April 12, 2019 A total of 62 ongoing researches and proposals covering various topics, such as rehabilitation science, nursing and health care, public health and policy studies, clinical audiology, health professions education, natural products, microbiology and infectious diseases, and molecular and cell biology were presented during the third Graduate Students Colloquium conducted on April 10-12, 2019 by the National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (NGOHS).

The activity aimed to enhance the culture of research at UP Manila; provide a sense of community where students interact with their peers and mentors and with a panel of experts; improve the quality of the students’ thesis/dissertation designs as well as data analyses; and help in reducing the rate of attrition and eventually increasing the rate of graduation in some UP Manila colleges.

During the opening ceremony, NGOHS Director and Graduate Management Team Chair Dr. Arnold Hallare stressed the critical role that a university-organized colloquium plays in securing UP Manila’s efforts as a graduate and research university. He also stated that the activity provides an easier way to track and monitor the progress of graduate students. Based on the data gathered, it was found that those who participated in the colloquia were the same students who have become more motivated to finish their degrees.

Thirty experts including content experts and biostatisticians/ epidemiologists guided the students in improving the research designs of their proposals and provided tips on how to analyze and benefit more from their obtained data for those with ongoing researches.

Published in UP Manila Healthscape No. 373 (March – Apil 2019)