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{{short description|Medical college in the Philippines}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = University of the Philippines<br />College of Medicine
| native_name = '''Unibersidad ng Pilipinas<br />Kolehiyo ng Medisina'''
| image = UP college of medicine seal.svg
| established = 1905 (as the Philippine Medical School)<br />1908 (integrated into the U.P. System as the College of Medicine and Surgery)
| type = [[Medical school]] of the [[national university]]
| dean = [[Charlotte M. Chiong]], M.D., PhD
| chancellor  = Michael L. Tee, MD, MHPED <ref>{{cite web |title=UP System Officials and Offices |url=https://up.edu.ph/up-system-officials-and-offices/ |website=University of the Philippines System Website |access-date=March 11, 2021 |date=April 4, 2017}}</ref>
| president = Angelo A. Jimenez
| location = Fernando Calderon Hall, Pedro Gil Street, [[Ermita, Manila]], Philippines
| motto = ''Agham, Kalinangan, Damdamin'' (Science, Culture, Empathy)
| website = {{URL|cm.upm.edu.ph}}
}}
The '''University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine''' ('''CM''') is the [[medical school]] of the [[University of the Philippines Manila]], the oldest constituent university of the [[University of the Philippines System]]. Its establishment in 1905 antedates the foundation of the UP System and makes it one of the oldest medical schools in the country. The [[Philippine General Hospital]], the national university hospital, serves as its teaching hospital.
During [[World War II]] it is said{{by whom|date=December 2014}} that the College of Medicine was the only unit of the [[University of the Philippines System]] that continued its operations. Thus the Dean of the college then concurrently served as the President of the system.
==History==
[[File:U.P. College of Medicine, July 2023.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|The '''Calderon Hall''' is currently the main building of UP College of Medicine students.]]
[[File:UP Manila Calderon Hall Lobby.jpg|left|thumb|Lobby of Calderon Hall]]
The '''Philippine Medical School''' was built in 1905 at the former Malecon Drive (now Bonifacio Drive). In 1910, it was integrated as one of the colleges into the [[University of the Philippines]] and was renamed to 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
The Fernando Calderon Hall is the main building of UP College of Medicine students. Named after the first Filipino dean of the college, the building was transferred from Bonifacio Drive to its current location in Pedro Gil Street, Manila in 1910.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UPCM History |url=http://www.upcm.ph/UPCM_history1 |website=www.upcm.ph}}</ref>
The Calderon Hall and the University of the Philippines College of Medicine was the only UP unit that was open and functional during the height of the Second World War, to provide medical services needed during that time.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} After the War, the building was rehabilitated in 1951 under the leadership of Dr. Agerico Sison.
The University of the Philippines Health Sciences Center was established in 1967.<ref name=ra>Republic Act No. 5163, June 17, 1967.</ref> 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.<ref name=ra2>.Presidential Executive Order No. 519, January 24, 1979.</ref> The center was further renamed [[University of the Philippines Manila]] in 1982.<ref name=ra3>Executive Order No. 4 issued by UP President Edgardo Angara, October 22, 1982.</ref> 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 resident degree-granting units of the [[University of the Philippines Manila]].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
==Performance==
The college is proclaimed as a "Center of Excellence"<ref name=ched>List of Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Republic of the Philippines, 2007.</ref> in the field of Medical Education by the [[Commission on Higher Education (Philippines)|Commission on Higher Education]].
It has produced several topnotchers<ref name=statistics>Statistical Data of Board Examination Passing Rates, Physician Licensure Examinations, Professional Regulation Commission, 1997–2006.</ref> in the National Licensure Examination (Medical Board Examination) for Filipino physicians.
==Academic programs==
The college offers the following academic degree programs:<ref name=prospectus>Official prospectus, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, 2006.</ref>
* Undergraduate program
** Bachelor of Science in Basic Medical Sciences (for direct entrants of the Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine Program)
* Professional program
** [[Doctor of Medicine]]
* 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 Science in Physiology
** Master of Science in Health Informatics (Medical Informatics track) (in partnership with College of Arts and Sciences)
** Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
** MD-PhD in Molecular Medicine
The college holds postgraduate courses, medical conferences, and training workshops for medical professionals and health workers.<ref name="prospectus"/>
<ref name="Admissions Brochure 2023-2024">{{cite web |title=Admissions Brochure 2023-2024 |url=https://cm.upm.edu.ph/media/files/ADMISSIONS_BROCHURE_2023-2024.pdf |website=College of Medicine - University of the Philippines Manila |publisher=UP College of Medicine |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>
==Admission and Curriculum==
The U.P. College of Medicine has a seven-year medical curriculum, the '''Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine''' (INTARMED) Program, ultimately leading to the degree of [[doctor of medicine]] (M.D.). Its medicine proper (Learning Units III to VII) is designed with an Organ Systems Integration (OSI) curriculum beginning in 2009.<ref name="Admissions Brochure 2023-2024" />
There are two entry points to the College of Medicine: "Learning Unit I" after earning a high school diploma, and "Learning Unit III" (First Year Medicine Proper) after obtaining a baccalaureate degree. Effective school year 2009–2010, all applicants are required to sign a '''Return Service Agreement'''.<ref name="Admissions Brochure 2023-2024" />
===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 50 applicants/Direct Entrants (25 males and 25 females) will finally be admitted into the program following a selection process which includes an interview.<ref name="Admissions Brochure 2023-2024" />
===Learning Unit III (First Year Medicine Proper)===
Only applicants who have obtained their baccalaureate degree (Bachelor in Science or Arts) by the end of a Philippine school year 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 150 Lateral Entrants for LU III.<ref name="Admissions Brochure 2023-2024" />
Due to the program's two entry points, Direct Entrants are joined by the Lateral Entrants as both groups enter LU III. This results in one class of about 200 students in medicine proper.<ref name="Admissions Brochure 2023-2024" />
==Facilities==
[[File:UP Manila Lara Hall.jpg|thumb|Hilario D. Lara Hall, College of Public Health.]]
[[File:UP Manila Salcedo Hall.jpg|thumb|Juan Salcedo Hall.]]
[[File:UP Manila National Institutes of Health.jpg|thumb|Lobby of the National Institutes of Health.]]
The college draws support from the [[Philippine General Hospital]], the largest public hospital in the Philippines.<ref name=facilities>Facilities, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, 2006.</ref>
The college enjoys allied faculty and resource support from the other resident colleges in the [[University of the Philippines Manila]], such as:<ref name=colleges>Resident colleges, University of the Philippines Manila, 2006.</ref>
* The U.P. College of Allied Medical Professions (CAMP)
* The U.P. College of Dentistry (CD)
* The U.P. College of Nursing (CN, a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education)
* The U.P. College of Pharmacy (CO)
* The U.P. College of Public Health (CPH)
* The National Training Center for the Health Professions (NTTC-HP)
The college is also affiliated with the '''National Institutes of Health''' comprising eight independent units:<ref name=nihs>Institutes, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 2006.</ref>
* Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
* Institute of Ophthalmology
* Institute of Human Genetics
* Institute of Clinical Epidemiology
* Health Policy and Development Studies
* Institute of Child Health and Human Development
* Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
* Ear Institute
==Notable alumni==
* [[Juan Flavier]] – Former Philippine Senator and Secretary of Department of Health
* [[Esperanza Cabral]] – Former Philippine Secretary of Health; former Philippine Secretary of Social Welfare and Development
* [[Enrique Ona]] – Former Philippine Secretary of Health; former executive director of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute
* [[Alfredo R.A. Bengzon]] – Dean of the [[Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health]]; chief executive officer of The Medical City
* [[Fe del Mundo]] – First female student admitted at [[Harvard University]] Medical School; founded and owned the 1st private pediatric hospital in the Philippines
* [[Severina Luna de Orosa]] – One of the earliest female physicians in the Philippines.
* [[Paulo Campos]] – [[National Scientist of the Philippines|National Scientist]]; pioneer of [[Nuclear Medicine]] in the Philippines
* [[Alberto Romualdez]] – Former Philippine Secretary of Health; Former Director of [[Research Institute for Tropical Medicine]]
==See also==
* [[Philippine General Hospital]]
* [[University of the Philippines Manila]]
* [[University of the Philippines]]
==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline|University of the Philippines Manila}}
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.upcm.ph University of the Philippines College of Medicine]
* [http://www.upm.edu.ph University of the Philippines Manila]
* [http://www.up.edu.ph University of the Philippines System]
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