UPCM InSPIRE Volume 30 Issue 2

Ove r c o mi ng di s p a r i t i e si na b r a vene w p o s t p a nde mi cwo r l d Qui t eanumbe rofpa pe r sha v ebe e nwr i t t e na boutt hi sdi g i t a ldi v i de .

He r ei nt hePhi l i ppi ne s , wedonotne e dt or e a da bouti ti nahi g hi mpa c t j our na l .I ti sev e r y whe r e ,i nma nys c hool s ,i ns oc i a lme di apos t s ,a ndi n ourownc ommuni t i e s .

Andi ti snotonl yt hes t ude nt swhol a c ka c c e s st ot hi sonl i nee duc a t i on, buta l s ot het e a c he r st he ms e l v e swhos t r ugg l et oc onne c t .Notonl yt ha t , wea l s os t r ugg l et ot r a ns f or m us ua ldi da c t i cs e s s i onsi nt oa n onl i ne f or ma t .Thee ng a g e me nti snott hes a me .

I fi twe r eme r ea da pt a t i on,t heba r r i e r ss houl dbee a s yt oov e r c ome , a l be i ts ome ma ybe a pt i t udi na l l yf a s t e rt ha nt he ot he r s . Butr e a l a c c e s s i bi l i t yi s s ue se xi s t ,a ndt he s ea r enotonl yg e og r a phi cbuta l s o e c onomi c .

Andi nourc ommuni t y ,i ti snotj us tt hee duc a t i ona la c t i v i t yt ha ti s a f f e c t e d;ope r a t i onss uf f e r e da swe l l . Wewonde r e dwhe r eours t a f f we nt ,onl yt or e a l i z et he ywe r enota bl et oma kei tt owor kwhe npubl i c t r a ns por t a t i onwa ss us pe nde d. “ W he r edoe ss hel i v e ? ”Wewonde r e dj us t t he n( weha dnev e ra s ke dbe f or e ) ,onl yt odi s c ov e ri tt ookours t a f ft hr e e mode soft r a ns por t a t i on—at r i c y c l e ,aj e e pne y ,t he napr ov i nc i a lbus t r a v e l i ngt ot hec i t y —t og e tt owor k. ) The s e di s pa r i t i e s we r e“ i nv i s i bl e ”t o us be f or ei n our da y t oda y i nt e r a c t i ons ,hi di ngi nt hes ha dows .The yha v enow be e nunc ov e r e di n t heha r s hda y l i g htoft hepa nde mi c .

The Col l ege of Medi ci ne has al so consol i dat edi t sonl i ner esour cesoni t s webpage and r est r uct ur ed t he ht t ps: / / cm. upm. edu. ph/ por t al / as a vi r t ual campus wher e news and memor andums can be seen. When st udent sl og i n,t hey ar e abl et o see avai l abl epl at f or mst heycoul dut i l i zef or l ear ni ng.Oner ecentsubscr i pt i onoft he col l ege t hatmay pr ove benefici alf or st udent sandf acul t yal i kei sPanopt o.I t i sapl at f or m si mi l art oYouTube,buti ti s secur eandconfinedwi t hi nt hecol l ege.

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Thi sr emovest heneedf ort eacher st o add t ags t ot hei r vi deos and al l ows st udent st o qui ckl yr ef er ence anyt hi ng sai d i n t he l ect ur e. Mor eover ,t he pl at f or m al so suppor t s i nt er act i ve qui zzesembedded wi t hi nt he vi deo t o t estl ear nercompr ehensi on.

I nt er act i veVi sual i serSyst emsusedatt heAnat omyLabor at or y . ( Phot of r om t heDepar t mentofAnat omy)

The UP Col l ege ofMedi ci ne i s al so cogni zant of t he si gni ficant bar r i er s cer t ai n st udent sf ace when accessi ng cour semat er i alonl i ne.Thati swhyt he col l ege hasext ended financi alsuppor t t o hel p st udent s wi t h t hei rr emot e educat i on.Sever all apt opsand pocket Wi Fi devi ceshavebeensentt ost udent s i n need of such gadget sf or t hei r l ear ni ng.Thecur r i cul um hasal sobeen r evamped t o enabl e st udent s who cannotgo onl i ne t o cont i nue l ear ni ng t hr oughcour sepacksdel i ver edvi aUSB flashdr i ves.Thi sensur est hatnoUPCM st udentwi l lbel ef tbehi ndbecauseofa l ackofr esour ces.

mast er i ngt heuseofvi r t ualcl assr ooms andt heonl i nedel i ver yofsynchr onous aswel lasasynchr onousl ect ur esand l abor at or yact i vi t i es.The f acul t yar ei n const antcommuni cat i onwi t heachot her andhavebeenat t endi ngvar i ousonl i ne webi nar sont eachi ngi nt henewnor mal .

Shoul d f acet of ace cl asses push t hr ough i nt he second semest er ,t he numberofst udent si nt hedi ssect i onhal l wi l l be cont r ol l ed t o ensur e pr oper physi caldi st anci ng.Si ncet hesi t uat i on i s const ant l y changi ng ever y day ,t he depar t menthas dier entcont i ngency pl anst oadaptt oanyci r cumst ancef or t hecomi ngyear .

One of t he hi ghl i ght s wi deeyed fir st yearmedi calst udent sl ookf or war d t oi s ent er i ng t he di ssect i on hal land seei ngt hecadaverassi gnedt ot hem f or t hefir stt i me.Thest i ngoff or mal i n,t he t hr i l lofusi ng sur gi calt ool s,and even t hedr eadedbel lofmovet ypeanat omy examsbr i ngi nst antnost al gi at oanyone whohasevergonei nt omedi cal t r ai ni ng.

Si ncei twoul dbet r ul ydii cul tt ol ear n t hi s subj ect wi t hout handson di ssect i on, t he cur r i cul um has been modi fied such t hatt he Or gan Syst em ( OS) modul es t hat cont ai n anat omy have been moved t o t he second semest er .I ti shoped t hatf acet of ace l ear ni ng, al bei t i n a l i mi t ed and cont r ol l ed f ashi on,wi l lbe per mi t t ed i n 2021.

Regar dl ess ofhow cl asses wi l lt ake pl ace i n 2021, t he Depar t ment of Anat omyhaspur chasednewequi pment t hat wi l lf aci l i t at e i nst r uct i on even beyondt hedur at i onoft hepandemi c.Of not e,3D vi r t ualanat omy t abl es wer e r ecent l y acqui r ed. Accor di ng t o Dr .

Const ant i no,t hesewi l lal l ow t hef acul t y t ot eachanat omyi nnovelandcr eat i ve wayswhi l est i mul at i ngt hei nt er estoft he st udent sandhopef ul l ycat er i ngt ot hei r dier ent and uni que l ear ni ng st yl es.

Cont entf r om t he 3D t abl es coul d be used t o suppl ement l ect ur es and cor r el at ed t o r adi ol ogi c anat omy .

Anot heradvant ageofusi ngt hi sdi gi t al syst em i st hati tal l owsst udent st ovi ew a r eal t i me demonst r at i on of how cadaver s shoul d be mani pul at ed pr oper l y even bef or e ent er i ng t he di ssect i on hal l .Thus,st udent s wi l lbe mor e ei ci entwhen i tcomes t ot he act ualdi ssect i onandmi ni mi zet het i me t heyneedt ospendi nsi det hel abor at or y .

I n pr epar at i on f ort hi s bi g change i n medi caleducat i on,t he Depar t mentof Anat omy has been get t i ng r eady t o t each i nt hi s new er a. I n a vi r t ual i nt er vi ew,Dr .Chr i st opherConst ant i no, who i s among t he newest f acul t y member s oft he Col l ege ofMedi ci ne, sai dt hat t he depar t ment has been

Anot heracqui si t i onbyt hedepar t menti s an i nt er act i ve vi sual i zer t hat l abel s cadaver sordi ssect ed cadaveror gans

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ont hespotwhenshownonvi deo.Gone ar et he days wher e st udent s had t o squeezet hemsel vesi nacr owdj ustt o see what t he pr of essor was t al ki ng about .Thr ought hi ssyst em,apr of essor canuseawi r el esssl at et owr i t ewi t han el ect r oni c pen, and t he t ext wi l l aut omat i cal l ybeshownonscr een.No mor e guessi ng t he spel l i ng of an unf ami l i art er m dur i ngal i vedi ssect i on.

I nt heeventt hatf acet of acesessi ons wi l lnotbe per mi t t ed byt he uni ver si t y , r emot el ect ur es can st i l ll ever age t he t wohi ght echt ool st hedepar t menthas pur chased. The 3D vi r t ual anat omy t abl esal l ow di ssect i on t o be t aughtt o st udent si nt he saf et yoft hei rhomes.

Meanwhi l e, t he i nt er act i ve vi sual i zer can be i nt egr at ed i nt ot he t eachi ng of pr osect edcadaveror gansori tcanbe usedt odemonst r at eanact ualcadaver di ssect i on.Thi sensur est hateveni nt he eventofphysi calcl asses nott aki ng pl ace, t hese new t echnol ogi es can br i dget hegapandmaxi mi zel ear ni ngs i nar emot eset t i ng.

Despi t el ockdown or der s and physi cal di st anci ng, t he l ear ni ng of medi cal st udent scont i nues.I nf act ,t her ei san evengr eat erneedf ormedi cal educat i on t o per si sti nt hese t r yi ng t i mes.The gl obalpandemi ct hatbegan i n ear l y 2020hasdr ast i cal l ychangedt hewor l d, andnoneofi t si mpacti smor ef el tt han i n t he fiel d of medi ci ne and t he l andscapeofmedi caleducat i on.Whi l e t he f ut ur e i s uncer t ai n and danger seemst ol ur ki n ever ycor ner ,t he UP Col l ege ofMedi ci ne i s commi t t ed t o over comi ng new chal l enges f or t he benefit of i t s medi cal st udent s, i t s f acul t y ,i t s var i ous st akehol der s,and ul t i mat el y ,t heFi l i pi nopeopl e.

Inf ac t ,t he r ei sane ve ngr e at e rne e df orme di c ale duc at i ont o pe r s i s ti nt he s et ryi ngt i me s .

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Thr eedaysaf t erTyphoonRol l y( Goni ) made i t sl andf al li n Bi col ,t he UPCM Regi on 5 messengergr oup r emai ned buzzi ng wi t h updat es. Pr ayer s wer e pr of usel y o er ed and confir mat i ons of saf et ywer et akenwi t hgr eatr el i ef .The wor r i es over t he Cat egor y 5 super t yphoon gr ew as i tmoved over t he pr ovi nces, and i ndi vi dual r epor t s of damaged pr oper t i es, power out ages, andsi gnal l osscameoneaf t ert heot her .

Onl ya f r act i on oft he devast at i on was r epor t edast hemedi acover agest ar t ed t o cat ch up i nt he f ew ar eas t hat per mi t t edaccess.I tl edt oashi f ti nt he conver sat i on,f r om i ndi vi dualconcer ns t o appr ehensi on over hel p becomi ng concent r at ed.

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Kat hl een Cr uz, a t hor aci c and car di ovascul arsur geon,and Dr .Dave Resoco,a pl ast i c and r econst r uct i ve sur geon,wer efir stt osuggestl aunchi ng a donat i on dr i ve t o ai di n di st r i but i ng r el i eft ohar dhi tar easl essment i onedi n t he news. For t unat el y , Dr . Lynne Lour des Lucena,a neur osur geon who has been i nvol ved i nr el i efoper at i ons si nceshest ar t edpr act i ci ngi nBi col20 year sago,chancedupont hepr oposal .

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Ol i vi aRances,andt heRegi onal i zat i on St udent sOr gani zat i on( RSO)execut i ve commi t t ee. Soon af t er ,t he Ti ndog Bi col andi a,Tar abanganKi t apl answer e puti nt oact i on.

Themai ngoaloft hedr i vewast ohel p f el l ow Bi col anos r ecover f r om t he af t er mat hofRol l y( andl at er ,Ul ysses) .

Bi col anos ar e har dl y st r anger s t o nat ur al di sast er s as t yphoons and vol cani c er upt i ons unf or t unat el y f r equentt her egi on.Never t hel ess,wi t h t he COVI D19 pandemi c i n t he backgr ound,t he year s ofexper i ence wer e no mat ch f or consecut i ve cal ami t i es.Theai mi st ot i ndog,t oget back up. Hel pi ng one anot her , t ar abangan,wasnotonl yi deal —i twas necessar y .I twas evi dent l y a shar ed sent i mentsi nceassoonast hechannel s wer e setup on t he 8t h ofNovember 2020,t he donat i ons came pour i ng i n andsever al or gani zat i onsgoti nt oucht o pl edgesuppor t .

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LynneLour desLucena( UPCM Cl assof 1991) ,Dr .Vi et r ezAbel l a( UPCM Cl ass of1991) ,Dr .Kat hl een Cr uz ( UPCM Cl assof2010) ,and Dr .Dave Resoco ( UPCM Cl assof2010) ,hasconduct ed r el i efoper at i ons i n 11 bar angays i n Al bay ,t wobar angaysi nCamar i nesSur , andsevenbar angaysi nCat anduanes, wi t h t he l at est one conduct ed on December23 i n par t ner shi p wi t ht he Phi l i ppi neCol l egeofPhysi ci ans-Bi col Chapt er .

I twas a massi ve expansi on f r om t he or i gi nalpl an ofpr ovi di ng r el i eft oj ust f our bar angays i n t wo pr ovi nces.

Cur r ent l y ,at ot alof1, 912f ami l i esf r om 15bar angayshaver ecei vedr el i efpacks t hatconsi stofbasi cf ood i t ems and t oi l et r i es, whi l e five bar angays have r ecei ved sacks of r i ce and sol ar flashl i ght s. Near i ng Chr i st mas, some f ami l i esr ecei vedPi noyspaghet t ipacks i nt he spi r i tofcel ebr at i on,even and especi al l yaf t erat axi ngyear .

Asf orDr .Lucena,t hei nspi r at i oncame f r om t he ent husi asm and unt i r i ng commi t mentoft he gr oup t o ser ve i n mor e ways t han one,and f r om t he accommodat i ng communi t y par t ner s wi t houtwhom Ti ndogBi col andi awoul d notbeassuccessf ulandsust ai ned. ndog Bi col andi ai n 2021 i s sett o Ti commencet hesecondphaseofi t sr el i ef oper at i ons,whi chwi l lf ocusonassi st i ng i n t he r ehabi l i t at i on of coast al and agr i cul t ur al l i vel i hoods i n Ti wi and Cagr ar ay ,Al bay .Par t ner shi pswi t hl ocal gover nment uni t s ar e under way t o achi evet hi s.Themedi calschooll esson t hatheal t hi smul t i f act or i all i veson i n pr act i ce.Thegoalf ort henew year ,as l ai d outbyDr .Lucena,i st o empower Bi col anosi nsever el ya ect edar eas“ t o i mpr ovet hei rwaysofl i vi ng,par t i cul ar l y af t ert headver si t i es,andmai nt ai nt hei r di gni t yasci t i zensandhumanbei ngs. ” Whi l ei ti st r uet hatdonat i ondr i vesar e i nsu i ci entandar enotmeantt or ecover damagesand f ul l yr est or el i vel i hoods, t hewi l l i ngnesst ot akei ni t i at i vemadea posi t i ve dier ence. I n Bi kol , t he l anguageofBi col anos,t her ei sauni que wayt oexpr essgr at i t ude.Bi col anossay , “ Di os mabal os, ” whi ch t r ansl at es t o “ May t he Lor dr et ur n yourki ndness. ” Thi sphr aseoft hankswasechoedi nt he communi t i eswher et het eam hasbeen avesself or22par t neror gani zat i ons&

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Accor di ngt oDr .Cr uz,t hemot i vat i ont o keep goi ng was f ost er ed by t he gener osi t yoft hedonor sandt hesi mpl e j oy of ext endi ng t hem t o t he communi t i es.

Dr . Resoco r ecal l ed t hat he f el t t r epi dat i on at t he demands of spear headi ng such a bi g pr oj ectand l aunchi ngi tl at ert hanmost ,buti twas er asedbyt heover whel mi ngsuppor tof f r i ends,col l eagues,andevenst r anger s.

Heshar edt hathewasdeepl ymovedby or merpat i ent ’ smessage:“ I t ol angpo af ang kaya ko, per o gust o ko pong t umul ong, ”and t hi s st r engt hened hi s r esol ve t o cont i nue, “ knowi ng t hat peopl ef r om al lwal ksofl i f esuppor t ed t hecause. ”

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over160donor sf r om dier entpar t sof t hewor l d.I twasasur r ealr eal i zat i onf or Dr .Cr uzt osee“ howf ewi tt akest ost ar t somet hi ng bol d and how many cont r i but edt omakei tgr eat . ”

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Movi ng f or war d,t he f ounder s oft hi s i ni t i at i ve have t aken st epst o est abl i sh UP Med Bi kol non. I t has been a l ongcher i sheddr eam f orDr .Lucenat o st ar tUPMedBi kol nonsi nceshest ar t ed herpr act i cei nBi col .I nherwor ds,t he or gani zat i on i si nt ended t o“ uni t et he UPCM al umnipr act i ci ng i n Bi colt o mai nt ai n a net wor k i n heal t h, t o encour agecamar ader i eandsuppor tt o col l eagues st ar t i ng i n pr act i ce,and t o cont i nuest r i vi ngt owar dsbecomi ngt he si xst arphysi ci an t hati st he goalofa UPCM al umni ”f or t he pur pose of “ pr omot i ngawel l r oundedmemberwho wi l lcont r i but et ot he i mpr ovementof heal t hcar e, ”st ar t i ngi nt heBi colRegi on.

Wi t ht he gr owi ng number of UPCM pr act i t i oner si nt he r egi on,Dr .Lucena hopesf orUPMedBi kol nont ocont i nue what has been st ar t ed i n Ti ndog Bi col andi a and devel op l onger t er m pr ogr ams “ t o addr ess pr i mar y heal t hcar e and i mpr ove st andar ds of heal t handl i vi ngi nt hecommuni t y . ” Dr . Resoco fir ml y bel i eves t hat t hi s i ni t i at i ve pr oved t r ue what pol i t i cal t r ai l bl azerBar bar aMi kul skisai d:“ Each one of us can make a dier ence.

Toget herwe can make change. ”What beganasahumbl ei deaevol vedi nt oa f ul l bl ownvi si onofsust ai nabl epr oj ect s t hatUPCM gr aduat esi nt her egi oncan l ead. I t i s a pr i me exampl e of ser vi ce—f or t he nat i on, t hr ough t he r egi ons.

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convocat i ons l ast Oct ober and November 2020. These ser ved as cont i nuat i onsoft he Pr of essor i alChai r Lect ur eser i es,t hefir stsessi onofwhi ch was hel dl astyearatt he Museum of I deasi nf r ontofal i veaudi ence.

I nt hesecondmeet i ngl astOct ober27, f ourdi st i ngui shedpr of essor spr esent ed paper sr el evantt ot hei rspeci al i zat i on.

These wer e as f ol l ows: Pr of essor Shar onI gnaci o,hol deroft heTel engt an Chai r ,pr esent edt hePhi l i ppi neGener al Hospi t al “ REHAB” management of COVI D. She was i nt r oduced by cof acul t yDr .Dor ot hyAgsaoay .“ Cur r ent Per spect i vesi nHear tDi sease”wast he pr esent at i on of Pr of essor John Anonuevo,hol deroft heDr .Ant oni ode LeonChai r ; hewasi nt r oducedbyDr .

Eugeni o Reyes.

Pr of essor Ana MadambaBur gos seto an engagi ng di scussi on wi t h hert al k on “ Per i nat al i ssues and Out comes ofPr egnanci es Achi evedt hr oughI nVi t r oFer t i l i zat i on. ” She was i nt r oduced by Dr . Val er i e Gui nt o.Roundi ngoutt heeventwasa t al kbyPr of essorJose M.Car nat e,Jr . on “ Mol ecul arPat hol ogy i n Head and NeckCancer s” ;t hehol deroft heAndr es Sor i ano Chai rwas i nt r oduced by Dr .

Chr i st i neJoyAr qui za.

On t he 24t h ofNovember ,t he t hi r d of t he Pr of essor i alChai rLect ur e ser i es was hel d,wi t h five f acul t y pr esent i ng.

Sofia I nci ong and Paci ano Publ i co Pr of essor i alChai rHol derDr .Josephi ne Bundoc pr esent ed “ Assi st i ve Technol ogy and Rehabi l i t at i on: Fr om

Sofia I nci ong and Paci ano Publ i co Pr of essor i alChai rHol derDr .Josephi ne Bundoc pr esent ed “ Assi st i ve Technol ogy and Rehabi l i t at i on: Fr om Advocacyt oPol i cy”andt her eact orwas Dr . Eduar do Banzon. UP Mani l a Pr of essor i alChai rHol derDr .Ger ar do Legaspigave a t al kon “ Mi cr ovascul ar Decompr essi onf orTr i gemi nal Neur al gi a and Hemi f aci alSpasm” ,whi l e UPCM Cl ass 1958 Pr of essor i alChai rHol der Dr .Car l oI r wi n Panel o di scussed t he “ Rol eoft heNat i onalUni ver si t yHospi t al i n t he Uni ver sal Heal t h Car e I mpl ement at i on” ;t he r eact or was Dr .

Er nest o Domi ngo. Gr egor i a and Ri zal i na Li m Pr of essor i alChai rHol der Dr . Romul o Agui l ar di scussed “ Appr ai si ng Evi denceBased Medi ci ne” wi t h Dr . Mar y Rose PeYan as t he r eact or ,andJoseO.ChanandLi br ada Mar i n Chan Pr of essi onalChai rHol der Dr .Ri char d Kho gave a t al k on “ The SOJRAr chi veofCat ar actSur ger y:A20 YearJour ney Pl us a Br i efHi st or y of Cat ar act Sur ger y” wi t h Dr . Nor man Aqui noast her eact or .

The UPCM Pr of essor i alChai rLect ur e ser i esi sa pr oj ectoft he O i ce oft he Associ at e Dean f or Facul t y and St udent s headed by Dr . Ma. Li za Ant oi net t eM.Gonzal es.I tendeavor st o pr ovi de a venue f or our f acul t yt o di scuss t hei r wor k and r esear ch sponsor ed by t he pr of essor i al chai r gr ant st hey have r ecei ved f r om t he col l ege.

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Whi l et ho s ewhor e t i r e dma yno l o ng e rb ep r e s e ntp hy s i c a l l yi n t hec o l l e g e , t he i rt e a c hi ng sa nd l e g a c ywi l lf o r e ve rs e r vea s i ns p i r a t i o nf o rg e ne r a t i o nst o c o me .

Fr om t heDepar t mentofOpht hal mol ogy and Neur osci ences,t wo doct or s wer e honor edf ort hei rser vi ce.Dr .Mi l agr osH. Ar r oyowasknownasaf acul t ymember i nbot ht heCol l egeofPubl i cHeal t hand t he Depar t ment of Opht hal mol ogy , ser vi ngasVi ceChai rf orTr ai ni ngi nt he l at t erf oraconsi der abl eamountoft i me.

Shewaswi del yconsi der edabl essi ngt o t hose who wor ked al ongsi de her ,and sheal soser vedt hePhi l i ppi neBoar dof Opht hal mol ogy as par t of i t s Exam Commi t t ee.Dr .Pat r i ci aMel yL.Khuwas appoi nt ed as f acul t yi nt he Gl aucoma di vi si on and was a Uni ver si t y Resear cher at t he Phi l i ppi ne Eye Resear ch I nst i t ut e. She pur sued a l i f el ong i nt er est i n r esear ch, bei ng i nvol vedi nt heResear chEt hi csBoar dof PGH,NI H,andUPM,whi l eal soser vi ng ascounci l orf ort hePhi l i ppi neAcademy ofOpht hal mol ogy .

The Depar t mentofPedi at r i cs l auded t hr ee r et i r eest hi syear .The fir st ,Mr s.

Mer l a F. Rami r ez, had ser ved t he depar t mentf oragr andt ot alof41year s.

Known as a “ wal ki ng manual of oper at i ons, ” she knew j ust about ever yt hi ngr egar di ngt headmi ni st r at i ve aspectoft hedepar t ment ,amongot her t hi ngs.Evenaf t erhero i ci alr et i r ement , shewasal waysamessageawayshoul d anyone need her hel p. The next honor ee was Dr .Si oksoan C.Cua.A pedi at r i c endocr i nol ogi st who was known f or her dedi cat i on bot h as a t eacherandacl i ni ci an,shebecamea t r ai ni ng o i cer f or t he f el l owshi p pr ogr am of t he t hen Sect i on of Endocr i nol ogy ,event ual l ybecomi ngt he chi efofi t sdi vi si onunt i lherr et i r ementi n Januar y 2020.Last l y ,t he depar t ment pai dt r i but et oDr .Jul i etO.Si oAgui l ar , oneoft hepi oneer sofgast r oent er ol ogy i nt he Phi l i ppi nes.She ser ved as t he chai roft he depar t mentf r om 2013 t o 2018, showcasi ng her i mpr essi ve admi ni st r at i ve ski l l s whi ch al so l ed t o herappoi nt mentasDeput yDi r ect orf or Heal t h Oper at i ons i n PGH unt i lher r et i r ementi nJune2020.

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Dr .PaulV.Lee i sa r et i r ee f r om t he Depar t ment of Psychi at r y and Behavi or al Medi ci ne. He t r ai ned i n gener al adul t psychi at r y i n PGH, becomi ng i t s fir st chi ef r esi dent .

Af t er war ds,he ser ved as a t r ai l bl azer t hr ough hi s t r ai ni ng i n bi ol ogi cal psychi at r y ,doi ngsoi nat i mewhent he psychosoci alappr oachwast henor m.

Last l y ,t heDepar t mentofRehabi l i t at i on Medi ci nepai dt r i but et oDr .JoseAl vi nP. Moj i ca.As one of t he depar t ment ’ s f or mer chai r per sons, Dr . Moj i ca was al so wel l l oved f orpr ovi di ng val uabl e admi ni st r at i veandcl i ni call essonst ohi s col l eagues and st udent s.Wi t h many year sofser vi ce t hr ough r esear ch and cl i ni calwor ki nt hecol l ege,hehasbeen t he r eci pi entofawar ds such as t he Gr egor i oandRi zal i naLi m Pr of essor i al Chai rawar d gi ven by t he UPCM l ast 2013,and t he 30 YearSer vi ceAwar d f r om UPM i n2015.

Af t eral lt her et i r eeswer epr esent ed,Dr .

Jul i etSi oAgui l arpr ovi ded a r esponse on behal f of t he f acul t y and admi n r et i r ees,not i nghowt heser vi ceputi nby t her et i r eesamount edt o311t ot alyear s of ser vi ce. I ndeed, t he f acul t y wer e among t he bi ggest asset s of t he i nst i t ut i on,asnot edbyt heassessor sof t he ASEAN Uni ver si t y Net wor k when t heyvi si t edt heUPCol l egeofMedi ci ne.

Eachr et i r eehadauni quest or yt ot el l , butone common t heme t hr oughoutal l t hei r r espect i ve car eer s was t hei r dedi cat i on t ot eachi ng and ser vi ce.I n t heend,cl osi ngr emar kswer epr ovi ded byDr .AbnerChan,whost at edt hatt he seeds pl ant ed by t hose r et i r i ng t oday ar et he f r ui t st he pr esentgener at i on enj oys,andt hatt hr ought hei rexpl oi t s, t hecol l egei snowabet t erpl ace.Dr .Ma. Ant oi net t e M.Gonzal es,t he mast erof cer emoni es,t hen putt he eventt oa cl ose, endi ng t he r ecogni t i on cer emoni es.Whi l et hose who r et i r ed maynol ongerbepr esentphysi cal l yi n t hecol l ege,t hei rt eachi ngsandl egacy wi l lf or ever ser ve as i nspi r at i on f or gener at i onst ocome.

Dr .Jul i etSi oAgui l ar

Dr .Cor nel i oDel aPaz

Dr .PaulV.Lee

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ARMANDO CHI ONG I I I

UPCM 2021

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J OANNAMAECEPCON

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Execut i veEdi t or

CARL OSDI EGO ROZUL

RI DO Admi ni s t r at i v eT eam

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UPCM 2023

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UPCM 2022

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LESLI EF AYECANDO

UPCM 2023

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MARI AANGELI CAMARQUEZ

UPCM 2023

Ext er nal sHead

J EUNEKEI TH MABANAG

UPCM 2021

HeadCopyEdi t or

LAYOUTEDI T ORS Al f ons oRaf aelAba y a,UPCM 2022 J er emyCer i al es ,UPCM 2023 KeiGabr i el l eCr i s os t omo,UPCM 2024 Andr oJ i br eelF er nandez,UPCM 2021

EXTERNALSTEAM Kar i z aPamel aAbu,UPCM 2024 El oi s aJ eanRemor er as ,UPCM 2022 Kar melAl t heaSamont e ,UPCM 2023 HannahGr aceBar t ol ome ,UPCM 2024

COPYEDI T ORS Mi chael l aMar i aGonz al es ,UPCM 2022 Ni k ol aiNz arT ubog,UPCM 2023

WRI TERS Chr i s t i naBar oña,UPCM 2023 St ephani eNoel l eBl anco,UPCM 2024 J os eCar l osBognot ,UPCM 2024 J onat hanChan,UPCM 2022 Har ol dJ os huaDeGuz man,UPCM 2023 nGa y l eDy chi ao,UPCM 2024 Roby Vi ncenzCons t ant i neF er r er ,UPCM 2025 J aanGabr i elL acs on,UPCM 2024 Al i ci aAnneL ant i can,UPCM 2023 J os ephRomeoPaner ,UPCM 2026 Ger al dRamos ,UPCM 2022 J oaqui nJ ul i oRey es ,UPCM 2025 Da v i dSer r ano,UPCM 2022

PHOT OJ OURNALI STS I anneKez i ahAgr i po,UPCM 2023 Fr anci neMel i s s aL ucas ,UPCM 2022

CONTRI BUT ORS

Denni sBat angan,MD,MSc UPCM Cl assof1986

Al v i nCabal l es ,MD,MDE,MPP UPCM Cl assof1985

J ohannaPat r i ci aCanal ,MD UPCM Cl assof1995

Ca wi l i hanT embr ev i l l aZubi r i ,MD UPCM Cl assof1970

J or gePadi l l a,MD UPCM Cl assof1996

Br entAndr ewVi r a y ,MD,MPMHSD UPCM Cl assof2012