Manila Doctors College
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The Manila Doctors College (MDC) is a privately owned and operated educational institution that offers academic degrees and certificate courses related to allied medical services and liberal arts and sciences. MDC was founded in 1975 as the School
School
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 of Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....

 for the Manila Doctors Hospital. The college is operated by the Metrobank
Metrobank
Metrobank can refer to:*Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company , a Philippine bank*MetroBank, the subsidiary of MetroCorp Bancshares, an American bank based in Houston, Texas* Metro Bank , a British retail bank established in 2010...

 Foundation. In 2004 MDC's campus was transferred from the City of Manila to Pasay City
Pasay City
The City of Pasay is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the country's capital, Manila, to the northeast by Makati City, to the east by Taguig City, and Parañaque City to the south.Pasay City was one of the original four...

. As of 2004, its nursing program ranks 46th in the Philippines. It has a Level II accreditation by Phil. Accrediting Associations of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU).

In 2011, Manila Doctors College will open new business courses - Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration with major studies in Business Economics, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Operations Management, Human Resources and Legal Management and will transform into Manila Tytana Colleges, and eventually evolving into a full university.

History

Founded and formally inaugurated during the 19th anniversary celebration of the Manila Doctors Hospital in 1975 and first known as the MDH School of Nursing, the Manila Doctors College was originally located at the fourth floor of the Manila Doctors Hospital along United Nations Avenue. Some of its founding members include Dr. Gonzalo F. Austria, Dr. Fidel Estrada, Dr. Warren Javellonar and other members of the Board of Directors
Board of directors
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 of the Hospital. Among the pioneers who charted its initial direction was Mrs. Cristeta T. Patajo, the first principal, and her assistant, Mrs. Velma Iñigo.

Initially offering a three-year Graduate
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 Nursing course, the first batch of 154 freshmen qualified from about 500 applicants. Out of this number, 130 qualified for the sophomore year. A year later, the first batch of graduates of this program, now numbering only 118 because of the College's selective retention policy, took the government board examination, in which one of its graduates landed in 8th place. In the same year, a permit to offer the four-year B.S. Nursing course and the four-year Liberal Arts
Liberal arts
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 course was granted by the Department of Education
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.

The College marked a major milestone in its history when the Metrobank Foundation acquired control of the Manila Medical Services, Inc. in February 1979. With the takeover, a new set of hospital directors was elected, headed by Dr. George S. K. Ty as Chairman and Mr. Edgardo Espiritu as President. The College as a result, saw prompt expansion and development. A new, three-storey facility was constructed to house more classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices.
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