of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute
• Alfredo R.A. Bengzon - Current Dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health; current Chief Executive Officer of The Medical City
• Fe del Mundo - The 1st female student admitted at Harvard University Medical School; founded and owned the 1st private pediatric hospital in the Philippines - the Philippine Children's Hospital in Quezon City; a former Medical Director of the Philippine Children's Medical Center (formerly named Lungsod ng Kabataan Hospital, a government hospital for children) in Quezon City; received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service; and a National Scientist
• Paulo Campos - National Scientist; pioneer of Nuclear Medicine in the Philippines
• Pedro P. Solis - Author of Legal Medicine and Medical Jurisprudence
• Hilario Lara - The Father of Philippine Public Health
  • National Scientist and the pioneer of Philippine Public Health research on cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, measles and diphtheria
  • Earned his Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health degrees from Johns Hopkins University as a Fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation
  • Helped establish the National Research Council of the Philippines
  • Founded the Institute of Hygiene (now, the College of Public Health) at U.P. Manila
• Alfredo Ticzon Ramirez M.D. [1939 - 2003] - The Father of Philippine Burn Medicine - Burn Surgery, Phi Kappa Mu
  • 5th Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Manila
  • Past Dean of the U.P. College of Medicine
    • Has worked for insurance benefits of the employees of the University of the Philippines Manila
  • 1973 T.O.Y.M. - 'Ten Outstanding Young Man of the Philippines'
  • One of the four 'Finest Bred Physician' in 'The History of Philippine Medicine'
    • He founded many 'Medical Programs in Remote Areas'
  • Burn Center of the Philippine General Hospital was named after him - Alfredo Ticzon Ramirez Burn Center of U.P. - P.G.H.
    • Has worked for the 'Fire Prevention Month' in the country, and was approved by the Presidential Decree of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
  • Former Executive Officer of the Department of Surgery at UP-Philippine General Hospital
  • Former Deputy Director of 'Polymedic Hospital'
  • Former Deputy Director of 'Medical City Hospital'
  • Past President of 'Philippine Medical Association'
  • Former adviser to the Director of Public Health: Alfredo R.A. Bengson
  • Took his Master of Science in Tufts University
  • He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and also a past President of Philippine College of Surgeons.
  • He was also a Fellow of Philippine College of Surgeons
    • It is during his term as President of Philippine College of Surgeons that the institute was fully renovated.
  • Alfredo's parents are alumni of the U.P. College of Medicine: Pedro Bernardo Ramirez M.D. of Bocaue, Bulacan whose mother Valentina Bernardo is from Pandi, Bulacan. Pedro was a Medical Board Examination topnotcher. Alfredo's mother is Josefina Reyes Ticzon-Ramirez M.D. of San Pablo City, Laguna. Pedro and Josefina are co-founders of the Makati Medical Center in Makati, Philippines.

See also

• University of the Philippines Manila
• University of the Philippines

External links

• University of the Philippines College of Medicine
• University of the Philippines Manila
• University of the Philippines System