Medical education in the Philippines
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Medical education in the Philippines is principally offered and developed by accredited and government recognized medical school
s in the country.
The Philippine medical schools are graduate schools offering the Doctor of Medicine
(M.D.) degree. The M.D. is a four-year professional degree
program which qualifies the degree holder to take the licensure exam for medical doctors in the Philippines.
with credits in certain required subjects. The most common pre-medical degrees include biology
, psychology
, medical technology
, pharmacy
, nursing
, and physical therapy
.
In addition, a candidate must take and pass the National Medical Admission Test
(NMAT), the national entrance exam for all medical schools in the Philippines.
(M.D.) is a four-year professional degree
program dealing with medical theories, practices, technologies, and problem solving.
The completion of the degree program with one-year postgraduate internship qualifies a candidate to take the licensure exam for medical doctors in the Philippines.
(CHED) of the Philippines, and accredited by the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges.
(PRC) of the Philippines.
s in the country and abroad. Candidates usually attend lectures and practical exercises in an academic environment and in laboratory settings. The program may require the presentation and defense of a graduate-level thesis, an independent research project, or supervised professional practice as a final graduation requirement. The entire academic program may last from one year to five years, depending on the requirements of the curriculum; the demands of the institution; and the academic load, availability, and dedication of the individual student.
The Department of Health
, a cabinet-level department under the Office of the President of the Philippines, exercises general monitoring supervisory powers over medical practitioners and allied health personnel in the Philippines.
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
s in the country.
The Philippine medical schools are graduate schools offering the Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
(M.D.) degree. The M.D. is a four-year professional degree
First professional degree
A professional degree prepares the holder for a particular profession by emphasizing competency skills along with theory and analysis. These professions are typically licensed or otherwise regulated by a governmental or government-approved body...
program which qualifies the degree holder to take the licensure exam for medical doctors in the Philippines.
Admission to medical schools
Before applying to any medical school, a candidate must earn a bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
with credits in certain required subjects. The most common pre-medical degrees include biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, medical technology
Medical technology
Medical Technology encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to diagnose, monitor or treat diseases or medical conditions affecting humans. Such technologies are intended to improve the quality of healthcare delivered through earlier diagnosis, less invasive treatment options and...
, pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, 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....
, and physical therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
.
In addition, a candidate must take and pass the National Medical Admission Test
National Medical Admission Test (Philippines)
The National Medical Admission Test is a nationwide examination required for the entrance to any medical school in the Philippines....
(NMAT), the national entrance exam for all medical schools in the Philippines.
Professional medical degree
The Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
(M.D.) is a four-year professional degree
First professional degree
A professional degree prepares the holder for a particular profession by emphasizing competency skills along with theory and analysis. These professions are typically licensed or otherwise regulated by a governmental or government-approved body...
program dealing with medical theories, practices, technologies, and problem solving.
The completion of the degree program with one-year postgraduate internship qualifies a candidate to take the licensure exam for medical doctors in the Philippines.
Philippine medical schools
Medical schools in the country are regulated by the Commission on Higher EducationCommission on Higher Education (Philippines)
The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, , abbreviated as CHED. The CHED is attached to the Office of the President for administrative purposes...
(CHED) of the Philippines, and accredited by the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges.
Outstanding (Center of Excellence) Philippine Medical Schools
The following are the largest top performing medical schools:- University of Santo Tomas - Faculty of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and SurgeryThe University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is the medical school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines....
(UST-FMS) - University of the Philippines College of MedicineUniversity of the Philippines College of MedicineThe 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:...
(UP - Manila)
List of APMC Accredited Philippine Medical Schools
- Angeles University FoundationAngeles University FoundationThe Angeles University Foundation , is a private Roman Catholic university in Angeles City, Philippines. It is a non-stock, non-profit educational institution established on May 25, 1962 by Mr. Agustin P. Angeles, Dr. Barbara Y. Angeles and family...
- Ateneo de Zamboanga UniversityAteneo de Zamboanga UniversityThe Ateneo de Zamboanga University is a Catholic and Jesuit university in Western Mindanao. It is also known by the acronym AdZU. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1912, it is the second oldest Jesuit school in the Philippines. It initially catered to primary and secondary education for boys. It...
School of Medicine - Cebu Institute of MedicineCebu Institute of MedicineCebu Institute of Medicine is a medical school in Cebu City, Philippines.-History:The Cebu Institute of Medicine is a non-stock, non-profit institution established in June 1957, then known as Cebu Institute of Technology, College of Medicine...
- Cebu Doctors' UniversityCebu Doctors' UniversityCebu Doctors' University is a private university located in Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines. It was founded in 1975 at Cebu City, as Cebu Doctors' College, with the opening of its College of Nursing, one of the first nursing colleges in Cebu. CDU was granted university status by 2005 and moved to...
College of Medicine - Central Philippine UniversityCentral Philippine UniversityCentral Philippine University is a non-stock, non-profit Christian institution of higher learning in Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines. It was founded in 1905 by American Baptist missionaries as an elementary school for poor boys which eventually opened up a high school in 1920. It converted into...
College of Medicine - Southwestern UniversitySouthwestern UniversitySouthwestern University is a private, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Georgetown, Texas, USA. Founded in 1840, Southwestern is the oldest university in Texas. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church although the curriculum is nonsectarian...
College of Medicine - University of the Northern Philippines College of health Sciences
- Davao Medical School Foundation
- De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
- Mindanao State UniversityMindanao State UniversityMindanao State University is a public coeducational institution of higher education located in the Islamic City of Marawi, Philippines...
College of Medicine - Manila Central UniversityManila Central UniversityThe Manila Central University is a private, non-sectarian, non-stock educational institution situated in EDSA, Caloocan City, Philippines. It was founded and first directed in 1904 by Dr. Alejandro M...
College of Medicine - Silliman University Medical SchoolSilliman University Medical SchoolThe Silliman University Medical School, abbreviated as SUMS, is one of the academic units of Silliman University, a private university, in Dumaguete City, Philippines. Formally established on March 20, 2004, it is currently located at a two-storey annex beside the Angelo King Allied Medical...
- University of Perpetual Help Jonelta Foundation School of Medicine
- West Visayas State UniversityWest Visayas State UniversityWest Visayas State University ,WVSU, is a state university in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines with its main campus in La Paz, Iloilo City. It is one of the twenty accredited Philippine Universities of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific...
College of Medicine - Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan - Dr. Jose P. Rizal School of MedicineXavier University (Cagayan de Oro)Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan is a private, Roman Catholic university run by the Society of Jesus in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.It was founded on June 7, 1933 as the Ateneo de Cagayan by an American Jesuit missionary, Fr. James T.G. Hayes, S.J., who later became the first Archbishop of...
- San Beda CollegeSan Beda CollegeSan Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...
College of Medicine - Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
- Far Eastern UniversityFar Eastern UniversityFar Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
- Fatima University
- University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical CenterUniversity of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical CenterThe University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center is a university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1956, the university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. UERMMMC is a non-stock, non-profit foundation and a memorial to President Ramon...
- Ateneo School of Medicine and Public HealthAteneo School of Medicine and Public HealthThe Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health or ASMPH is the medical school of Ateneo de Manila University, a private, Roman Catholic university of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines....
Physicians' licensure examinations
The licensure exams for physicians (board exam for doctors) are administered by the Philippine Board of Medicine, a professional regulatory body under the general control and supervision of the Professional Regulation CommissionProfessional Regulation Commission
The Professional Regulation Commission , otherwise known as the PRC, is a three-man commission attached to the office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Its mandate is to regulate and supervise the practice of the professionals who constitute the highly skilled manpower of the...
(PRC) of the Philippines.
Advanced medical studies
After graduation from medical school and passing the board exam for doctors, a Filipino doctor is labelled as a general medical practitioner. He may seek further training by way of graduate programs in medicine (i.e., Master of Public Health, Master of Health Services Administration, etc.), or by way of medical specialization.Graduate medical programs
Graduate programs are offered in some medical schoolMedical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
s in the country and abroad. Candidates usually attend lectures and practical exercises in an academic environment and in laboratory settings. The program may require the presentation and defense of a graduate-level thesis, an independent research project, or supervised professional practice as a final graduation requirement. The entire academic program may last from one year to five years, depending on the requirements of the curriculum; the demands of the institution; and the academic load, availability, and dedication of the individual student.
Medical specialization
Medical specialization usually takes three to six years of residency training in accredited hospitals and clinics, and the taking of diplomate board examinations conducted by a board of medical specialists in a particular field (i.e., Philippine Board of Psychiatry, Philippine Board of Pediatrics, Philippine Board of Cardiology, Philippine Board of Pulmonology, Philippine Academy of Family Physicians Board of Examiners etc.).Medical practice
Medical practice in the Philippines is developed, monitored, and regulated by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), the largest organization of medical doctors in the country. Other medical and health societies co-exist to pursue more specific interests in the medical field (i.e. Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, Philippine Dermatological Society, Philippine Cancer Society, Philippine Pediatric Society, Philippine Association for the Study of Obesity, etc.).The Department of Health
Department of Health (Philippines)
The Philippines’ Department of Health is the principal health agency in the Philippines. It is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and the regulation of...
, a cabinet-level department under the Office of the President of the Philippines, exercises general monitoring supervisory powers over medical practitioners and allied health personnel in the Philippines.
Notable Filipino doctors
- José RizalJosé RizalJosé Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...
- the National Hero of the Philippines - Luisa "Loi" Estrada - former First Lady and Senator of the Philippines
- Juan FlavierJuan FlavierJuan Martin Flavier is a former politician from the Philippines. He was a former Secretary of the Department of Health and a senator. He was born in Tondo, Manila eventually moving to Baguio City where he finished his secondary studies at the Baguio City High School...
- former Health Secretary and Senator of the Philippines - Manuel Dayrit - former Health Secretary and Officer of the World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
- Elenita Binay - former Makati CityMakati CityThe City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
Mayor; spouse of former Makati CityMakati CityThe City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
Mayor, Genuine OppositionGenuine OppositionGenuine Opposition is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
President, and current Philippine Vice President Jejomar BinayJejomar BinayJejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. , also known as Jojo Binay or VPNay, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since 2010. Previously, he was Mayor of Makati City from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010... - Ramon Gustilo - Orthopedic surgeon; responsible for the commonly used Gustilo open fracture classificationGustilo open fracture classificationThe most commonly used classification system for Open fractures. Created by Ramon Gustilo and Anderson, then further expanded by Gustilo, Mendoza, and Williams....
.
- Senen Reyes - the first and only Filipino Cosmonaut-DoctorPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
See also
- List of medical schools in the Philippines
- Higher education in the PhilippinesHigher education in the PhilippinesColleges and universities in the Philippines are generically called Higher Education Institutions by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education .-Classification:...
External links
- Senen Reyes - the first and only Filipino Cosmonaut-Doctor