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APMC-SN
Back to the Grassroots Level by Eriel G. Nocon
For this fiscal year, the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges – Student Network (APMC-SN) moved to realign its vision back to its constituents – the medical student community. With the challenges brought on by the pandemic, the organization saw how important it is more than ever to bring back the focus to its grassroots level. Continued on page 2.
Miss Information: The Bane in the Screen
We Are Not Alone: The Sem;colon Project 2021
It has been exactly 654 days since March 16, 2020, when the State of Calamity due to the novel coronavirus had been proclaimed. What people thought to be a one- or two-week type of outbreak turned into months and now it is approaching its second year. The virus spread like a wildfire. It was then unforeseen, uncontrollable, rapid, and aggressive. Continued on page 4.
Last October 2021, the APMC-SN Socio-Civic Committee hosted The Sem;colon Project, a series of plenary sessions and panel discussions, all covering various topics in the field of mental health, its issues, and the many viewpoints of the guests and speakers of the events. Continued on page 6.
by Kathleen Jhoanne Martinez
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