ISSUE NO. 43 | SEPTEMBER 2022

Dr. Madrid says her RM Award amplifies and urges more work on child protection

Dr. Bernadette J. Madrid, director of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Child Protection Unit (CPU),  clinical associate professor at the UP PGH Dept of Pediatrics, and Fellow of the Philippine Pediatrics  Society, is  one of the recipients of what is considered Asia’s Nobel Prize, the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Awards.  

UP-PGH rating record-high, says Director Gap

The Philippine General Hospital scored its highest patient satisfaction rating of 99.5% according to its Director Dr. Gerardo ‘Gap’ Legaspi when he presented the hospital’s accomplishments for 2021 during his seventh State of PGH Address (SOPAs) on August 19. 

UP-PGH 115th founding anniversary celebration highlights

The Philippine General Hospital celebrated its 115th founding anniversary with a series of activities to commemorate the hospital’s history and reflect on its trials and victories. Anchored on the theme Sulong PGH: Pag-usad. Pag-unlad. Pagpupunyagi, a week-long festivities from August 15-19, 2022 were prepared by the organizing committee for the UPM-PGH community to participate in.

UP will teach you to align knowledge with society’s needs” – Bersola to UP Manila’s new students

Dr. Katherine Adrielle Bersola, UP College of Medicine cum laude graduate and former UP Fighting Maroon volleyball addressed the 846 first-years of UP Manila during the welcome ceremony held at Ang Bahay ng Alumni in Diliman last August 30.

Eight new MD-PHD scholars welcomed

Eight new scholars of the MD-PhD Molecular Medicine Program of the University of the Philippines Manila signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Science and Technology at the UP Manila Student Dormitory last August 23, 2022.

Infectious disease expert shares tips in responding to Monkeypox

Dr. Regina P. Berba, chair of the PGH Infection Control Unit, shared how PGH is preparing for monkeypox cases and provided some insights into how it can be controlled within hospitals during  the Stop COVID Deaths Webinar #111 “MONKEYPOX, NANDITO NA: Are We Ready?” held on August 5, 2022.

First leadership development course for midwives held

The UP College of Nursing (UPCN), in partnership with the Health Human Resource Division Bureau of the Department of Health, held the first Leadership Development Course (LDC) for midwives on July 18 to August 12.

UP Manila Strengthens Student Support with Philippine Red Cross Grant to Medical Students

With the COVID-19 pandemic revealing how important human resources in health is, the University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine strengthened its student support for medical students through cash grants to help solve the scarcity of graduating doctors.

1st PH book on diagnosis and management of strabismus out

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) launched its specialty book entitled “Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis and Management.” The book contains all the basic and must-know information in the field of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, an eye misalignment visual disorder that commonly affects children. 

UP Manila commemorates the 150th year of GOMBURZA martyrdom

In light of the UP Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the GomBurZa martyrdom, the University of the Philippines Manila organized a four-part webinar series held on Aug. 19 and 26, and Sept 2 and 9, 2022. 

US-based expert explains monkeypox origins, transmission, and clinical presentation

Dr. Franco A. Felizarta discussed the latest information on monkeypox including: the mode of transmission, origins, symptomatology, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery; in the Stop COVID Deaths Webinar #111 “MONKEYPOX, NANDITO NA: Are We Ready?”

UPM’s first summa cum laude in BS Applied Physics plans to pursue Medical Physics

Tanya Corinne S. David, top graduate of the University of the Philippines Manila for 2022, first summa cum laude in BS Applied Physics, and scholar of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), plans to serve the nation professionally and pursue further studies in the young field of Medical Physics for national development.